How might an internal automation solution be built using Ansible? In this video, Jay gives you an overview of the actual automation system used internally within Learn Linux TV – dubbed "Config-a-ma-jig". He’ll go over his thought process when it comes to its design, which may inspire you to come up with new features for your own solution.
Note: This is a design overview, not a tutorial.
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*RELEVANT LINKS*
Here’s a link to some things that will teach you more about some of the technologies used or mentioned within the video:
• Systemd tutorial ➜ https://linux.video/systemd
• Systemd Timers tutorial ➜ https://linux.video/systemd-timers
• Ansible Udemy Course ➜ https://linux.video/ansible
• Ansible YouTube Course (Udemy version is newer) ➜ https://linux.video/ansible-yt
• ansible-pull tutorial ➜ https://linux.video/ansible-pull
• Healthchecks.io ➜ https://learnlinux.link/hc
• Pushover app ➜ https://learnlinux.link/pushover
• tmux Tutorial Series ➜ https://linux.video/tmux
• vim Tutorial Series ➜ https://linux.video/vim
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*🕐 TIME CODES*
00:00 – Intro
02:06 – Distribution Groups
03:49 – The "Provisioner"
07:58 – More detailed info on how it runs
12:03 – Various roles and files
16:43 – How Systemd is used
20:13 – More design decisions
26:47 – Dealing with different distros
28:20 – How I protect secrets
20:48 – How the inventory file is used
34:08 – Provision script templates
37:58 – Ansible configuration
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• Linux Crash Course ➜ https://linux.video/cc
• tmux ➜ https://linux.video/tmux
• vim ➜ https://linux.video/vim
• Bash Scripting ➜ https://linux.video/bash
• Proxmox VE ➜ https://linux.video/pve
• Ansible (Udemy) ➜ https://learnlinux.link/ansible
• Linux Essentials (Udemy) ➜ https://learnlinux.link/linux-essentials
*📘 FAQ*
• What is a "Distribution" of Linux? ➜ https://linux.video/what-is-a-distro
• What is a "Desktop Environment"? ➜ https://linux.video/desktop-environment
• Which Server Distro should I use? ➜ https://linux.video/which-server-distro
• How do I create USB install media? ➜ https://linux.video/install-media
• How do I connect to a server via SSH? ➜ https://linux.video/use-ssh
• How do I exit vim? ➜ https://linux.video/vim
• How do I use apt? ➜ https://linux.video/apt
• How do I use dnf? ➜ https://linux.video/dnf
• How do I use pacman? ➜ https://linux.video/pacman
• What is a "Flatpak"? ➜ https://linux.video/flatpak
• What is a "Snap" package? ➜ https://linux.video/snap
• How do I install Arch Linux? ➜ https://linux.video/install-arch
• How do I configure SSH on my server? https://linux.video/ssh-server
• How do I install updates? ➜ https://linux.video/updates
• How do I secure my Linux Server? ➜ https://linux.video/every-server
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