deploy systemd file

tasks/config.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Create ping exporter config
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: 'templates/ping_exporter_config.yml'
+    src: 'templates/ping_exporter_config.yml.j2'
     dest: "{{ ping_exporter__user_home }}/ping_exporter_config.yml"
     mode: 0640
     owner: "{{ ping_exporter__user }}"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 
 - name: Configurel ping exporter
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: config.yml
+
+- name: Start systemd unit
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: systemd.yml

tasks/systemd.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- name: "Setup systemd service"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: 'templates/ping_exporter.service.j2'
+    dest: '/lib/systemd/system/ping_exporter.service'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify:
+    - "Systemctl restart ping_exporter.service"
+
+- name: "Reload systemd"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+  notify:
+    - "Systemctl restart ping_exporter.service"

templates/ping_exporter.service.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Execute the ping_exporter server.
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory={{ ping_exporter__user_home }}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ping_exporter --config.path {{ ping_exporter__user_home }}/ping_exporter_config.yml
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

vars/main.yml

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ ping_exporter__repo: 'https://github.com/czerwonk/ping_exporter.git'
 ping_exporter__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/czerwonk/ping_exporter/releases/latest'
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 02   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 03   # should be a integer
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.prometheus_ping_exporter.version'