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+layout: post
+title:  "Automating desktop setup with ansible-pull part-2"
+date:   2019-03-07
+tags: ['ansible', 'ansible-pull', 'linux', 'fedora']
+---
+
+[See part 1]({% post_url 2019-03-07-ansible-part-1 %})
+
+Now we're gonna setup ansible to work with a git repository. The process is quite similar with `ansible-playbook` the only difference is that command will get a repository instead of a folder. Following the previews example we'll get vim setup automated.
+
+Do create a git repository wherever you see fit ([gitlab](https://about.gitlab.com/) and [github](https://github.com/) offer free repositories). For this task we're gonna need to add only two file: one for the `yml` file describing the task and the `.vimrc` file.
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+In the `.vimrc` add your own configuration, you can see mine [over here](https://github.com/gabrielgio/homestation/blob/241b27285d8cba8548277f3508e097439831a6eb/config/.vimrc), it is pretty simple as I don't use it but for simple text editing (like this post) so you can start with it if you don't have one.
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+The `yml` file will have two tasks, one is to install vim itself, it identical as it in the part 1.
+
+{% highlight yml %}
+# main.yml
+---
+- name: install vim
+  dnf:
+    name: vim
+    state: latest
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+Then we add the task to copy `.vimrc` file to your `$HOME`, for it we shall use [copy module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/copy_module.html):
+
+{% highlight yml %}
+---
+- name: copy vimrc file
+  copy:
+    src: config/.vimrc
+    dest: ~/
+    mode: 0644
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+After adding those two files your repository will be something [like this](https://github.com/gabrielgio/homestation/tree/debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d).
+
+And now we just need to run `ansible-pull` command
+
+{% highlight bash %}
+ansible-pull -U <YOUR_REPO> -i all main.yml #you may need run it as a sudo
+{% endhighlight %} 
+
+The `-i` option it is a list of hosts. Remember `man` is your best friend take a look at `man ansible-pull` to know more about the params.
+
+The best part if you want to test quickly you can just run my sample and see the result:
+{% highlight bash %}
+ansible-pull -U https://github.com/gabrielgio/homestation.git -C debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d -i all main.yml
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+The idea here is to keep your repository as a source of truth when comes to configuration, you can add this task to your cron tab,thus you just push something to your repository and after a few minutes no only your machine but all machine that have it setup will receive an update, you can use it as a simple way to install software, update machines or even distribute tools company-wise.