Linux/Virtual Server Setup Guide with Ansible
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Step 1: Prepare local linux terminal
- Install Windows Subsystem for Linux / Ubuntu
- Open local linux terminal and complete initial setup
- Install Ansible:
sudo apt -y install software-properties-common sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible sudo apt install ansible
Step 2: Generate Cloud VM (Hetzner, Netcup,...)
- Install latest Ubuntu LTS
- Set username / password
- Write down information required for next steps:
- VM IP, VM username, VM password
Step 3: Adjust DNS entries
- Make sure the desired DNS entries point to the (new?) IP of the VM. (IPv4 + IPv6)
- Verify from the local terminal that the DNS entry is pointing to the correct ip
nslookup {hostname}
Step 4: Set up VM with ansible
- Open local linux terminal
- Get repository with Ansible files:
git clone https://{ansible-library} cd ansible-library
- edit and adjust .env
cp .env.example .env nano .env
- execute setup scripts
./00_setup-ssh.sh ./run_playbooks.sh