$ apt update

$ apt install -y ansible

/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg, hosts

[groupname]
machine1 username, password, IP/FQDN
machine2 username, password, IP/FQDN
machine3 username, password, IP/FQDN
<MachineName> ansible_host=<<ec2-private-ip>> ansible_user=<<ec2-user>>
ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/location/of/the/keypair/your-key.pem

[demo]
Node01 ansible_host=172.31.14.11 ansible_user=ubuntu
ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/etc/ansible/wezva.pem

[local]
Master ansible_host=172.31.10.6 ansible_user=ubuntu
ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/etc/ansible/wezva.pem

ADHOC
=====
$ ansible <host-pattern> -s -m <module> -a <arbituary-options>
machinename|groupname|all module-properties|OS-cmd

$ ansible demo -m ping

$ ansible demo -m copy -a "src=testfile dest=/tmp/testfile"
$ ansible demo -s -m apt -a "name=git state=present"
present|absent|latest
$ ansible demo -s -m apt -a "name=apache2 state=present"
$ ansible demo -s -m service -a "name=apache2 state=started"
started|stopped|restarted
$ ansible demo -s -m user -a "name=adam state=present"
$ ansible demo -m command -a "ls"
==
--- # your playbook
- hosts: <hostname|groupname|all>
become: <yes|no>
become_user: <username>
connection: <ssh|winrm|local>
gather_facts: <yes|no>
vars:
- <varname>: <value> # {{varname}}
- <varname>: <value>
tasks:
- name: <Name of the task>
<module>: <arbituary cmds>
notify: <handler-Name of the task>
- name: <Name of the task>
<module>: <arbituary cmds>
register: <varname>
- debug: var=<varname>.<propertyname>
handlers:
- name: <handler-Name of the task>
<module>: <arbituary cmds>

---
- hosts: demo
 become: yes
vars:
- mypkg: apache2
tasks:
- name: Install Git
apt: name=git state=present
- name: Install Apache
apt: name='{{mypkg}}' state=present
- name: Start Apache
service: name='{{mypkg}}' state=started
- name: print myname
command: echo hi-adam
register: output
- debug: var=output.stdout
- name: Print Memory Used
command: echo '{{ansible_memfree_mb}}'
register: output
- debug: var=output.stdout

Extra vars
local variable
Node variable
group variable
----------------
---
- hosts: demo
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Install Git
apt: name=git state=absent
- name: Install Apache
apt: name=apache2 state=present
notify: Start Apache
handlers:
- name: Start Apache
service: name=apache2 state=started
====
task1:
async: timeout (30 sec)
poll: 10 sec
(- machine1 | - machine2 | - machine3)
task2:
- machine1
- machine2
- machine3
-----------------------------
--- # Running tasks parallel
- hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Install Apache
apt: name=apache2 state=present
async: 30
poll: 5
================
--- # Running tasks parallel
- hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:
 - name: print name
command: echo hi-adam
delegate_to: Node01
run_once: true
- name: EOT
command: echo EOT
=============
--- # Running tasks parallel
- hosts: demo
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Create user1
user: name={{item}} state=present
with_items:
- user1
- user2
- user3

task1:
- machine1 - user1
- user2
- user3
- machine2 - user1
- user2
- user3
=============
--- # Loop Playbook
- hosts: demo
sudo: yes
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "{{item}}"
with_file:
- testfile
=============
--- # Loop Playbook
- hosts: demo
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Install Apache2
apt: name=apache2 state=present
when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
- name: Install Httpd
yum: name=httpd state=present
when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
- name: print numbers
command: echo {{ item }}
with_items: [ 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ]
when: item > 5
=======
--- # Loop Playbook
- hosts: demo
vars:
epic: true
tasks:
- name: EPIC
command: echo "this is certainly epic !"
when: epic
- name: NOT EPIC
 command: echo "this certainly isn’t epic!"
when: not epic
- name: Get Stat
stat: path=/tmp/thefile
register: st
- debug: var=st.stat.exists
- name: Create file only if it doesnt exist
shell: touch /tmp/thefile
when: not st.stat.exists
===========
--- # When playbook example
- hosts: demo
become: yes
tasks:
- name: Install apache for debian
apt: name=apache2 state=present
when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" or ansible_os_family == "Fedora"
- name: Install apache for redhat
command: yum -y install httpd
when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_pkg_mgr == "yum"
=============
--- # When playbook example
- hosts: demo
tasks:
- name: This will not be considered as Failure
command: /bin/false
ignore_errors: yes
- name: EOT
command: echo EOT
===========
--- # When playbook example
- hosts: demo
tasks:
- name: wait for the service to start listening on port 80
wait_for:
port: 80
state: started
- name: wait until the file is present before continuing
wait_for:
path: /tmp/dummy
search_regex: "hi adam"
delay: 10
timeout: 30
- name: EOT
command: echo EOT
===
---
- hosts: demo
vars:
myname: Adam
tasks:
- name: Ansible Template Example
template:
src: test.j2
dest: /tmp/testfile
-------
test.j2:
Hello {{myname}}
-------------
{% for i in range(3)%}
hello {{myname}} - {{i}}
{% endfor %}
===============
---
- hosts: demo
vars:
mylist: ['adam', 'm' ,'devops']
tasks:
- name: Ansible Template Example
template:
src: test.j2
dest: /tmp/testfile

test.j2:
{% for item in mylist %}
Hello {{ item }}
{% endfor %}
==================================
---
- hosts: demo
tasks:
- name: task 1
command: echo cheema
tags:
- cheema
- name: task 2
command: echo Ajay
tags:
- ajay
- group1
- name: task 3
command: echo Pavan
tags:
- pavan
- name: task 4
command: echo Rahul
tags:
- rahul
- group1
- name: task 5
command: echo Rohit
tags:
- rohit
- group1
========================================
- name: Install httpd
apt: pkg=apache2 state=latest
-----------------------------
--- # Include Task
- hosts: demo
become: yes
tasks:
- include: inc.yml
- name: verify the httpd is installed
shell: apt list --installed| grep apache > /tmp/result.log
================
---
- hosts: demo
 tasks:
- name: sample
shell: echo sample
======
--- # Import full playbook
- import_playbook: sample.yml
when: env == 'development'
===============================
master.yml
roles/
dev/
tasks/main.yml
vars/main.yml
qa/
tasks/main.yml
vars/main.yml
handlers/main.yml

master.yml
==========
---
- hosts: demo
pre_tasks:
- name: pre-task
command: echo pretask
roles:
- { role: dev, when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" }
- { role: qa, when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" }
post_tasks:
- name: post-task
command: echo posttask
===