Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Run the Provided Playbook `/home/ansible/get-environment-details.yml` to Collect Necessary Environment Details

   1. After logging into the EC2 instance, become the ansible user:

      su - ansible
      

      The password is the same as it is for cloud_user.

   2. Run the following command:

      ansible-playbook /home/ansible/get-environment-details.yml
      

2. Challenge

   Replace the word "placeholder" in `/home/ansible/env_vars.yml` with a Unique S3 Bucket Name

   1. Open /home/ansible/env_vars.yml with a text editor.
   2. Change the value placeholder to a unique S3 bucket name of your choosing.
      • Be sure to stick to the S3 naming conventions (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/BucketRestrictions.html for details).
3. Challenge

   Create a Playbook and Add a Play per the Lab Instructions

   1. Create /home/ansible/deploy.yml
   2. Add an Ansible play that configures your EC2 key pair, EC2 instance, and S3 bucket.
   3. Use the provided variable file for required parameter configuration.
4. Challenge

   Add Another Play to Further Configure the New EC2 Instance

   1. Add another play that will:
      • Configure the new EC2 instance.
      • Install the httpd package
      • Start and enable the httpd service.
      • Deploy the provided template file into /var/www/html.
   2. Use /home/ansible/env_vars.yml for required parameter configuration values.
5. Challenge

   Run `/home/ansible/deploy.yml` to Perform the Required Tasks

   Run the following command:

   ansible-playbook /home/ansible/deploy.yml