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Joplin¶

Description / nameInput element
Your domain name

Overview¶

Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.


Deployment¶

sb install sandbox-joplin

Usage¶

Visit https://joplin.iYOUR_DOMAIN_NAMEi.

Basics¶

Info

Default login for joplin is email: admin@localhost password: admin

Change this asap.

Visit here to learn how to use end to end encryption. (Very simple)

Role Defaults¶

Variables can be customized using the Inventory. (1)

  1. Example override

    joplin_name: "custom_value"
    

    Avoid overriding variables ending in _default

    When overriding variables that end in _default (like joplin_docker_envs_default), you replace the entire default configuration. Future updates that add new default values will not be applied to your setup, potentially breaking functionality.

    Instead, use the corresponding _custom variable (like joplin_docker_envs_custom) to add your changes. Custom values are merged with defaults, ensuring you receive updates.

joplin_name
# Type: string
joplin_name: joplin
joplin_role_postgres_deploy
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_postgres_deploy: true
joplin_role_postgres_name
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_name: "{{ joplin_name }}-postgres"
joplin_role_postgres_user
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_user: "joplin"
joplin_role_postgres_password
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_password: "joplin"
joplin_role_postgres_docker_env_db
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_docker_env_db: "joplin"
joplin_role_postgres_docker_image_tag
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_docker_image_tag: "13"
joplin_role_postgres_docker_image_repo
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_docker_image_repo: "postgres"
joplin_role_postgres_docker_healthcheck
# Type: dict
joplin_role_postgres_docker_healthcheck:
  test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d {{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_docker_env_db', role='joplin') }} -U {{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_user', role='joplin') }}"]
  start_period: 20s
  interval: 30s
  retries: 5
  timeout: 5s
joplin_role_postgres_paths_folder
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_paths_folder: "{{ joplin_name }}"
joplin_role_postgres_paths_location
# Type: string
joplin_role_postgres_paths_location: "{{ server_appdata_path }}/{{ joplin_role_postgres_paths_folder }}/postgres"
joplin_role_web_subdomain
# Type: string
joplin_role_web_subdomain: "{{ joplin_name }}"
joplin_role_web_domain
# Type: string
joplin_role_web_domain: "{{ user.domain }}"
joplin_role_web_port
# Type: string
joplin_role_web_port: "22300"
joplin_role_web_url
# Type: string
joplin_role_web_url: "{{ 'https://' + (lookup('role_var', '_web_subdomain', role='joplin') + '.' + lookup('role_var', '_web_domain', role='joplin')
                      if (lookup('role_var', '_web_subdomain', role='joplin') | length > 0)
                      else lookup('role_var', '_web_domain', role='joplin')) }}"
joplin_role_dns_record
# Type: string
joplin_role_dns_record: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_web_subdomain', role='joplin') }}"
joplin_role_dns_zone
# Type: string
joplin_role_dns_zone: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_web_domain', role='joplin') }}"
joplin_role_dns_proxy
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_dns_proxy: "{{ dns_proxied }}"
joplin_role_traefik_sso_middleware
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_sso_middleware: ""
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_default
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_default: "{{ traefik_default_middleware }}"
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_custom
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_custom: ""
joplin_role_traefik_certresolver
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_certresolver: "{{ traefik_default_certresolver }}"
joplin_role_traefik_enabled
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_enabled: true
joplin_role_traefik_api_enabled
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_api_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_api_endpoint
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_api_endpoint: ""

Container

joplin_role_docker_container
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_container: "{{ joplin_name }}"

Image

joplin_role_docker_image_pull
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_image_pull: true
joplin_role_docker_image_repo
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_image_repo: "joplin/server"
joplin_role_docker_image_tag
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_image_tag: "latest"
joplin_role_docker_image
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_image: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_docker_image_repo', role='joplin') }}:{{ lookup('role_var', '_docker_image_tag', role='joplin') }}"

Envs

joplin_role_docker_envs_default
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_envs_default:
  TZ: "{{ tz }}"
  APP_BASE_URL: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_web_url', role='joplin') }}"
  APP_PORT: "22300"
  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_password', role='joplin') }}"
  POSTGRES_DATABASE: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_docker_env_db', role='joplin') }}"
  POSTGRES_USER: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_user', role='joplin') }}"
  POSTGRES_PORT: "5432"
  POSTGRES_HOST: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_name', role='joplin') }}"
  DB_CLIENT: "pg"
joplin_role_docker_envs_custom
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_envs_custom: {}

Hostname

joplin_role_docker_hostname
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_hostname: "{{ joplin_name }}"

Networks

joplin_role_docker_networks_alias
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_networks_alias: "{{ joplin_name }}"
joplin_role_docker_networks_default
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_networks_default: []
joplin_role_docker_networks_custom
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_networks_custom: []

