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diff --git a/.bundle/config b/.bundle/config deleted file mode 100644 index 2369228..0000000 --- a/.bundle/config +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ ---- -BUNDLE_PATH: "vendor/bundle" diff --git a/content/posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.org b/content/posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cea1161 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.org @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +--- +title: "Automating desktop setup with ansible-pull part-2" +date: 2019-04-22 +lastmod: 2020-07-12 +tags: ['ansible', 'ansible-pull', 'linux', 'fedora'] +--- + +[[{{< ref "2019-03-07-ansible-part-1.org " >}}][See part 1]] + +Now we're going to setup ansible to work with a git repository. The process is +quite similar to ~ansible-playbook~, the only difference is that the source for +the playbook will be a remote repository and not a local file. Following the +previous example we'll get vim setup automated. + +Create a git repository wherever you see fit, [[https://about.gitlab.com/][gitlab]] and [[https://github.com/][github]] offer free +repositories. For this task we need to add only two file: one for the +~yml~ file describing the tasks and the ~.vimrc~ file. + + +In the ~.vimrc~ add your own configuration, you can see mine [[https://gitlab.com/gabrielgio/homestation/-/blob/debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d/.vimrc][over here]], it is +pretty simple as I don't use it but for simple text editing (like this post) so +you can start with that if you don't have one. + +The ~yml~ file will have two tasks, one is to install vim, just like we did in +the part 1. + +#+BEGIN_SRC yaml +# main.yml +--- +- name: install vim + dnf: + name: vim + state: latest +#+END_SRC + +To copy ~.vimrc~ file to your ~$HOME~ we going to use [[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/copy_module.html][copy module]]: + +#+BEGIN_SRC yaml +# main.yml +--- +- name: copy vimrc file + copy: + src: config/.vimrc + dest: ~/ + mode: 0644 +#+END_SRC + +After we've added those two files to repository you will have be something [[https://gitlab.com/gabrielgio/homestation/-/tree/debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d][like +this]]. + +And now we just need to run ~ansible-pull~ command + +#+BEGIN_SRC shell +# you may need run it as a sudo +ansible-pull -U $YOUR_REPO -i all main.yml +#+END_SRC + +Params: +- *~-i~* is a list of hosts. +- *~-U~* is the git repository URL. + +Remember ~man~ is your best friend, take a look at ~man ansible-pull~ to know +more about its parameters. + +The best part you can quickly test and see the result by running my sample: +#+BEGIN_SRC shell +ansible-pull -U https://gitlab.com/gabrielgio/homestation.git -C debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d -i all main.yml +#+END_SRC + +The idea here is to keep your repository as a source of truth when comes to +configuration, you can add ~ansible-pull~ to a CRON tab, so you just need to push +something to your repository and after a few minutes not only your machine but +all the machines that have it setup will run the playbooks. You can use this +method as a simple way to install software, update machines or even distribute +tooling company-wise. |