Ansible Playbooks for AAP

A collection of simple Ansible playbooks designed for Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).

Description

This repository contains multiple playbooks that demonstrate basic Ansible functionality. Each playbook can be configured as a separate Job Template in AAP.

Requirements

• Ansible 2.9 or higher
• Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.x or higher (for AAP usage)

Files

• hello-world.yml - Simple greeting playbook
• goodbye-world.yml - Farewell message playbook
• datetime.yml - Displays current date/time information
• inventory.yml - Sample inventory file (localhost)

Playbooks

1. Hello World (hello-world.yml)

Displays greeting messages and welcomes users.

Usage:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml hello-world.yml

2. Goodbye World (goodbye-world.yml)

Displays farewell messages.

Usage:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml goodbye-world.yml

3. DateTime (datetime.yml)

Gathers and displays comprehensive date/time information including ISO format, timezone, epoch time, and day of week.

Usage:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml datetime.yml

Running in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Step 1: Create a Project

1. Navigate to Resources → Projects
2. Click "Add"
3. Configure:
   • Name: "Demo Playbooks"
   • Source Control Type: Git
   • Source Control URL: [Your repository URL]
   • Source Control Branch/Tag/Commit: main (or your branch)
4. Click "Save"

Step 2: Create an Inventory

1. Navigate to Resources → Inventories
2. Either use an existing inventory or create a new one
3. Add hosts as needed (or import the included inventory.yml)

Step 3: Create Job Templates

Create a separate Job Template for each playbook:

Hello World Job Template

• Navigate to Resources → Templates → Add → Job Template
• Name: "Hello World"
• Job Type: Run
• Inventory: [Select your inventory]
• Project: "Demo Playbooks"
• Playbook: hello-world.yml
• Credentials: [Add if needed]
• Click "Save"

Goodbye World Job Template

• Name: "Goodbye World"
• Playbook: goodbye-world.yml
• (Other settings same as above)

DateTime Job Template

• Name: "DateTime Info"
• Playbook: datetime.yml
• (Other settings same as above)

Step 4: Launch Jobs

• Navigate to the Job Template you want to run
• Click the rocket icon 🚀 to launch
• View the output in the job details page

Expected Output

Hello World

• Greeting messages
• Welcome message
• Success confirmation

Goodbye World

• Farewell messages
• See you later message
• Success confirmation

DateTime

• ISO 8601 timestamp
• Human-readable date and time
• Timezone information
• Unix epoch time
• Day of week (number and name)

Customization

You can modify any playbook to:

• Target different hosts by changing the hosts parameter
• Enable/disable fact gathering with gather_facts
• Add additional tasks as needed
• Change messages to suit your needs

License

MIT

Author

Generated for AAP Hello World demonstration