Restart Policy

joplin_role_docker_restart_policy
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_restart_policy: unless-stopped

State

joplin_role_docker_state
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_state: started

Dependencies

joplin_role_depends_on
# Type: string
joplin_role_depends_on: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_postgres_name', role='joplin') }}"
joplin_role_depends_on_delay
# Type: string (quoted number)
joplin_role_depends_on_delay: "0"
joplin_role_depends_on_healthchecks
# Type: string ("true"/"false")
joplin_role_depends_on_healthchecks: "false"

Create Docker Container Timeout

joplin_docker_create_timeout
# Type: int
joplin_docker_create_timeout: 300

The following advanced options are available via create_docker_container but are not defined in the role. See: docker_container module

Resource Limits

joplin_role_docker_blkio_weight
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_blkio_weight:
joplin_role_docker_cpu_period
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_cpu_period:
joplin_role_docker_cpu_quota
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_cpu_quota:
joplin_role_docker_cpu_shares
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_cpu_shares:
joplin_role_docker_cpus
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_cpus:
joplin_role_docker_cpuset_cpus
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_cpuset_cpus:
joplin_role_docker_cpuset_mems
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_cpuset_mems:
joplin_role_docker_kernel_memory
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_kernel_memory:
joplin_role_docker_memory
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_memory:
joplin_role_docker_memory_reservation
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_memory_reservation:
joplin_role_docker_memory_swap
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_memory_swap:
joplin_role_docker_memory_swappiness
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_memory_swappiness:
joplin_role_docker_shm_size
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_shm_size:

Security & Devices

joplin_role_docker_cap_drop
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_cap_drop:
joplin_role_docker_cgroupns_mode
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_cgroupns_mode:
joplin_role_docker_device_cgroup_rules
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_cgroup_rules:
joplin_role_docker_device_read_bps
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_read_bps:
joplin_role_docker_device_read_iops
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_read_iops:
joplin_role_docker_device_requests
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_requests:
joplin_role_docker_device_write_bps
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_write_bps:
joplin_role_docker_device_write_iops
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_device_write_iops:
joplin_role_docker_devices
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_devices:
joplin_role_docker_devices_default
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_devices_default:
joplin_role_docker_groups
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_groups:
joplin_role_docker_privileged
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_privileged:
joplin_role_docker_security_opts
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_security_opts:
joplin_role_docker_user
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_user:
joplin_role_docker_userns_mode
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_userns_mode:

Networking

joplin_role_docker_dns_opts
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_dns_opts:
joplin_role_docker_dns_search_domains
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_dns_search_domains:
joplin_role_docker_dns_servers
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_dns_servers:
joplin_role_docker_domainname
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_domainname:
joplin_role_docker_exposed_ports
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_exposed_ports:
joplin_role_docker_hosts
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_hosts:
joplin_role_docker_hosts_use_common
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_hosts_use_common:
joplin_role_docker_ipc_mode
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_ipc_mode:
joplin_role_docker_links
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_links:
joplin_role_docker_network_mode
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_network_mode:
joplin_role_docker_pid_mode
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_pid_mode:
joplin_role_docker_ports
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_ports:
joplin_role_docker_uts
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_uts:

Storage

joplin_role_docker_keep_volumes
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_keep_volumes:
joplin_role_docker_mounts
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_mounts:
joplin_role_docker_storage_opts
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_storage_opts:
joplin_role_docker_tmpfs
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_tmpfs:
joplin_role_docker_volume_driver
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_volume_driver:
joplin_role_docker_volumes
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_volumes:
joplin_role_docker_volumes_from
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_volumes_from:
joplin_role_docker_volumes_global
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_volumes_global:
joplin_role_docker_working_dir
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_working_dir:

Monitoring & Lifecycle

joplin_role_docker_auto_remove
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_auto_remove:
joplin_role_docker_cleanup
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_cleanup:
joplin_role_docker_force_kill
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_force_kill:
joplin_role_docker_healthcheck
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_healthcheck:
joplin_role_docker_healthy_wait_timeout
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_healthy_wait_timeout:
joplin_role_docker_init
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_init:
joplin_role_docker_kill_signal
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_kill_signal:
joplin_role_docker_log_driver
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_log_driver:
joplin_role_docker_log_options
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_log_options:
joplin_role_docker_oom_killer
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_oom_killer:
joplin_role_docker_oom_score_adj
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_oom_score_adj:
joplin_role_docker_output_logs
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_output_logs:
joplin_role_docker_paused
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_paused:
joplin_role_docker_recreate
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_recreate:
joplin_role_docker_restart_retries
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_restart_retries:
joplin_role_docker_stop_timeout
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_stop_timeout:

