This Ansible project automates the setup of a Drupal website on RHEL servers, including LAMP stack installation, Drupal CMS setup, and optional SSL configuration using Let's Encrypt certificates.
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|-- ./gen_secrets.sh
|-- ./roles
| |-- ./roles/drupal_install
| |-- ./roles/lamp_install
| |-- ./roles/user_setup
| `-- ./roles/ansible-role-certbot
|-- ./main.yml
|-- ./vars
| |-- ./vars/ssl_vars.yml
| `-- ./vars/main.yml
|-- ./LICENSE
|-- ./local.main.yml
|-- ./inventory
| `-- ./inventory/hosts.ini
`-- ./README.md
- ansible-role-certbot: Configures SSL certificates using Certbot.
- drupal_install: Handles downloading, installing, and configuring Drupal, including database setup.
- lamp_install: Installs and configures the Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) stack.
- user_setup: Sets up initial server users and configurations.
- Ansible installed on the control machine.
- RHEL-based server for the target host.
- Sudo access on the target server.
- SSH Enabled + Key based authentication
Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine or Ansible control node.
Configure Inventory: Edit the inventory/hosts.ini
file to include your server(s).
Set Up Variables:
- Edit vars/main.yml
and vars/ssl_vars.yml
to match your specific configuration needs.
- Use gen_secrets.sh
to generate and securely store necessary secrets.
Run the Playbook:
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts.ini main.yml
For LocalHost Running:
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts.ini local.main.yml
- Drupal Configuration: Modify
vars/main.yml
to set Drupal-specific options such as domain and site name. - SSL Configuration: Enable or disable SSL certificate configuration through
vars/main.yml
and detail settings invars/ssl_vars.yml
. - LAMP Stack Configuration: Adjust PHP, Apache, and MySQL settings in
roles/lamp_install/defaults/main.yml
orvars/main.yml
as necessary.
Contributions to this project are welcome. Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE
file in the ansible-role-certbot
directory for details.
- Adapt and Extend: This README is a starting point. Adjust and extend it as your project evolves, especially if you add new roles, features, or change how configurations are managed.
- Documentation Best Practices: Keep your documentation up-to-date with your code. Clear, concise, and current documentation is crucial for effective collaboration and project use.
- Markdown Formatting: Use Markdown formatting to enhance readability. GitHub and most Git platforms render
README.md
files using Markdown, allowing for structured, easily navigable documentation.