Ansible HowTo - Linux / Unix Q & A from nixCraft

Ansible apt update all packages on Ubuntu / Debian Linux

last updated February 7, 2020 in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Package Management, Ubuntu Linux

I have a bunch of servers powered by Ubuntu and Debian Linux. How do I update all of them using the apt module of Ansible? How can I use Ansible for system updates and reboot the box when kernel upgrades took place?

How to install Ansible on Fedora 29 for IT and server automation

last updated January 13, 2019 in Fedora Linux, Linux

How do I install Ansible on Fedora 29 workstation? How can I set up and test Ansible playbooks using my Fedora Linux desktop?

Define ssh key per host using ansible_ssh_private_key_file

last updated November 30, 2018 in Linux, UNIX

I set up SSH keys on a Linux or Unix as per my project needs and cloud hosting providers. I also new to Ansible IT automation and DevOps tool. My management node has keys for Linode, AWS/EC2 and Google cloud. How do I set up and tell Ansible to use different ssh keys? How do I configure SSH credentials per cloud hosting service provider?

Ansible reboot Linux machine or server with playbooks

last updated October 6, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX

I need to reboot the VM or bare metal Linux machine/server using Ansible and wait for it to come back, but it does not work with playbook as descried here. How to reboot Linux server with Ansible? How do I reboot and wait for reboot to complete in Ansible playbook for multiple Linux servers?

Ansible reboot a Debian/Ubuntu Linux for kernel update and wait for it

last updated October 6, 2018 in Linux, UNIX

How can I reboot a Debian or Ubuntu Linux server/host remotely using an Ansible playbook for kernel update and wait for it to come back again?

How to install Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 for IT automation

last updated July 30, 2019 in Linux, Ubuntu Linux

How do I install Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 workstation? How can I set up and test Ansible playbooks using my Ubuntu Linux desktop?

How to prepare FreeBSD server to be managed by Ansible tool

last updated May 29, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Python

I know Ansible manages Linux server using SSH by default. I thought FreeBSD servers are running in the cloud are no exception. However, I ran into problems. I am unable to manage freshly created FreeBSD server using Ansible DevOps/IT automation tool. How can I manage my FreeBSD server using Ansible?