Comment on Is ansible worth learning to automate setting up servers?
simonmicro@programming.dev 5 months ago
I think it is a great way to document what you have done too. Especially with larger setups this can be quite time-intensive.
Then add that you may want to dynamically reconfigure your systems to interact with each other and then Ansibles template-rendering comes in really handy.
Finally, it is standardized - so other peopke can work with it too (relevant in work context).
crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 5 months ago
This sounds amazing!
You have any good resources to recommend for learning ansible?
Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I recently began learning Ansible and this playlist was very helpful with learning.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Learn Linux TV has a good series as does Jeff Geerling both are free on YouTube.
I prefer the Learn Linux TV one as it goes through how to integrate git and different distros.
Cyber@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Yeah +1 for LLTV
simonmicro@programming.dev 5 months ago
Sorry, but I fear not. Ansible has a good getting started out there, but I think you’ll learn the most just using it.
Maybe a broad roadmap… Try to add systems. Test them via Ansible-Ping. Change some configs (add file, add line-in-file). Add handlers to react to changes by restarting services. Add host variables and customize behavior per host. Add templates…