Set Up Apache Webserver on Debian with Ansible Playbook — Video Tutorial

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd on Debian-like systems with Ansible? I'm going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code. I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot. Deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like systems - install packages => `ansible.builtin.apt` - custom index.html => `ansible.builtin.copy` - start service => `ansible.builtin.service` - open firewall => `community.general.ufw` Today we're talking about how to Deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like Linux systems. The full process requires six steps that you could automate with different Ansible modules. Firstly you need to install the `apache2` package and dependency using the `ansible.builtin.apt` Ansible module. Secondly, you need to create the custom index.html with `ansible.builtin.copy` Ansible module. You could upgrade this step using the `template` module. Thirsty you need to start the `apache2` service and enable it on boot and all the dependant using the `ansible.builtin.service` Ansible module. Fourthly you need to open the relevant firewall service-related ports using the `community.general.ufw` Ansible module. ## Playbook How to deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like systems with Ansible Playbook. code ```yaml --- - name: setup webserver hosts: all become: true tasks: - name: apache installed ansible.builtin.apt: name: apache2 update_cache: true state: latest - name: custom index.html ansible.builtin.copy: dest: "/var/www/html/index.html" content: | Custom Web Page - name: apache2 service enabled ansible.builtin.service: name: apache2 enabled: true state: started - name: open firewall community.general.ufw: rule: allow port: 80 proto: tcp ``` execution ```bash ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/ubuntu/inventory services/httpd_debian.yml PLAY [setup webserver] **************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu.example.com] TASK [apache installed] *************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu.example.com] TASK [custom index.html] ************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu.example.com] TASK [apache2 service enabled] ******************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu.example.com] TASK [open firewall] ****************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu.example.com] PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************** ubuntu.example.com : ok=5 changed=3 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ansible-pilot $ ``` idempotency ```bash ansible-pilot $ ans