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How to deploy a webserver apache httpd on RedHat-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 RedHat-like systems

install packages => ansible.builtin.yum

custom index.html => ansible.builtin.copy

start service => ansible.builtin.service

open firewall => ansible.posix.firewalld

Today we're talking about how to Deploy a web server apache httpd on RedHat-like Linux systems.

The full process requires four steps that you could automate with different Ansible modules.

Firstly you need to install the httpd package and dependency using the ansible.builtin.yum 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 httpd service and enable 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 ansible.posix.firewalld Ansible module.

## Playbook

Deploy a web server apache httpd on RedHat-like systems with Ansible Playbook.

code

``yaml


---
name: setup webserver
  hosts: all
  become: true
  tasks:
    - name: httpd installed
      ansible.builtin.yum:
        name: httpd
        state: latest
    - name: custom index.html
      ansible.builtin.copy:
        dest: /var/www/html/index.html
        content: |
          Custom Web Page
    - name: httpd service enabled
      ansible.builtin.service:
        name: httpd
        enabled: true
        state: started
    - name: open firewall
      ansible.posix.firewalld:
        service: http
        state: enabled
        immediate: true
        permanent: true



execution

`bash


ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory services/httpd_redhat.yml
PLAY [setup webserver] 
TASK [Gathering Facts] 
ok: [demo.example.com]
TASK [httpd installed] 
changed: [demo.example.com]
TASK [custom index.html] **
changed: [demo.example.com]
TASK [httpd service enabled] 
changed: [demo.example.com]
TASK [open firewall] **
changed: [demo.example.com]
PLAY RECAP **
demo.example.com           : ok=5    changed=4    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0
ansible-pilot $



idempotency

``bash

ansible-pilot $