From 60fe49ea3af38d4a7d5e8de1cdb72887b167b22d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gabrielgio Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:35:14 +0200 Subject: Moving from jekyll to hugo --- _posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md | 59 ------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 59 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 _posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md (limited to '_posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md') diff --git a/_posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md b/_posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5936de..0000000 --- a/_posts/2019-04-22-ansible-part-2.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "Automating desktop setup with ansible-pull part-2" -date: 2019-04-22 -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 tasks and the `.vimrc` file. - -In the `.vimrc` add your own configuration, you can see mine [over here](https://gitlab.com/gabrielgio/homestation/-/blob/debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d/.vimrc), 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 itself, identical as in the part 1. - -{% highlight yml %} -# main.yml ---- -- name: install vim - dnf: - name: vim - state: latest -{% endhighlight %} - -To copy `.vimrc` file to your `$HOME` we going to use [copy module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/copy_module.html): - -{% highlight yml %} -# main.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://gitlab.com/gabrielgio/homestation/-/tree/debcf3458df511aef9f7dca0cb73f6cf6baddd5d). - -And now we just need to run `ansible-pull` command - -{% highlight bash %} -# you may need run it as a sudo -ansible-pull -U -i all main.yml -{% endhighlight %} - -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 just running my sample: -{% highlight bash %} -ansible-pull -U https://gitlab.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, 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 receive an update. You can use this method as a simple way to install software, update machines or even distribute tools company-wise. -- cgit v1.2.3