/Install_Nexus3_Using_Ansible_Playbook

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Install_Nexus3_Using_Ansible_Playbook

Overview

Install Latest Sonatype Nexus 3 on CentOS 8 using ansible. Sonatype Nexus3 is an open-source repository manager used to manage and organize software components, build artifacts, and third-party dependencies. It is widely used in DevOps and software development workflows to streamline the software development lifecycle.

Requirement

  • Ansible master node
    • Install python3 sudo yum install python3
    • Install EPEL Repository yum install epel-release
    • Install ansible sudo yum install ansible
    • Set Passwordless authentication between master and remote hosts ssh-keygen , ssh-copy-id root@IP_address
    • Add inventory file 
      [hosts]
nexus ansible_host= <remote host IP or FQDN> ansible_ssh_private_key_file= <path to private key>
  • Nexus remote node
    • Minimum 1 VCPU & 2 GB Memory.
    • Install OpenJDK 8.
    • Server firewall opened for port 22 & 8081
    • All Nexus processes should run as a non-root nexus user

main project hierarchy

   project
   ├── nexus3
   │   ├── tasks
   |   ├── templates
   |   ├── meta
   │   └── vars
   ├── prerequisite
   │   ├── tasks
   │   └── vars
   ├── inventory.ini
   ├── keys
   └── playbook.yaml

The Automated Logic

  • Update the yum packages
  • Install chkconfig,openjdk
  • allow firewall ports 22 and 8081
  • Create a directory for nexus called app
  • Download the latest nexus in the app directory
  • Untar the downloaded file
  • Rename the untared file to nexus.
  • Create a service user named nexus.
  • Change the ownership of nexus files to nexus user
  • Create a nexus systemd unit file /etc/systemd/system/nexus.service
  • Start and enable nexus service

Playbook Run

  • ansible-playbook -i <inventory file path> <playbook file>
  • hit http://localhost:8081 in the browser

Now you see the nexus homepage, take a tour

nexus

  • Log in using default username admin and password found in app/sonatype-work/nexus3/admin.password

    for ease when running the play book there would be a task to get the password for you