Module Checklist

Configuration Management
with Ansible

By Techworld with Nana

Video Overview
★ Introduction to Ansible
★ Install Ansible
★ Setup Managed Servers
★ Ansible Inventory
★ Add EC2 Instances to Inventory
★ Managing Host Key Checking
★ Introduction to Ansible Playbook
★ Ansible Modules Overview
★ Ansible Collections
★ Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 1
★ Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 2
★ Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 3
★ Variables in Ansible
★ Project: Automate Nexus Deployment - Part 1
★ Project: Automate Nexus Deployment - Part 2
★ Configure Git & Default Inventory Location
★ Project: Ansible & Docker - Part 1
★ Project: Ansible & Docker - Part 2
★ Project: Ansible Integration in Terraform
★ Dynamic Inventory
★ Project: Automate Kubernetes Deployment
★ Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 1
★ Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 2
★ Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 3
★ Structuring Playbooks with Ansible Roles
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Main Demo Project

Git Project https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/ansible-learn

Other Repos used in this module

Terraform Project https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/terraform-learn/-/tree/feat

ure/ansible

Java Maven Project https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/java-maven-app/-/tree/fea

ture/ansible

Nodejs Project https://gitlab.com/devops-bootcamp3/simple-nodejs

Java Mysql Project https://gitlab.com/devops-bootcamp3/bootcamp-java

-mysql/-/tree/ansible
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Introduction to Ansible

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Install Ansible
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Useful Links:

● Installation Guide:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html

Setup Managed Servers

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Ansible Inventory
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❏ Pinged servers with Ansible command

Add EC2 Instances to Inventory

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Managing Host Key Checking

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❏ Added to known_hosts and authorized_keys
❏ Disabled Host Key Checking

Introduction to Ansible Playbook

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❏ Written simple Playbook
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Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/apt_module.ht
ml
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/service_modul
e.html
- Automatically executed by Ansible:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/gather_facts_
module.html
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Ansible Modules Overview

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Useful Links:

- Modules Index for Ansible Version 2.9

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/modules_by_category.html

Ansible Collections

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Useful Links:

- Collection Index:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html
- Ansible Collections - Version 2.10 Changes:
https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview
- Ansible Galaxy: https://galaxy.ansible.com/
- Developing own Collections:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_collections.html
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Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 1

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❏ Created DigitalOcean Droplet
❏ Adjusted hosts file
❏ Written Play “Install node and npm”
❏ Written Play “Deploy nodejs app”

Useful Links:

- Node Project: https://gitlab.com/devops-bootcamp3/simple-nodejs

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/copy_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/unarchive_module.html

Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 2

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New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/npm_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/command_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_async.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/debug_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/shell_module.html
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Project: Automate Node App Deployment - Part 3

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❏ Written Play “Create new linux user for node app”
❏ Adjusted Play “Deploy nodejs app”

Useful Links:

● Privilege Escalation with become

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/become.html

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/user_module.html

Variables in Ansible

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Useful links:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html
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Project: Automate Nexus Deployment - Part 1

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❏ Created DigitalOcean Droplet
❏ Adjusted hosts file
❏ Written Play “Install java and net-tools”
❏ Written Play “Download and unpack Nexus installer”

Useful Links:

- Conditionals in Ansible:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_conditionals.html

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/get_url_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/find_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/ansible/builtin/stat_module.html

Project: Automate Nexus Deployment - Part 2

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❏ Written Play “Create nexus user to own nexus folders”
❏ Written Play “Start nexus with nexus user”
❏ Written Play “Verify nexus running”

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/group_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/file_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/blockinfile_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/lineinfile_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pause_module.html
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Configure Git & Default Inventory Location

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Project: Ansible & Docker - Part 1

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❏ Created EC2 Instance with Terraform
❏ Adjusted hosts inventory file
❏ Written Play “Install python3 and docker”
❏ Written Play “Install docker-compose”
❏ Written Play “Start docker daemon”
❏ Written Play “Add ec2-user to docker group”
❏ Refactored the Playbook

Useful Links:

● Git Repo from Terraform Module:

https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/terraform-learn/-/tree/feature/deploy-to-ec2
● Install docker-compose:
https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/java-maven-app/-/blob/feature/sshagent-terraform/terraform/e
ntry-script.sh
● Jinja2 Templating Language: https://palletsprojects.com/p/jinja/

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/yum_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pipe_lookup.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/systemd_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/meta_module.html
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Project: Ansible & Docker - Part 2

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❏ Adjusted 1st Play to “install docker python module”
❏ Written Play “Test docker pull”
❏ Written Play “Start docker containers”
❏ Executed Playbook on new server
❏ Created new user and adjusted plays to make the playbook more general-purpose

Useful Links:
● You can use the docker-compose.yaml file from this project:
https://gitlab.com/devops-bootcamp3/bootcamp-java-mysql/-/tree/ansible
● Interactive Prompts:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_prompts.html

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docker_image_mod
ule.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pip_module.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docker_login_modul
e.html
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docker_compose_m
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Project: Ansible Integration in Terraform

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❏ Adjusted Terraform configuration file to execute ansible playbook
❏ Created new Ansible Playbook for Terraform integration
❏ Written Play “Wait for ssh connection”
❏ Used“null_resource” in Terraform configuration file

Useful Links:
● Ansible part of the Terraform project:
https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/terraform-learn/-/tree/feature/ansible
● TF Provisioner:
https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/resources/provisioners/syntax.html
● TF Null Resource:
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/null/latest/docs/resources/resource

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/wait_for_module.html
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Dynamic Inventory

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❏ Terraform - Created EC2 Instances
❏ Written plugin configuration for aws_ec2
❏ Adjusted TF config for public DNS assignment
❏ Adjusted Ansible playbook and ansible.cfg to use dynamic hosts from AWS
❏ Added a 4th server and re-executed Ansible playbook
❏ Targeted only specific servers in your AWS region (filter + keyed_groups)

Useful Links:

● Working with Dynamic Inventory:

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/intro_dynamic_inventory.html
● Git Repo from Terraform Module:
https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/terraform-learn/-/tree/feature/deploy-to-ec2
● Inventory Plugins:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/inventory.html#inventory-plugins
● EC2 Inventory Source:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/amazon/aws/aws_ec2_inventory.html
● Ansible-inventory command:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/cli/ansible-inventory.html
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Project: Automate Kubernetes Deployment

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❏ Set kubeconfig environment variable

Useful Links:

● TF script for EKS creation: https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/terraform-learn/-/tree/feature/eks

New Modules used:

- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/kubernetes/k8s_module.ht
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Project: Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 1

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❏ Created Droplet on DO (for Ansible Control Node)
❏ Configured Droplet as Ansible Control Node (Install Ansible etc.)
❏ Created 2 EC2 Instances (for Ansible Managed Nodes)

Useful Links:

● Java Maven App: https://gitlab.com/nanuchi/java-maven-app

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Project: Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 2

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❏ Configured Credentials for DO Droplet (Private Key for Ansible Server &
EC2 Managed Servers)
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Project: Ansible Integration in Jenkins - Part 3

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Ansible Roles

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Useful Links:

● Official Doc:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.html
● Variable Precedence:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#vari
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