Ansible Tool

CloudStudio utilizes the Ansible program as one of its main components in order to work.

It must be installed on the machine so CloudStudio can use it.

Installation

Ansible program

Official Documentation

Ansible Playbook docs

Overview

Ansible is an automation tool designed mainly for configuration management in already deployed applications ( deployed with Terraform for instance ).

Its agentless architecture and simple YAML-based configuration enables developers to connect, install and configure any software on any machine in the cloud.

Features

• Agentless Architecture: No need to install software on managed infraestructure.
• Human-Readable YAML Playbooks: Easy-to-understand configuration files.
• Extensive Modules: Support for managing servers, cloud resources, and more.
• Idempotency: Ensures tasks are executed only when necessary.

Example

Here is a simple example to configure a web server

- hosts: web
  become: yes

  tasks:
    - name: Update package index
      apt:
        update_cache: yes
    
    - name: Install Nginx
      apt:
        name: nginx
        state: present
    
    - name: Start Nginx service
      service:
        name: nginx
        state: started