Ansible 101 – Install httpd (Apache) server on remote nodes

# host file under /etc/ansible/hosts

# [root@Ansible-S1 ~]# cat /etc/ansible/hosts

[web]

192.168.184.130

192.168.184.131

 

 

#installhttp.yml file

 

—

– name: install and start apache

hosts: web

remote_user: root

become_method: sudo

become_user: root

vars:

http_port: 80

max_clients: 200

 

tasks:

– name: install httpd

yum: name=httpd state=present

– name: start httpd

service: name=httpd state=restarted

 

handlers:

– name: restart apache

 

 

# Now run the play-book:

 

[root@Ansible-S1 ~]# ansible-playbook installhttp.yml

 

PLAY [install and start apache] **************************************************************************

 

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***********************************************************************************

ok: [192.168.184.130]

ok: [192.168.184.131]

 

TASK [install httpd] *************************************************************************************

ok: [192.168.184.130]

ok: [192.168.184.131]

 

TASK [start httpd] ***************************************************************************************

changed: [192.168.184.130]

changed: [192.168.184.131]

 

PLAY RECAP ***********************************************************************************************

192.168.184.130            : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

192.168.184.131            : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0