Ansible automation Handson

Handson 1: playbook vi test.yml

type i (insert mode)

---

• hosts: all remote_user: ubuntu sudo: yes

  tasks:

  • name: Installs nginx web server

    apt: pkg=nginx state=installed update_cache=true notify:

    - start nginx

    
    

    handlers:

  • name: start nginx

    service: name=nginx state=started

    click escape and then type :wq (to write file and quit editor) step:2

    execute playbook:

    
    

    ansible-playbook -i myhosts test.yml

    Handson 2: above code replace nginx with apache2 for loops handson Handson 3: when clause:

    ---

• hosts: all remote_user: ubuntu sudo: yes

  tasks:

  • name: Check that the somefile.j2 exists stat:

    path: /somefile.j2 register: stat_result

    
    

  • name: Copy the template, if it doesnt exist already template:

src: somefile.j2

dest: /home/ubuntu/somefile.j2 when: stat_result.stat.exists == False