ansible/plays/configure-vm-time-sync.yml

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
----
-# Configure VMs to use host time sync via kvm-clock
-# Disables systemd-timesyncd to prevent NTP conflicts
-#
-# VMs get time from Proxmox host via kvm-clock paravirtualized clock
-# This is more accurate and reliable than network NTP for VMs
-
-- name: Configure VM time synchronization from host
-  hosts: all
-  become: yes
-  gather_facts: yes
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Check if running as VM (not LXC)
-      stat:
-        path: /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
-      register: clocksource_file
-
-    - name: Get current clock source
-      slurp:
-        src: /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
-      register: clocksource
-      when: clocksource_file.stat.exists
-
-    - name: Display clock source
-      debug:
-        msg: "Clock source: {{ (clocksource.content | b64decode | trim) if clocksource_file.stat.exists else 'N/A (LXC)' }}"
-
-    - name: Check if systemd-timesyncd is installed
-      command: systemctl list-unit-files systemd-timesyncd.service
-      register: timesyncd_installed
-      check_mode: false
-      failed_when: false
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Stop and disable systemd-timesyncd on VMs using kvm-clock
-      systemd:
-        name: systemd-timesyncd
-        state: stopped
-        enabled: no
-      when:
-        - clocksource_file.stat.exists
-        - clocksource.content is defined
-        - "'kvm-clock' in (clocksource.content | b64decode)"
-        - "'systemd-timesyncd.service' in timesyncd_installed.stdout"
-
-    - name: Mask systemd-timesyncd to prevent re-enabling
-      systemd:
-        name: systemd-timesyncd
-        masked: yes
-      when:
-        - clocksource_file.stat.exists
-        - clocksource.content is defined
-        - "'kvm-clock' in (clocksource.content | b64decode)"
-        - "'systemd-timesyncd.service' in timesyncd_installed.stdout"
-
-    - name: Verify time sync status
-      command: timedatectl show --property=NTPSynchronized
-      register: timesync_status
-      check_mode: false
-      changed_when: false
-      failed_when: false
-
-    - name: Display final status
-      debug:
-        msg: |
-          Host: {{ inventory_hostname }}
-          Type: {{ 'VM (kvm-clock)' if (clocksource_file.stat.exists and 'kvm-clock' in (clocksource.content | b64decode | default(''))) else 'LXC/Other' }}
-          Time sync: {{ timesync_status.stdout | default('unknown') }}
-          Note: VMs sync time from Proxmox host, LXCs inherit host time automatically

ansible/plays/install-netbird-proxy.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - common
+    - timesyncd
     - docker-install
     - netbird-proxy
     - netbird-proxy-watchdog

ansible/plays/install-netbird-server.yml

@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - common
+    - timesyncd
     - docker-install
     - netbird-server

ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -54,18 +54,9 @@
 # via plays/configure-ssh-ca.yml.
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------
-# 5. Disable NTP on VMs/LXC (use host time)
+# 5. Time sync
 # -------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Stop and disable systemd-timesyncd on VMs/LXC
-  systemd:
-    name: systemd-timesyncd
-    state: stopped
-    enabled: no
-    masked: yes
-  when:
-    - ansible_facts['virtualization_role'] == 'guest'
-    - ansible_facts['virtualization_type'] in ['kvm', 'lxc']
-  ignore_errors: yes
+# Moved to separate roles: timesyncd (internet VPS), chrony-ntp-server (edge).
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------
 # 6. Certificates

ansible/roles/timesyncd/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+# Keep the system clock on NTP with systemd-timesyncd, on hosts that run no
+# chrony. A KVM guest's clocksource does not steer wall-clock time; without an
+# NTP client the clock drifts until JWT iat/exp checks fail.
+
+- name: Install systemd-timesyncd
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'
+
+- name: Run systemd-timesyncd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    masked: false
+    enabled: true
+    state: started
+
+- name: Wait for the clock to synchronize
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    argv: [timedatectl, show, --property=NTPSynchronized, --value]
+  register: timesyncd_synchronized
+  changed_when: false
+  until: timesyncd_synchronized.stdout == "yes"
+  retries: 12
+  delay: 5

ansible/site.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: plays/configure-synology-python.yml
 - name: Base system
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: plays/common.yml
-- name: VM time sync
-  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: plays/configure-vm-time-sync.yml
 
 - name: SSH user CA
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: plays/configure-ssh-ca.yml