Ansible playbook for apache webserver installation and configuration from source

Step 1) Copy ssh keys to remote target server.

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ ssh-copy-id webserverhost02

/usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: INFO: Source of key(s) to be installed: "/home/osboxes/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"

The authenticity of host 'webserverhost02 (192.168.1.246)' can't be established.

ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:QYhfRimq4gvWwsjg+kul52yjv48WfbcRHaaKgSuUQeE.

Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes

/usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: INFO: attempting to log in with the new key(s), to filter out any that are already installed

/usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: INFO: 1 key(s) remain to be installed -- if you are prompted now it is to install the new keys

osboxes@webserverhost02's password:

Number of key(s) added: 1

Now try logging into the machine, with:   "ssh 'webserverhost02'"

and check to make sure that only the key(s) you wanted were added.

Step 2) Execute ansible ping module to check the remote server connectivity

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ ansible all -m ping -i webserver-inventory.txt

webserverhost02 | SUCCESS => {

    "ansible_facts": {

        "discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/libexec/platform-python"

    },

    "changed": false,

    "ping": "pong"

}

Step 2) Verify the syntax check before running actual playbook.

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ ansible-playbook install_configure_apache.yml -i webserver-inventory.txt --syntax-check

playbook: install_configure_apache.yml

Step 3) I have created a playbook for apache webserver installation and instance creation. You may download the source code from github repository.

https://github.com/pavanbandaru/ansible-projects.git

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ cat install_configure_apache.yml

---

- hosts: all

  become: yes

  become_method: sudo

  roles:

    - role: "roles/apache24"

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ cat webserver-inventory.txt

webserverhost02

roles: https://github.com/pavanbandaru/ansible-projects/tree/master/roles/apache24

[osboxes@master roles]$ tree apache24/

apache24/

├── defaults

│   └── main.yml

├── files

├── handlers

│   └── main.yml

├── meta

│   └── main.yml

├── README.md

├── tasks

│   ├── boot.yml

│   ├── filesystem.yml

│   ├── install-dependencies.yml

│   ├── install.yml

│   ├── main.yml

│   └── validate.yml

├── templates

│   ├── apache.service.j2

│   └── httpd.conf.j2

├── tests

│   ├── inventory

│   └── test.yml

└── vars

    └── main.yml

8 directories, 15 files

Step 3) Run Ansible playbook for apache installation from source and instance creation. 

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$ ansible-playbook install_configure_apache.yml -i webserver-inventory.txt

PLAY [all] **************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : check if the apache instance already present] ****************************************************************************************

ok: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : fail] ********************************************************************************************************************************

skipping: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : create a directory for apache binaries location] *************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : create a directory for apache instance location] *************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : create a directory for apache log location] ******************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Install all the packages] ************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Download apache binaries] ************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Download apr binaries] ***************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Download apr-util binaries] **********************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Install httpd package] ***************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Create a symlinks for apache products] ***********************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Install apr package] *****************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Copy apr package to srclib] **********************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Install apr-util package] ************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Copy apr-util package to srclib] *****************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Create a symlinks for python] ********************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Source code compilation] *************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Remove symlink] **********************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Configure Apache and change the desired installation location] ***********************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Execute the make command to prepare the files for the installation of Apache] ********************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Execute make install command to install apache] **************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : delete log directory] ****************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Create a log symlinks] ***************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : deploy httpd.conf.j2 to /home/osboxes/instances/apache24/poc-apache-instance/conf/] **************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : cleanup apache downloads] ************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02] => (item=httpd-2.4.46.tar.gz)

changed: [webserverhost02] => (item=apr-1.7.0.tar.gz)

changed: [webserverhost02] => (item=apr-util-1.6.1.tar.gz)

TASK [roles/apache24 : Change the ownership for apache products directory] **********************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : Change the ownership for apache instances  directory] ********************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : deploy apache.service.j2 to /etc/systemd/system/apache.service] **********************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : load apache service] *****************************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : enable apache service] ***************************************************************************************************************

ok: [webserverhost02]

TASK [roles/apache24 : starting the apache instance] ********************************************************************************************************

changed: [webserverhost02]

PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************

webserverhost02            : ok=31   changed=28   unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=1    rescued=0    ignored=0

[osboxes@master ansible-projects]$

Step 4) Verify apache instance status on remote host

[osboxes@webserverhost02 ~]$ ps -ef | grep httpd

osboxes    63796       1  0 08:37 ?        00:00:00 /home/osboxes/instances/apache24/poc-apache-instance/bin/httpd -k start

osboxes    63797   63796  0 08:37 ?        00:00:00 /home/osboxes/instances/apache24/poc-apache-instance/bin/httpd -k start

osboxes    63798   63796  0 08:37 ?        00:00:00 /home/osboxes/instances/apache24/poc-apache-instance/bin/httpd -k start

osboxes    63799   63796  0 08:37 ?        00:00:00 /home/osboxes/instances/apache24/poc-apache-instance/bin/httpd -k start

[osboxes@webserverhost02 poc-apache-instance]$ curl -k http://webserverhost02:10001

<html><body><h1>It works!</h1></body></html>

[osboxes@webserverhost02 poc-apache-instance]$