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Creating a Basic Ansible Playbook

In this lab, you will deploy Nginx on remote servers using an Ansible playbook. You will learn how to install and start Nginx, display the server IP address, verify the deployment, and view the Nginx landing page. By the end of the lab, you will have a basic understanding of using Ansible to automate the deployment and management of web servers.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Jul 26, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    View Code in the Playbook

    • Connect to the porvided RHEL server via SSH.
    • Review the file called nginx_playbook.yml in the current directory.
  2. Challenge

    Execute the Playbook

    • Execute the Ansible Playbook nginx_playbook.yml.
    • Review and validate the output.

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