Development Decisions

Improving Production Readiness

This document outlines the decisions made to improve the production readiness of the codebase.

EPEL Repository Installation

Initial Issue: The Ansible task for installing the EPEL repository was failing due to a GPG key validation error. This was because the task was using the yum module with a direct URL, which doesn't automatically handle GPG key verification.
Solution: The task was modified to use the dnf module to install the epel-release package. The dnf module automatically handles GPG key verification for packages from known repositories. This change was implemented in roles/kvmhost_setup/tasks/rhpds_instance.yml.

Duplicate Molecule Configuration

Issue: A duplicate Molecule configuration directory (molecule/default copy/) was present in the repository.
Solution: The duplicate directory was removed using the rm -rf command.

Ansible Task Review

The Ansible tasks related to EPEL installation were reviewed to ensure they are efficient and follow best practices. The epel-release package is installed correctly, and the roles/kvmhost_setup/tasks/setup/packages.yml file correctly enables the EPEL repository and installs necessary packages.

Future Considerations

Further review of Ansible roles for potential areas of improvement in terms of efficiency and security.
Implementation of more comprehensive testing and validation strategies.