Day 58: Journey into Ansible Playbooks

Welcome to Day 58 of the #90DaysOfDevOps Challenge! Today, we're diving deep into Ansible Playbooks – the maestros orchestrating multiple tasks, defining configurations, and assigning roles. These playbooks streamline operations across your servers, akin to detailed instruction manuals guiding a seamless performance.

Understanding Ansible Playbooks:

Ansible playbooks act as choreographers, harmonizing tasks, roles, configurations, and variables for efficient deployment.
Their organizational prowess shines when managing multiple servers, streamlining actions, and ensuring tasks run exactly as users envision.

Task-01: Crafting Ansible Magic

1. Create a File on a Different Server:

Step 1: Open your preferred text editor and create a new file. This will be your Ansible playbook file with a .yml extension, for example, create_file.yml.
Step 2: Start the playbook by specifying the hosts. Define the target server(s) where you want to create the file. For instance:
```
  - hosts: your_target_server
    become: true
```

Step 3: Add tasks to the playbook. In this case, the task involves creating a file. Use the file Ansible module:

  - name: Create a file
      file:
        path: /path/to/your/file.txt
        state: touch

Step 4: Save the playbook file.
Step 5: Run the playbook using the ansible-playbook command:
```
  ansible-playbook create_file.yml
```

2. Create a New User:

Step 1: Create a new playbook file, e.g., create_user.yml.

Step 2: Define the target server(s) in the playbook:

  - hosts: your_target_server
    become: true

Step 3: Add tasks to create a new user. Use the user Ansible module:

  - name: Create a new user
      user:
        name: your_username
        state: present

Step 4: Save the playbook file.
Step 5: Run the playbook:
```
  ansible-playbook create_user.yml
```

3. Install Docker on a Group of Servers:

Step 1: Create a playbook file, e.g., install_docker.yml.

Step 2: Specify the target server group in the playbook:

  - hosts: your_server_group
    become: true

Step 3: Add tasks to install Docker. Utilize the apt module for Ubuntu servers:

  - name: Install Docker
      apt:
        name: docker.io
        state: present

Step 4: Save the playbook file.
Step 5: Run the playbook:
```
  ansible-playbook install_docker.yml
```

This Hashnode article serves as your comprehensive guide, breaking down each task into step-by-step instructions. Whether you're a beginner or advancing your automation skills, this resource is tailored to enrich your understanding.

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