ansible

Check .NET Framework Version on Windows with Ansible

March 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, registry, module, dotnet, windows, net, windows server

How to Check the .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Rolling Update Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_updates

March 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, update, module, win_updates, windows, rolling, windows server

How to perform Rolling Update with Ansible on Windows-like systems? Every System Administrator knows how important is to maintain an up-to-date fleet in a consistent state.

Verify File Existence on Windows with Ansible

March 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, win_stat, module, file

How to Check if a file exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Create Directories in Windows Systems Using Ansible

March 14, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, directory, windows, folder, windows server

How to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

How to Check If a Directory Exists on Windows-like Systems with Ansible

March 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, stat, module, directory, windows, filesystem

How to check if a directory/folder exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Difference Between ansible_hostname and inventory_hostname Explained

March 11, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, terminology, ansible_hostname, inventory_hostname, ansible_fqdn, variables, ansible internal, tricks, ansible_fqdn

What is the difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname? These two ansible internal variables sometimes confuse one for another but they’re fundamentally different.

Deploy Apache HTTPD with Podman Using Ansible Playbook

March 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, redhat, centos, fedora

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible?

Ansible troubleshooting - VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED! ansible_hostname

March 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, variable, undefined, error, fatal, ansible fact, gather_facts, inventory_hostname

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!

Execute command on the Ansible host - Ansible localhost

March 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, localhost, task, plugin, reuse, connection

How to Execute command on the Ansible host? When Ansible becomes part of your daily workflow it is natural you would like to automate also task in your local machine.

Configuring Windows Hosts for Ansible: Step-by-Step Guide

March 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, configure, windows, user, playbook, windows 10, ansible for windows, ansible winrm

How to configure a Windows Host for Ansible? I’ll show you step by step on a freshly installed machine how to configure a “basic” authentication, use a Local Accounts for authentication and successfully execute a simple “win_ping” Ansible Playbook.

Deploy Apache HTTPD on Docker Container with Ansible

March 4, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, debian, ubuntu

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-like systems with Ansible?

Install Spotify snap in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module snap

March 4, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, redhat, centos, snap, container, fedora, coreos

How to Install Spotify snap on RedHat-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Spotify snap in Debian-like systems - Ansible module snap

March 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, debian, ubuntu, snap, container, coreos

How to Install Spotify snap on Debian-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Update Zoom flatpak(s) in Linux systems - Ansible module command

March 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, redhat, centos, flatpak, container, fedora, debian, ubuntu

How to update Zoom flatpak in Linux systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Zoom flatpak in Debian-like systems - Ansible module flatpak

March 2, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, apt, module, debian, ubuntu, flatpak, container, zoom flatpak

How to install Zoom flatpak in Debian-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Zoom flatpak in RedHat-like systems - Ansible module flatpak

March 2, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, yum, module, redhat, centos, flatpak, container, fedora, zoom flatpak

How to install Zoom flatpak in RedHat-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Configure Apache Vhost on RedHat Using Ansible Playbook

March 1, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, redhat, fedora, centos

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd virtual host on RedHat-like systems with Ansible?

Set Up Apache Vhost on Debian with Ansible Playbook

February 24, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, webserver, apache, www, debian, ubuntu

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd virtual host on Debian-like systems with Ansible?

Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Collection - ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

February 23, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, galaxy, role, collection, code, reuse

How to Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Collection with ansible-galaxy and requirements.

Set System-Wide Environment Variables on Linux with Ansible

February 22, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, environment, statement, linux, variables, remote, permanent

How to permanently set system-wide environment variables on remote Linux with Ansible?

Download a file using an HTTPS proxy via environment variables - Ansible get_url and environment

February 21, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, environment, statement, linux, variables, proxy, HTTPS

How to download a file using an HTTPS proxy via environment variables with Ansible?

Set remote environment per task or play - Ansible environment statement

February 21, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, environment, statement, linux, variables, proxy, ansible environment

How to set remote environment per Ansible task or play? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Deploy Squid Proxy on RedHat Systems with Ansible

February 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, server, linux, proxy, squid, web, RHEL, CentOS, CentOS Stream, Fedora, yum, dnf, template, service, firewalld

How to deploy a proxy server squid on RedHat-like systems with Ansible?

Read an environment variable - Ansible lookup plugin env

February 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, lookup, plugin, env, linux, posix

How to read an environment variable on Ansible Controller with Ansible?

Read a file into a variable on host - Ansible lookup plugin file

February 16, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, plugin, lookup, file, example, read

How to read a file into a variable on the host with Ansible?