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

How to deploy a webserver apache httpd virtual host 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 virtual host on Debian-like systems - install packages => ansible.builtin.apt - document root => ansible.builtin.file - custom index.html => ansible.builtin.copy - Apache virtualhost => ansible.builtin.template - enable new site => ansible.builtin.command - open firewall => community.general.ufw - reload service => ansible.builtin.service Today we're talking about how to Deploy a web server apache httpd on Debian-like Linux systems. The full process requires seven 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 document root with the right permission with the `ansible.builtin.file` module. Thirsty, you need to create the custom index.html with the `ansible.builtin.copy` Ansible module. You could upgrade this step using the `template` module. Fourthly, you need to set up Apache configuration for the specific virtual host using the `ansible.builtin.template` module. Fifty, you need to enable a new site using the `a2ensite` via the `ansible.builtin.command` module. Sixty, you need to start the `apache2` service and enable it on boot and all the dependant using the `ansible.builtin.service` Ansible module. Seventy you need to open the relevant firewall service-related ports using the `community.general.ufw` Ansible module. ## Playbook How to automate the deployment of a web server apache httpd virtual host on Debian-like systems with Ansible Playbook. code - httpd_debian_vhost.yml ```yaml --- - name: setup webserver vhost hosts: all become: true vars: app_user: "www-data" http_host: "example.com" http_conf: "example.com.conf" http_port: "80" disable_default: true tasks: - name: apache installed ansible.builtin.apt: name: apache2 update_cache: true state: latest - name: document root exist ansible.builtin.file: path: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}" state: directory owner: "{{ app_user }}" mode: '0755' - name: custom index.html ansible.builtin.copy: dest: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}/index.html" content: | Custom Web Page - name: set up Apache virtualhost ansible.builtin.template: src: "templates/apache.conf.j2" dest: "/etc/apache2/sites-available/{{ http_conf }}" - name: enable new site ansible.builtin.command: "/usr/sbin/a2ensite {{ http_conf }}" notify: reload Apache - name: disable default Apache site ansible.builtin.command: "/usr/sbin/a2dissite 000-default.conf" when: disable_default notify: reload Apache - name: open firewa