Link: https://wizardbrew.github.io/Ansible4Beginners/
Project: Ansible Deployment Date: 17/04/2025 Engineer: Parvez M B Email: parvez@gala**intellig****.com
- Create a VM on GCP or AWS
- OS: Ubuntu Server
- Update system:
apt update && apt upgrade -y - Install Docker:
apt install docker.io -y
docker run -it -d --name ansible-master ubuntu /bin/bash
docker run -it -d --name target1 ubuntu /bin/bash
docker run -it -d --name target2 ubuntu /bin/bash
docker ps # Verify containersdocker exec -it ansible-master bash
apt update
apt install python-is-python3 vim iputils-ping openssh-client -y
apt install software-properties-common
add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
apt install ansible
ansible --versiondocker exec -it target1 bash
apt update
apt install vim python-is-python3 iputils-ping
apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server -ycd /etc/ssh
vi sshd_config
# Change:
PermitRootLogin yes
PasswordAuthentication yesservice ssh start
passwd root # Set root passworddocker inspect target1 # Get IP (e.g., 172.17.0.3)
docker exec -it ansible-master bash
cd /etc/ansible
vi hosts
# Add:
172.17.0.3ssh-keygen
ssh-copy-id [email protected]
ssh [email protected] # Verify passwordless login# /etc/ansible/playbooknginx.yaml
- hosts: all
tasks:
- name: Ensure nginx is installed
apt:
name: nginx
state: latestRun the playbook:
ansible-playbook playbooknginx.yaml- Follow same steps as Target1
- Update
/etc/ansible/hostswith Target2 IP (e.g.,172.17.0.4) - Run playbook again
✅ Deployment Verified
🎉 Ansible installed and configured across master and targets.