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author | sirkubax <muszynski@so1.net> | 2017-09-27 18:34:38 +0200 |
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committer | sirkubax <muszynski@so1.net> | 2017-09-27 18:34:38 +0200 |
commit | 05892ff7ddd69e5f01e9da6d9d602dd318d0485e (patch) | |
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diff --git a/ansible.html.markdown b/ansible.html.markdown index 25a38283..cadf6301 100644 --- a/ansible.html.markdown +++ b/ansible.html.markdown @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ -o-- +# JM inventory dynamic aws ec2 +# vault +# roles + +--- category: tool tool: ansible contributors: @@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ You should also know, that a nice way to pool some data is a **lookup** You can use them in CLI too ```yaml -ansible -m shell -a 'echo {{ my_variable }}` -e '{{ lookup('pipe'; 'date' }}" +ansible -m shell -a 'echo {{ my_variable }}` -e '{{ lookup('pipe'; 'date' }}" localhost ``` @@ -235,16 +239,63 @@ Some static content this line item is {{ item }} {% endfor %} ``` +Jinja may have some limitations, but it is a powerfull tool that you might like. -### ansible-vault - -### inventory +#### Jinja2 CLI +You can use the jinja in the CLI too +```bash +ansible -m shell -a 'echo {{ my_variable }}` -e 'my_variable=something, playbook_parameter=twentytwo" localhost +``` -### dynamic inventory ### Jinja2 and templates jinja filters + +#### ansible-vault +To maintain **ifrastructure as a code** you need to store secrets. + Ansible provides a way to encrypt the poufne files so you can store it in the repository, yet the files are decrypted in-fly during ansible execution. + +The best way to use the **ansible-vault** is to store the secret in some secure location, and configure ansible to use during runtime. + +```bash +$ echo some_very_very_long_secret > ~/.ssh/secure_located_file + +$ vi ansible.cfg + ansible_vault_password_file = ~/.ssh/secure_located_file + +#or to use env +export ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE=~/.ssh/secure_located_file + +$ ansible-playbook playbooks/vault_example.yml + + # decrypt the file +$ ansible-vault encrypt path/somefile + + # view the file +$ ansible-vault view path/somefile + + # check the file content: +$ cat path/somefile + + # decrypt the file +$ ansible-vault decrypt path/somefile +``` + +#### dynamic inventory +You might like to know, that you can build your inventory dynamically. + +(For Ansible) inventory is just a JSON with proper structure - if you can deliver that to ansible - anything is possible. + +You do not need to invent the wheel - there are plenty ready to use inventory script for most popular Cloud provicers and a lot of in-house popular usecaseses. + +```bash +$ etc/inv/ec2.py --refresh + +$ ansible -m ping all -i etc/inv/ec2.py +``` + + ### ansible profiling - callback ### facts-cache and ansible-cmdb |