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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

Beginner

Duration

15m

Published

Jul 26, 2023

Challenge

View Code in the Playbook
- Connect to the provided RHEL server via SSH.
- Review the file called nginx_playbook.yml in the current directory.
Challenge

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

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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