Modern IT Infrastructure

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What is Ansible

Getting Started

Inventory

Playbook

Variables

Facts and Magic Variables

Vault

Conditional

Loop

Handler

Role

Ansible Best Practices

Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages

How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 with Ansible Engine

How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

How to install Ansible in Fedora 35

How to install Ansible in Fedora 36 - Ansible install

How to install Ansible in CentOS 9 Stream

How to install Ansible in Windows 11 WSL Windows Subsystem for Linux

How to install Ansible in macOS - Ansible install

How to install Ansible in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3

How to install Ansible with PIP

How to install Ansible in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 - Ansible install

How to install Ansible in Amazon Linux 2 (AWS EC2)

How to install Ansible in Debian 11

How to install Ansible in AlmaLinux 9 - Ansible install

Ansible modules - command vs shell

Test host availability - Ansible module ping

How to print a text or a variable during the execution with Ansible

Edit single-line text - Ansible module lineinfile

Edit multi-line text - Ansible module blockinfile

Read a file into a variable on host - Ansible lookup plugin file

Reboot remote hosts - Ansible module reboot

Checkout git repository via HTTPS - Ansible module git

Checkout git repository via SSH - Ansible module git

Copy files to remote hosts - Local to Remote - Ansible module copy

Copy files from remote hosts - Remote to Local - Ansible module fetch

Start and enable services on boot on Linux remote hosts - Ansible module service_facts, service

Restart services on remote hosts - Ansible module service

Stop and disable services on boot on remote hosts - Ansible module service_facts, service

Apply a file template - Ansible module template - HTML placeholder

Loop in file template - Ansible module template - Generate hosts file

Schedule a Cron Job task in Linux - Ansible module cron

Read a file from remote hosts - Ansible module slurp

Read an environment variable - Ansible lookup plugin env

Permanently Set Remote System Wide Environment Variables on Linux - /etc/environment - Ansible module lineinfile

Write a Variable to a File - Ansible module copy vs template

Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Role - ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Collection - ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

Pause execution - Ansible module pause

How to Pass Variables to Ansible Playbook in command line? - Ansible extra variables

Break a string over multiple lines - Ansible Literal and Folded Block Scalar operators

Ansible terminology - ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname vs ansible_fqdn

Set remote environment per task or play - Ansible environment statement

Execute command on the Ansible host - Ansible localhost

Three options to Safely Limit Ansible Playbooks Execution to a Single Machine

Ansible modules - command vs shell

Write a Variable to a File - Ansible module copy vs template

Filter A List By Its Attributes - Ansible selectattr filter

Using Date, Time and Timestamp in Ansible Playbook - Ansible Tip and Tricks

Using Date, Time and Timestamp without Facts in Ansible Playbook - Ansible date and lookup plugin

Ansible Magic Variables - Ansible Tip and Tricks

Ansible Playbook Dry Run - check and diff mode

Run a Python Script on Remote Machines - Ansible module script

Create an empty file - Ansible module file

Create a text file - Ansible module copy

Check if a file exists - Ansible module stat

How to create a directory with Ansible?

How to check if a directory exists in Ansible?

How to rename a file or directory using an Ansible task on a remote system

Change file permission - Ansible module file

Add Execute Permission 755 Linux file - Ansible module file

Delete file or directory - Ansible module file

Download a file - Ansible module get_url

Extract an archive - Ansible module unarchive

Create a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) in Linux - Ansible module file

Create a hard link in Linux - Ansible module file

Mount a Windows share in Linux SMB/CIFS - Ansible module mount

Mount an NFS share in Linux - Ansible module mount

Concatenate multiple files in a specific order - Ansible module template and YAML

Backup With Rsync - Local to Remote - Ansible module synchronize

How to Delete Only Files Inside a Directory - Ansible module find

Find All Files with Extension - Ansible module find

Search for a String in a File -Ansible module lineinfile

Links

Create ISO image from Files and Folders - Ansible module iso_create

Create a local user account

Remove user account

Ansible change user password

Disable a local user account

Enable a local user account

Local user password expiration

Create a local group

Delete a local group account

Change the User Primary Group on Linux

Add a user to a secondary group(s)

