Ansible

Get ansible facts

ansible localhost -m setup

Run direct commands

ansible all -a "whereis python"

Create a role

# flag --init-path is optional, default is current path
ansible-galaxy init {role_name} --init-path {path}

Find ansible roles by author

ansible-galaxy search web --author Te4g

Install a role

ansible-galaxy install {role}

Use ansible with a passphrase protected ssh key

ansible all -i inventory.yml -m ping --ask-pass

Speficy host directly on command line (the ”,” is not a typo)

ansible-playbook -i localhost:2222, playbooks/secure-vps.yml -u ubuntu --ask-become