I build simple servers for customers. Like, email, ftp, webserver and samba.
Just started using ansible and it is great for setup and reuse of work. I
am using roles from ansible galaxy.
Each server is independent. That means I do not have a cluster of servers
to manage. The most I can think of now that will be like a cluster is to do
a yum update for all the servers. Having said that, most of the time each
server is independent.
I can get the server installed with the necessary packages using roles. So
my playbook file looks something like this.
roles:
- network
- epel_repo
- common
- samba
task:
- name: Create groups
task:
- name: Create users
task:
- name: Upload smb.conf
task:
What is the best practice method to manage the configuration? What is a
good folder structure?
Currently I have, after reading
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_best_practices.html#directory-layout
ansible
-filter_plugins
-group_vars
-host_vars
-library
-roles
Then I have the playbook file like "fileserver.example.com.yml"
Where should I store my config files for fileserver.example.com? There is
no "files" folder in ansible root. For example, where do a store smb.conf
that is only meant for fileserver.example.com?
Do I just create the following?
ansible
-filter_plugins
-group_vars
-host_vars
-library
-roles
-files
-fileserver.example.com
-etc
-samba
-smb.conf
Would this be best practice? Need advice.
Similarly for templates too. Where do I store the templates for
fileserver.example.com?
My objective is to change the config files locally and run ansible to
change them in the server. Not sure how to organize it all. Especially when
there are a few servers. Most of the servers are unique and independent.
I hope, I am making sense and it is clear.
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