Submit a GET request to a REST API endpoint - Interact with web services - Ansible module uri

Token-Based Authentication in REST API - Interact with web-service - Ansible module uri - Authentication request using the REST API token

Set sysctl kernel parameters - Ansible module sysctl

Load and Unload Kernel Modules in Linux - Ansible module modprobe

Set the SELinux Policy States and Modes on Linux - Ansible module selinux

Configure Kernel Parameters in RedHat-like Linux systems - Ansible system role

Enable or Disable SELinux Boolean on Linux - Ansible module seboolean

Enable or Disable Permissive Domain in SELinux policy on Linux - Ansible module selinux_permissive

Vulnerability Scanner/Detector Log4Shell Remote Code Execution Log4j (CVE-2021–44228) — Ansible log4j-cve-2021–44228

Register a system with Red Hat Subscription-Manager - Ansible module redhat_subscription

Install a package in RedHat like systems - Ansible module yum

Rolling Update RedHat like systems - Ansible module yum

Open firewall ports in RedHat like systems - Ansible module firewalld

Install Google Chrome in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module rpm_key, yum_repos

Install Microsoft Edge in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module rpm_key, yum_repository and yum

NFS Server - Export an NFS Share in RedHat-like systems: RHEL, CentOS, CentOS Stream, Fedora - Ansible modules yum, file, lineinfile, command, firewalld, service

Deploy a web server apache httpd on RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules yum, copy, service firewalld

Deploy a proxy server squid on RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules yum, template, service and firewalld

Deploy a web server apache httpd virtualhost on RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules yum, file, copy, template, service and firewalld

Install a package in Debian like systems - Ansible module apt

Rolling Update Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt

Open firewall ports in Debian like systems - Ansible module ufw

Install Google Chrome in Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt_key, apt_repos

Install Microsoft Edge in Debian-like systems - Ansible module apt_key, apt_repository and apt

Deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like systems - Ansible modules apt, copy, service and ufw

Deploy a web server apache httpd virtual host on Debian-like systems - Ansible modules apt, file, copy, template, command, ufw and service

Install a package in Suse-like systems - Ansible module zypper

Install Google Chrome in Suse-like systems - Ansible module rpm_key, zypper_repo

Configure a Windows Host for Ansible - ansible winrm

Test Windows host availability - Ansible module win_ping

Create an empty file in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_file

Check if a file exists on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_stat

Install Windows software - Ansible module win_chocolatey

Copy files to Windows remote hosts - Local to Remote - Ansible module win_copy

Copy files from Windows remote hosts - Ansible module fetch

Reboot Windows hosts - Ansible module win_reboot

Install Google Chrome in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_chocolatey

Extract an archive in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_unzip

Download a file in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_get_url

Create a directory on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_file

Check if a directory exists on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_stat

Check Registry .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_reg_stat

Rolling Update Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_updates

Add Windows Registry on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

Remove Windows Registry path or key on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

Create a local group on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_group

Remove a local group on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_group

Create a local user on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_user

Change local user password on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_user

Backup With Robocopy on Windows - Ansible module win_robocopy

Ansible modules - win_command vs win_shell

Ansible install Docker in Debian-like systems

Ansible install Docker in RedHat-like systems

Install Docker in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_chocolatey

Install Zoom flatpak in Debian-like systems - Ansible module flatpak

Install Zoom flatpak in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module flatpak

Update Zoom flatpak(s) in Linux systems - Ansible module command

Install Spotify snap in Debian-like systems - Ansible module snap

Install Spotify snap in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module snap

Deploy Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-like systems - Ansible modules docker_image and docker_container

Deploy Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules podman_image and podman_container