Other Options

joplin_role_docker_capabilities
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_capabilities:
joplin_role_docker_cgroup_parent
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_cgroup_parent:
joplin_role_docker_commands
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_commands:
joplin_role_docker_create_timeout
# Type: int
joplin_role_docker_create_timeout:
joplin_role_docker_entrypoint
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_entrypoint:
joplin_role_docker_env_file
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_env_file:
joplin_role_docker_labels
# Type: dict
joplin_role_docker_labels:
joplin_role_docker_labels_use_common
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_labels_use_common:
joplin_role_docker_read_only
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_read_only:
joplin_role_docker_runtime
# Type: string
joplin_role_docker_runtime:
joplin_role_docker_sysctls
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_sysctls:
joplin_role_docker_ulimits
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_ulimits:
joplin_role_autoheal_enabled
# Enable or disable Autoheal monitoring for the container created when deploying
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_autoheal_enabled: true
joplin_role_diun_enabled
# Enable or disable Diun update notifications for the container created when deploying
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_diun_enabled: true
joplin_role_dns_enabled
# Enable or disable automatic DNS record creation for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_dns_enabled: true
joplin_role_docker_controller
# Enable or disable Saltbox Docker Controller management for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_controller: true
joplin_role_docker_networks_alias_custom
# Type: list
joplin_role_docker_networks_alias_custom:
joplin_role_docker_volumes_download
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_docker_volumes_download:
joplin_role_themepark_addons
# Type: string
joplin_role_themepark_addons:
joplin_role_themepark_app
# Type: string
joplin_role_themepark_app:
joplin_role_themepark_theme
# Type: string
joplin_role_themepark_theme:
joplin_role_traefik_api_middleware
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_api_middleware:
joplin_role_traefik_api_middleware_http
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_api_middleware_http:
joplin_role_traefik_autodetect_enabled
# Enable Traefik autodetect middleware for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_autodetect_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_crowdsec_enabled
# Enable CrowdSec middleware for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_crowdsec_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_error_pages_enabled
# Enable custom error pages middleware for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_error_pages_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_gzip_enabled
# Enable gzip compression middleware for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_gzip_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http:
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http_api_insecure
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http_api_insecure:
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http_insecure
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_middleware_http_insecure:
joplin_role_traefik_priority
# Type: string
joplin_role_traefik_priority:
joplin_role_traefik_robot_enabled
# Enable robots.txt middleware for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_robot_enabled: true
joplin_role_traefik_tailscale_enabled
# Enable Tailscale-specific Traefik configuration for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_tailscale_enabled: false
joplin_role_traefik_wildcard_enabled
# Enable wildcard certificate for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
joplin_role_traefik_wildcard_enabled: true
joplin_role_web_api_http_port
# Type: string (quoted number)
joplin_role_web_api_http_port:
joplin_role_web_api_http_scheme
# Type: string ("http"/"https")
joplin_role_web_api_http_scheme:
joplin_role_web_api_http_serverstransport
# Type: dict/omit
joplin_role_web_api_http_serverstransport:
joplin_role_web_api_port
# Type: string (quoted number)
joplin_role_web_api_port:
joplin_role_web_api_scheme
# Type: string ("http"/"https")
joplin_role_web_api_scheme:
joplin_role_web_api_serverstransport
# Type: dict/omit
joplin_role_web_api_serverstransport:
joplin_role_web_fqdn_override
# Override the Traefik fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the container
# Type: list
joplin_role_web_fqdn_override:

Example Override

joplin_role_web_fqdn_override:
  - "{{ traefik_host }}"
  - "joplin2.{{ user.domain }}"
  - "joplin.otherdomain.tld"

Note: Include {{ traefik_host }} to preserve the default FQDN alongside your custom entries

joplin_role_web_host_override
# Override the Traefik web host configuration for the container
# Type: string
joplin_role_web_host_override:

Example Override

joplin_role_web_host_override: "Host(`{{ traefik_host }}`) || Host(`{{ 'joplin2.' + user.domain }}`)"

Note: Use {{ traefik_host }} to include the default host configuration in your custom rule

joplin_role_web_http_port
# Type: string (quoted number)
joplin_role_web_http_port:
joplin_role_web_http_scheme
# Type: string ("http"/"https")
joplin_role_web_http_scheme:
joplin_role_web_http_serverstransport
# Type: dict/omit
joplin_role_web_http_serverstransport:
joplin_role_web_scheme
# URL scheme to use for web access to the container
# Type: string ("http"/"https")
joplin_role_web_scheme:
joplin_role_web_serverstransport
# Type: dict/omit
joplin_role_web_serverstransport: