Role Name

Apache Web Server Configuration Using Ansible Roles in RHEL/CentOS.

Requirements

Ansible must be installed in control node and there must be passwordless authentication setup with client nodes where you want to deploy webserver.

Role Variables

Make sure that the hosts group is defined in the inventory file i.e. /etc/ansible/hosts and make the changes in the apache.yml file for your hosts group name before running it. Also don't forget to replace the existing index.html file with you own file which you want to host on webserver in files directory under apache.

Dependencies

Ansible must be installed in control node and there must be passwordless authentication setup with client nodes where you want to deploy webserver. Make sure that the hosts group is defined in the inventory file i.e. /etc/ansible/hosts and make the changes in the apache.yml file for your hosts group name before running it. Also don't forget to replace the existing index.html file with you own file which you want to host on webserver in files directory under apache.

Example Playbook

Clone this repository in your machine and go to apache directory. The default Ansible Roles location is /etc/ansible/roles/, use following command to go to apache directory. cd /etc/ansible/roles/apache Then copy the apache.yml from apache directory file to roles directory using below command. cp apache.yml .. Then go back to roles direcotry using below command. cd .. Then check the playbook for syntax errors and correct them if you find any. ansible-playbook apache.yml --syntax-check To run the roles to configure apache on client nodes just run the apache.yml file using below command. ansible-playbook -v apache.yml You are done, you have successfully configured apache server on client nodes.

License

BSD

Author Information

Vikas Nehra (Nehra Classes Youtube Channel) https://www.youtube.com/NehraClasses?sub_confirmation=1 Telegram: http://t.me/NehraClasses Email: nehraclasses@gmail.com

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