Step-by-Step Process for using Ansible Git Module for Version Control
Step 1: Launch an instance
- Login to Amazon Console.
- Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard and Launch the EC2 instance.
- Here we are launching two EC2 Instances one for the machine node and another for the worker node.
- Now connect with terminal.
Step 2: Install Ansible and Git
- Now install ansible and git in our local machine by using following commands.
For Ansible Installation
sudo amazon-linux-extras ansible2
For Git Installation
sudo yum -y install git
Step 3: Define the Inventory File or Host file
- Now go to host file and provide host details.
- Default path for host file is.
- Now give worker node details like Ip address user name.
cd /etc/ansible
sudo vi hosts
Step 4: Generate Personal Access Token in Github
- To clone private repository we need permission, for that purpose we are generating Personal Access Token
- Follow this to navigate and generate PAT
- Settings –> Developer Settings –> Generate New Token.
- Make sure to copy your personal access token now. You won’t be able to see it again!.
Step 5: Ansible Playbook to Clone a Private Repository Using PAT
- Now create ansible playbook by using following command.
sudo vi <filename.yml>
- Now define tasks in playbook, here is the script for playbook to clone private repository.
---
- name: Clone Private Git Repository Using PAT
hosts: all
become: yes
vars:
repo_url: https://github.com/yourusername/your-private-repo.git
dest_dir: /path/to/clone/repo
github_token: "your_github_pat"
tasks:
- name: Ensure git is installed
yum:
name: git
state: present
- name: Clone the private repository
git:
repo: "{{ repo_url }}"
dest: "{{ dest_dir }}"
version: master # or any branch/tag you want to checkout
force: yes
accept_hostkey: yes
environment:
GIT_ASKPASS: /bin/echo
GIT_USERNAME: "{{ github_token }}"
GIT_PASSWORD: "{{ github_token }}"
Step 6: Run the Playbook
- Now run the playbook to execute tasks which is defined in host file.
ansible-playbook <playbookname.yml>
Step 7: Verify
- Now verify that git repo was cloned into destination path or not.
- Here we see that git repo was successfully cloned to destination path.
How to use Ansible Git Module for Version Control
For workflows to be consistent and effective in today’s fast-paced software development environment, automation and version control are essential. Configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration are all made easier with the popular open-source automation platform Ansible. Among its numerous strong modules is the git module, which incorporates consistently with Git, the broadly utilized disseminated version control system.
In this article, we will dive into the functionalities of the Ansible git module. To help you get started, we’ll go over important ideas, walk you through the module’s use in detail, and give you real-world examples. In addition, we will respond to frequently asked inquiries regarding potential difficulties and use cases, toward the finish of this aide, you’ll be prepared to use the Ansible git module in your automation work processes, improving both efficiency and dependability in your improvement activities.
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