Ansible Ubuntu Server Setup

Production-ready Ansible playbooks for automated Ubuntu server configuration and deployment.

Overview

This repository contains Ansible playbooks and roles used to automate the deployment and configuration of Ubuntu servers in production environments. These playbooks follow best practices for idempotent infrastructure management.

Features

• Automated Server Provisioning: Complete server setup from base Ubuntu installation
• Security Hardening: SSH configuration, firewall rules, fail2ban setup
• Service Deployment: Automated installation and configuration of common services
• Idempotent Operations: Safe to run multiple times without side effects
• Modular Design: Reusable roles for different service components

Playbooks

server-baseline.yml

Initial server configuration including:

• System updates and security patches
• User management and SSH key deployment
• Timezone and locale configuration
• Basic monitoring tools installation

web-server.yml

Web server stack deployment:

• Nginx installation and configuration
• SSL certificate management
• Virtual host setup
• Performance optimization

database-server.yml

Database server configuration:

• PostgreSQL/MySQL installation
• Security configuration
• Backup automation
• Performance tuning

Requirements

ansible: ">=2.9"
python: ">=3.6"
target_os: "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or newer"