Links

• ansible/ansible
  • ansible-modules-core
  • ansible-examples
• Ansible Documentation
• Best Practices
• Detailed Guides
• The Ansible Configuration File
  • Reference: examples/ansible.cfg
• Ansible Hosts file syntax: Inventory
  • List of Behavioral Inventory Parameters
    • ansible_ssh_host
  • Dynamic Inventory
• Introduction To Ad-Hoc Commands
• Playbooks
• Playbooks: Special Topics
• Playbook Roles and Include Statements
  • Roles
• Patterns
• Variables
  • Filters
    • Version Comparison Filters
      • e.g. {{ ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('12.04', '>=') }}
• Conditionals
• Loops
• Developing Modules
  • Ref: class AnsibleModule
  • get_bin_path, run_command
  • ansible/ansible-modules-core
    • system/user.py
• Using Lookups
  • redis, etcd, etc.
  • env vars:  local_home: "{{ lookup('env','HOME') }}"  (ref)
• Asynchronous Actions and Polling
• Module Index
  • All Modules
  • Commands
    • command, shell, script
  • Files
    • acl, copy, fetch, file, lineinfile, replace, template, synchronize, unarchive, xattr
  • Inventory:  add_host, group_by
  • Monitoring, Notification
  • Network
    • get_url, slurp, uri
  • Packaging
    • pip
    • apt apt_key, apt_repository, macports, pacman, portinstall
  • Source Control
    • git, github_hooks
  • System Modules
    • user, group
      • How do I generate crypted passwords for the user module?
        • python -c "import passlib.hash, getpass; print passlib.hash.sha512_crypt.encrypt(getpass.getpass())" (OS X)
        • mkpasswd --method=SHA-512 (Linux)
    • authorized_key, cron, hostname, service, setup, sysctl
  • Utilities
    • assert, async_status, debug, fail, include_vars, pause, set_fact, wait_for
• Ansible Roles on github
  • al3x/sovereign
    • A set of Ansible playbooks to build and maintain your own private cloud: email, calendar, contacts, file sync, IRC bouncer, VPN, and more.

Install

sudo python -m pip.__init__ install ansible

Ansible Facts

Ref:  How do I see a list of all of the ansible_ variables?

See facts for the local system by running the "setup" module.

ansible -m setup localhost