Running Vagrant with Custom CIDR Range

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Ansible:

  • Version: core 2.16.1
  • Python version: 3.10.12
  • Jinja version: 3.0.3
  • pip install passlib

• Vagrant:

  • Version: 2.3.7

Setting Up Vagrant

1. Install Vagrant: If Vagrant is not already installed, download and install it from Vagrant's official website.

2. Configure Network with Custom CIDR: To set a specific CIDR range, configure the network in the /etc/vbox/networks.conf

3. Launch Vagrant Box: Run the following command to start and provision the Vagrant box:

   git clone [email protected]:adamsipo/xitee.git
   cd xitee/
   vagrant up

4. Accessing the Vagrant Box: Once the box is up and running, you can access it with:

   vagrant ssh

Ansible Playbook for Docker and WordPress on AlmaLinux 8

This Ansible playbook is designed to automate the installation of Docker and WordPress on AlmaLinux 8 (version 8.8.20230606). It also includes functionality for creating backups of the WordPress instance.

Features

• Docker Installation: Installs and configures Docker on AlmaLinux 8.
• WordPress Deployment: Deploys WordPress within a Docker container.
• Backup Creation: Automates the creation of backups for WordPress.

Prerequisites

• Ansible environment set up on the control machine.
• Target servers running AlmaLinux 8.

Inventory Setup

Define the target server(s) in the Ansible inventory. Specify the IP address and necessary SSH details for each server. Example inventory setup:

all:
  children:
    servers:
      vars:
        firewall_services:
          - http
          - ssh
        user_name: xitest
        ssh_public_keys:
          - "ssh-ed25519 AAAA... marek@GUADALAJARA-WSL"
          - "ssh-ed25519 AAAA...tkuba"
      hosts:
        192.168.100.23:
          ansible_user: vagrant
          ansible_ssh_private_key_file: ~/.ssh/id_rsa
          ansible_ssh_common_args: "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"

Running the Playbook

To execute the playbook:

1. Navigate to the playbook directory.

• Secrets are stored in the secrets.yaml file.
• The password for decrypting the secrets file is "password".
• When running the playbook, use the following command to provide the vault password:

  git clone [email protected]:adamsipo/xitee.git
  ansible-playbook xitee/ansible/xitee_homework.yaml -i xitee/ansible/inventory/inventory.yaml --ask-vault-pass

Accessing WordPress

Once the playbook execution is complete, WordPress will be accessible via the IP address of the virtual machine (e.g., http://192.168.100.23).

Backup Management

• The playbook includes tasks for setting up automatic backups of the WordPress database.
• Backups are stored in a specified directory within the virtual machine.