create_ssh_key

Generates a dedicated SSH keypair on the server (~/.ssh/id_rsa for username). Run once during initial provisioning.

What it does

1. Generates an SSH keypair at ~/.ssh/id_rsa if one doesn't already exist (openssh_keypair is idempotent — a second run is a no-op).
2. Registers the result as the create_ssh_key_public_key fact, in case a caller wants to consume create_ssh_key_public_key.public_key in a later task (nothing in this repo currently does).

Variables

None.

Requirements/notes

• Currently generates a key that isn't consumed by any deploy role in this repo: fastapi_backend and react_frontend both authenticate their git clone over HTTPS with a GitHub Personal Access Token instead (see the root README's "GitHub Token" section and each role's own README).
• Kept around for the SSH-based alternative: if you'd rather clone over SSH than manage a token, register this key as a read-only GitHub Deploy Key on the target repo — see the root README's "GitHub Deploy Key" section for the exact steps (ssh in, cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, add it under Settings > Deploy Keys).

Example

# setup.yml
- hosts: all
  vars:
    username: spigushe
  roles:
    - role: create_ssh_key