Install Red Hat CodeReady Containers to run OpenShift 4 in macOS

Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP namespace project - Ansible module k8s

Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Pod - nginx - Ansible module k8s

Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Secret - Ansible module k8s

Create Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP service - Ansible module k8s

Assign CPU Resources to Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Containers and Pods — Ansible module k8s

Assign Memory Resources to Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP Containers and Pods - Ansible module k8s

Configure a Pod to Use a Volume for Storage - Ansible module k8s

Apply Multiple Yaml Files at Once on Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP - Ansible module k8s and lookup plugin fileglob

Backup Config on Dell EMC Networking Operating System DNOS 6 - Ansible Network dellemc.os6

Backup Config on Dell EMC Networking Operating System DNOS 10 - Ansible Network dellemc.os10

Backup Config on Mikrotik RouterOS - Ansible Network community.routeros

Configure Ansible for VMware - ansible collection community.vmware

Ansible troubleshooting - VMware Failed to Import PyVmomi

Ansible troubleshooting - VMware Unknown error while connecting to vCenter or ESXi

Ansible troubleshooting - VMware certificate verify failed connecting to vCenter or ESXi

Create a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine - Ansible module vmware_guest

Deploy a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine from a Template - Ansible module vmware_guest

Start a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine - Ansible module vmware_guest_powerstate

Stop a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine - Ansible module vmware_guest_powerstate

Take a VMware Virtual Machine Snapshot - Ansible module vmware_guest_snapshot

Delete a VMware Virtual Machine Snapshot - Ansible module vmware_guest_snapshot

Add a New Hard Disk to VMware vSphere Virtual Machine - Ansible module vmware_guest_disk

Expand a Virtual Disk in VMware vSphere Virtual Machine - Ansible module vmware_guest_disk

Gather Info about all VMware ESX/ESXi Hosts in a given Cluster - Ansible module vmware_host_config_info

Get VMware vSphere Virtual Machine UUID - Ansible module vmware_guest_info

Install PostgreSQL in RedHat-like systems - Ansible modules yum, stat, shell, service

Install PostgreSQL in Debian-like systems - Ansible modules apt, stat, shell, service

Create a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

Drop a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

Rename a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

Create a PostgreSQL User or Role - Ansible module postgresql_user

Allow md5 Connection for a PostgreSQL User / Role - Ansible module postgresql_pg_hba

Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_privs

Backup a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

Restore a PostgreSQL Database — Ansible module postgresql_db

Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL - Ansible module postgresql_query

Ansible troubleshooting - connection failed

Ansible troubleshooting - macOS fork error

Ansible troubleshooting - indentation error

Ansible troubleshooting - syntax error

Ansible troubleshooting - undefined variable

Ansible troubleshooting - invalid argument

Ansible troubleshooting - privilege escalation error

Ansible troubleshooting - missing sudo password and incorrect sudo password

Ansible troubleshooting - missing module parameter

Ansible troubleshooting - failure downloading

Ansible troubleshooting - chgrp failed

Ansible troubleshooting - not a valid attribute for a Play error

Ansible troubleshooting - fatal template error while templating string

Ansible troubleshooting - PowerShell incompatible with the sudo become plugin

Ansible troubleshooting - passwordless account

Ansible troubleshooting - user module password_expiry_min bug

Ansible troubleshooting - Windows 10 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux

Ansible troubleshooting - Windows 11 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux

Ansible troubleshooting - urlopen error

Ansible troubleshooting - destination does not exist

Ansible troubleshooting - Destination does not exist rc 257

Ansible troubleshooting - “role not found” error

Ansible troubleshooting - module failure on Windows-target

Ansible troubleshooting - permission denied Errno 13

Ansible troubleshooting - VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED! ansible_hostname

Ansible troubleshooting - Unhandled exception while executing module win_user

Ansible troubleshooting - This command has to be run under the root user

Ansible troubleshooting - Kubernetes K8s or OpenShift OCP 401 Unauthorized