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Best Practice
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Topics:

* The *iocage* binary is very complex.

* The *iocage* module can't cover all use-cases. The maintenance of such complexity wouldn't be efficient.

* Use the *runner* tasks from the role *iocage* instead.

Installation:

* Install the package or port *sysutils/iocage*; (role:pkg)

* Activate the *iocage* binary; (role:activate)

* Configure *iocage*; (role:conf)

* Audit the installation; (role:sanity)

* Configure rc.conf and start/restart/stop/enable/disable *iocage*; (role:rcconf)
  
Workflow:

* Fetch release(s) and create basejail(s); (role:runner or module)

* Create template(s); (role:data, role:runner, role:clean or module)

* Clone and start jails; (role:runner or module)

* Create dynamic inventory; (role:stat and *ansible.builtin.add_host* or inventory plugin)

* Manage the jails by Ansible; (playbooks)
