Change the project to use the new IGNORED folder in the Volumes folder.

.gitignore

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ disabled
 disabled.*
 
 # Ignore any .env files which are not explicitly committed to the project.
-*.env
+.env
 
 # 2024-01-23 Ignore true docker-compose files, only show examples from now on.
 docker-compose.yml

Config/ProvisionTests/Dockerfiles/arch

@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 
 FROM archlinux:base
 
-RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm && pacman -Sy --noconfirm $PACKAGES $EXTRA_ARCH
+ARG PACKAGES
+ENV PACKAGES="$PACKAGES"
+ARG EXTRA_ARCH
+ENV EXTRA_ARCH="$EXTRA_ARCH"
+
+# Arch is rolling, and therefore recommends updating the container immediately.
+#  https://hub.docker.com/_/archlinux#updating
+RUN pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
+
+RUN pacman -Syy  --noconfirm $PACKAGES $EXTRA_ARCH
 
 COPY bin/main.sh /root/main.sh
 RUN chmod +x /root/main.sh

Config/ProvisionTests/Dockerfiles/debian

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 # Create a VM for testing Ansible provisioning.
 
-FROM debian:trixie
+FROM debian:latest
 
-RUN apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y && apt install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_DEBIAN
+ARG PACKAGES
+ENV PACKAGES="$PACKAGES"
+ARG EXTRA_DEBIAN
+ENV EXTRA_DEBIAN="$EXTRA_DEBIAN"
+
+# Use the image as it comes, do not upgrade it, so that it stays reproducible.
+#RUN apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_DEBIAN
 
 COPY bin/main.sh /root/main.sh
 RUN chmod +x /root/main.sh

Config/ProvisionTests/Dockerfiles/fedora

@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 FROM fedora:latest
 
-RUN dnf upgrade --refresh -y && dnf install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_FEDORA
+ARG PACKAGES
+ENV PACKAGES="$PACKAGES"
+ARG EXTRA_FEDORA
+ENV EXTRA_FEDORA="$EXTRA_FEDORA"
+
+# Use the image as it comes, do not upgrade it, so that it stays reproducible.
+#RUN dnf upgrade --refresh -y
+
+RUN dnf install --refresh -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_FEDORA
 
 COPY bin/main.sh /root/main.sh
 RUN chmod +x /root/main.sh

Config/ProvisionTests/Dockerfiles/opensuse

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # Create a VM for testing Ansible provisioning.
 
-FROM opensuse/tumbleweed
+FROM opensuse/tumbleweed:latest
 
-RUN zypper -n refresh \
-   && zypper -n dist-upgrade -y \
-   && zypper -n install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_OPENSUSE
+ARG PACKAGES
+ENV PACKAGES="$PACKAGES"
+ARG EXTRA_OPENSUSE
+ENV EXTRA_OPENSUSE="$EXTRA_OPENSUSE"
+
+# Use the image as it comes, do not upgrade it, so that it stays reproducible.
+#RUN zypper -n refresh && zypper -n dist-upgrade -y
+
+RUN zypper -n refresh && zypper -n install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_OPENSUSE
 
 COPY bin/main.sh /root/main.sh
 RUN chmod +x /root/main.sh

Config/ProvisionTests/Dockerfiles/ubuntu

@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 FROM ubuntu:rolling
 
-RUN apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y && apt install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_UBUNTU
+ARG PACKAGES
+ENV PACKAGES="$PACKAGES"
+ARG EXTRA_UBUNTU
+ENV EXTRA_UBUNTU="$EXTRA_UBUNTU"
+
+# Use the image as it comes, do not upgrade it, so that it stays reproducible.
+#RUN apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y $PACKAGES $EXTRA_UBUNTU
 
 COPY bin/main.sh /root/main.sh
 RUN chmod +x /root/main.sh

Config/ProvisionTests/docker-compose.example.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ services:
       context: ./
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/arch
       network: host
+      args:
+        PACKAGES: ${PACKAGES}
+        EXTRA_ARCH: ${EXTRA_ARCH}
     restart: no
     environment:
       - PACKAGES=$PACKAGES
@@ -43,6 +46,9 @@ services:
       context: ./
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/debian
       network: host
+      args:
+        PACKAGES: ${PACKAGES}
+        EXTRA_DEBIAN: ${EXTRA_DEBIAN}
     restart: no
     environment:
       - PACKAGES=$PACKAGES
@@ -69,6 +75,9 @@ services:
       context: ./
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/fedora
       network: host
+      args:
+        PACKAGES: ${PACKAGES}
+        EXTRA_FEDORA: ${EXTRA_FEDORA}
     restart: no
     environment:
       - PACKAGES=$PACKAGES
@@ -95,6 +104,9 @@ services:
       context: ./
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/opensuse
       network: host
+      args:
+        PACKAGES: ${PACKAGES}
+        EXTRA_OPENSUSE: ${EXTRA_OPENSUSE}
     restart: no
     environment:
       - PACKAGES=$PACKAGES
@@ -121,6 +133,9 @@ services:
       context: ./
       dockerfile: Dockerfiles/ubuntu
       network: host
+      args:
+        PACKAGES: ${PACKAGES}
+        EXTRA_UBUNTU: ${EXTRA_UBUNTU}
     restart: no
     environment:
       - PACKAGES=$PACKAGES

Config/ProvisionTests/example.env

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ CPU=0.2
 RAM=0.2G
 
 ## Storage
-#STORAGE_DIR=../../Volumes/ProvisionTests
-PT_STORAGE_DIR=/tmp/ProvisionTests
+PT_STORAGE_DIR=../../Volumes/IGNORED/ProvisionTests
 
 ## Packages
 PACKAGES="git bash curl sudo which"

Config/ProvisionTests/prep.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# 2025-07-22 Hyperling
-# Create the necessary folders for LibreTranslate's volumes to work.
-# This must be run before the container will start properly.
 
 ## Setup ##
 
@@ -12,7 +9,6 @@ source ../../source.env
 ## Main ##
 
 # Create folders.
-
 mkdir -pv "$PT_STORAGE_DIR/arch"
 mkdir -pv "$PT_STORAGE_DIR/debian"
 mkdir -pv "$PT_STORAGE_DIR/fedora"

Volumes/IGNORED/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Volumes/IGNORED/README.md
+
+Docker volumes which do not need included in backups and are safe to delete
+during downtime without harming the integrity of the application they support
+can be directed here.
+
+Examples could be:
+
+- LibreTranslate's models
+    - These can be downloaded at any time and do not need recovered.
+- Provision Tests
+    - These are test VMs which ensure privisionin scrips work proeprly.
+    They are meant to be disposed of frequently and recrated from scratch.
+
+If working on test VMs, such as a dev or stage Nextcloud that shouldn't be
+taking up backup space, this would also be a good place for them.