web2py_ansible_playbook

An Ansible playbook to install web2py on Ubuntu 20.04

How to install

1. Install Ubuntu 20.04
2. Create ssh key
3. copy-ssh-id to your new server
4. ssh to new server to ensure you can connect without any passwords or prompts
5. Update the variables at the top of the yaml file for:
   1. ansible_user - this should be the user on your ubuntu server
   2. web2py_password - this is the password for the admin console to be used in web2py
6. cd to ansible playbook directory
   • PYTHON3 run ansible-playbook -i hosts web2py-install.yaml -bK
   • PYTHON2 run ansible-playbook -i hosts web2py-install-2.yaml -bK
7. Enter 'become' password
8. Watch the server install

This playbook was based on the setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh install script included in web2py with help from a script posted by Clemens.

Please contact me with any changes, ommissions or suggestions.