Setup - richiedennis/Tech-Journal-SYS265- GitHub Wiki

Downloading ansible on Ubuntu:

1. Ansible can be installed on Ubuntu 18.04 with the following series of commands:

• sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install sshpass ansible -y
• sudo apt-get install python-pip python-setuptools -y
• sudo pip install wheel pywinrm pywinrm[kerberos]

2. You should be able to ensure it by issuing the following command:

• ansible --version

Preparing Windows for Automation:

1. Start by pulling a file from github:

• wget https://raw.githubcontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1 --outfile ansbile.ps1

2. Verify that everything is working:

• Unblock-File .\ansible.ps1
• .\ansible.ps1 -Verbose

Playbooks used: https://galaxy.ansible.com/diodonfrost/java