tanvir002700 / Ansible-Rails-App-Server-Provision

ansible provision

Rails-App-Server-Provision ( Ansbile )

Server provisioning for rails app.

Description

Rails application deploy server provisioning for staging and production environment.

Prerequisites

Require Ansible in local machine. For ansible installation check here: Ansible installation.

Configuration

Need few step of configuration for server provision.

- hosts

hosts file will be contain host server credentials and how ansible will be connect with server from local machine.

Do same same step for [production] and [staging] block:

1. In 'hosts/production' or 'hosts/staging' file set server ip
2. Set ansible_ssh_user: server login user name
3. Set ansible_ssh_private_key_file: server login ssh private key

Example:

<Server Ip> ansible_ssh_user=<Server login User> ansible_ssh_private_key_file=<server ssh private key path>

#hosts/production
[production]
192.168.33.10 ansible_ssh_user=ubuntu ansible_ssh_private_key_file=~/.ssh/id_rsa

#hosts/staging
[staging]
192.168.33.10 ansible_ssh_user=ubuntu ansible_ssh_private_key_file=~/.ssh/id_rsa

- common configuration

In this section all changes will in 'group_var/all' file.

1. Add server remote user name to 'remote_user' variable

       remote_user: <server_remote_user>
   

   Example:

      remote_user: ubuntu
   

2. Set Deploy user name to 'deploy_user' variable

       deploy_user: <deploy_user>
   

   Example:

      deploy_user: deployer
   

3. Set App name to 'app_name' variable

       app_name: <application_name>
   

   Example:

      app_name: demo_app
   

4. Set ruby and node version to 'ruby_version' & 'node_version' variable

       ruby_version: <ruby_version>
       node_version: <node_version>
   

   Example:

      ruby_version: 2.4.0
      node_version: 7.7.4
   

5. if Want to use mysql db then Set 'mysql_setup' value true, Otherwise set it is false. And set mysql port and root user password. Example:

      mysql_setup: true
      mysql_port: 3306
      mysql_root_password: <root_password>
   

6. If want to use postgres db the Set 'postgres_setup' value true, Otherwise set it is false. Example:

       postgres_setup: false
   

- Staging and production separate configuration

In this section all changes will in 'group_var/production/' and 'group_var/staging/' files.

1. If using mysql database then add mysql_user name and password to 'mysql_user' and 'mysql_user_password both file. Example:

       #group_var/production/database.yml
       mysql_user: applicationProduction
       mysql_user_password: appPassword
   

       #group_var/staging/database.yml
       mysql_user: applicationStaging
       mysql_user_password: appPassword
   

2. If using postgres database then add postgres user name and password to 'postgres_user' and 'postgres_password both file. Example:

       #group_var/production/database.yml
       postgres_user: applicationProduction
       postgres_password: appPassword
   

          #group_var/staging/database.yml
          postgres_user: applicationProduction
          postgres_password: appPassword
   

- Configure GitHub access key

• Put GitHub access public and private key in the 'roles/create-deploy-user/templates' path And adding '.j2' extension to them.

      id_rsa.j2       #put into 'roles/create-deploy-user/templates' path.
      id_rsa.put.j2   #put into 'roles/create-deploy-user/templates' path.
  

Usage

For start server provisioning first clone the repo, and from root run following command:

    $ansible-playbook setup-provision.yml -i hosts/production -e app_env=production    #for production server
    $ansible-playbook setup-provision.yml -i hosts/staging -e app_env=staging          #for staging server

Run ansible playbook with sudo password:

    $ansible-playbook setup-provision.yml -i hosts/production -e app_env=production --extra-vars "ansible_sudo_pass=<password>"
    $ansible-playbook setup-provision.yml -i hosts/staging -e app_env=staging  --extra-vars "ansible_sudo_pass=<password>"

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at Ansible Rails App Server Provision. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

Authors

• Tanvir Hasan - Owner - Tanvir002700

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details