ansible-training

Ansible Introduction Training

PART I.

Install Ansible

git clone

git clone https://github.com/michael-salo/ansible-training.git

VirtualBox

Let’s install VirtualBox first.

Get latest stable version from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Vagrant

Follow the instructions here: Vagrant installation

Vagrant start

vagrant up

Vagrant destroy

vagrant destroy -f

SSH-AGENT: How to start and add vagrant identity key in order to ssh-into VMs.

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.vagrant.d/insecure_private_key

Test Ansible:

ansible -m ping all

Part II.

fuction to be added to .bashrc. Afterwards run: source .bashrc

function create_role() {
    if [ $# != 1 ] ; then
        echo "Usage: ${FUNCNAME[0]} <directory_name>"
    return 1
    fi

    mkdir -p $1/{tasks,handlers,templates,files,vars,meta,default}
    echo "---" | tee -a $1/{handlers,meta,tasks,vars,default}/main.yml
}

How to create role structure via ansible-galaxy command:

ansible-galaxy init roles/<role_name>

Ansible Galaxy

TODO(Part 2):

1. Extend nginx role to be listened on IP of DB host, but no static variable, use dynamic one from facts.
2. Create mysql role for installing and configuring MYSQL on Ubuntu box.
3. Create a new php-fpm role or convert an existing playbook that you've already written into role.
4. Create a new role to configure sshd service via template on CentOS and Ubuntu.

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