Using Ansible inside a Bash script

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I use Ubuntu 18.04 with Ansible installed this way:

apt-get update -y
install software-properties-common
apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
apt install ansible

I also have a small Bash script I store in GitHub that I sometimes copy-paste into the terminal of remote machines I hire to store my own websites on (as for now I plan to have only one such remote machine, not tens/hundreds or thousands as common for most Ansible users).

The script

#!/bin/bash
apt-get update -y
apt-get install lamp-server^
apt-get install php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-curl php-cli php-gd
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

One could say "well, if it's just one machine don't use Ansible at all, it would be an overkill" but I still feel the need to automate this as it is a very "messy" installation command set that might change "tomorrow".

My problem

I don't find literature to explain how I could do the same installations, inside the Bash terminal (say from copy-pasting the command set) but with Ansible. I also bought a printed version of Jeff Geerling's book "Ansible for Devops" but none of the basic chapters covers my particular need.

All I find is how to deploy a playground file to a list of IPs but I don't want to use this "traditional" way for Ansible. I just want to copy a Ansible YAML command set from GitHub to my terminal.

My question

Do you know how I could do that?

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I use Ubuntu 18.04 with Ansible installed this way:

apt-get update -y
install software-properties-common
apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
apt install ansible

The script

#!/bin/bash
apt-get update -y
apt-get install lamp-server^
apt-get install php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-curl php-cli php-gd
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

My problem

All I find is how to deploy a playground file to a list of IPs but I don't want to use this "traditional" way for Ansible. I just want to copy a Ansible YAML command set from GitHub to my terminal.

My question

Do you know how I could do that?

edited 4 hours ago

asked 5 hours ago

JohnDoea

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up vote
1
down vote

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I use Ubuntu 18.04 with Ansible installed this way:

apt-get update -y
install software-properties-common
apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
apt install ansible

The script

#!/bin/bash
apt-get update -y
apt-get install lamp-server^
apt-get install php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-curl php-cli php-gd
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

My problem

All I find is how to deploy a playground file to a list of IPs but I don't want to use this "traditional" way for Ansible. I just want to copy a Ansible YAML command set from GitHub to my terminal.

My question

Do you know how I could do that?

edited 4 hours ago

asked 5 hours ago

JohnDoea

77731

I use Ubuntu 18.04 with Ansible installed this way:

apt-get update -y
install software-properties-common
apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
apt install ansible

The script

#!/bin/bash
apt-get update -y
apt-get install lamp-server^
apt-get install php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-curl php-cli php-gd
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

My problem

All I find is how to deploy a playground file to a list of IPs but I don't want to use this "traditional" way for Ansible. I just want to copy a Ansible YAML command set from GitHub to my terminal.

My question

Do you know how I could do that?

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From the Ansible Docs:

 - name: Install a list of packages
apt:
 name: " packages "
vars:
 packages:
 - foo
 - foo-tools

 - name: Download foo.conf
get_url:
 url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
 dest: /etc/foo.conf
 mode: 0440

Since this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.

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Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
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No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

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From the Ansible Docs:

 - name: Install a list of packages
apt:
 name: " packages "
vars:
 packages:
 - foo
 - foo-tools

 - name: Download foo.conf
get_url:
 url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
 dest: /etc/foo.conf
 mode: 0440

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Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
5 hours ago

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No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

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From the Ansible Docs:

 - name: Install a list of packages
apt:
 name: " packages "
vars:
 packages:
 - foo
 - foo-tools

 - name: Download foo.conf
get_url:
 url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
 dest: /etc/foo.conf
 mode: 0440

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Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
5 hours ago

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No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

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3
down vote

From the Ansible Docs:

 - name: Install a list of packages
apt:
 name: " packages "
vars:
 packages:
 - foo
 - foo-tools

 - name: Download foo.conf
get_url:
 url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
 dest: /etc/foo.conf
 mode: 0440

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answered 5 hours ago

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From the Ansible Docs:

 - name: Install a list of packages
apt:
 name: " packages "
vars:
 packages:
 - foo
 - foo-tools

 - name: Download foo.conf
get_url:
 url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
 dest: /etc/foo.conf
 mode: 0440

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Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
5 hours ago

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No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

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Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
5 hours ago

1

No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

Hello The Letter M. Can Bash evaluate this directly after Ansible was installed?
â€“Â JohnDoea
5 hours ago

No because this is written in Ansible Playbook format. You would need to write it to a yaml file, and then you can call the playbook from your script. You would not be able to embed the yaml file in a bash script and then call it within the script.
â€“Â The Letter M
4 hours ago

Thanks. I think this data should be part of the answer after an edit (BTW the answer is likely to get upvoted with it).
â€“Â JohnDoea
4 hours ago

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