monkeybox_kubernetes/Ansible

Basically part and parcel from https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/sample_setup.html

production                # inventory file for production servers
staging                   # inventory file for staging environment

group_vars/
   group1.yml             # here we assign variables to particular groups
   group2.yml
host_vars/
   hostname1.yml          # here we assign variables to particular systems
   hostname2.yml

library/                  # if any custom modules, put them here (optional)
module_utils/             # if any custom module_utils to support modules, put them here (optional)
filter_plugins/           # if any custom filter plugins, put them here (optional)

site.yml                  # master playbook
webservers.yml            # playbook for webserver tier
dbservers.yml             # playbook for dbserver tier
tasks/                    # task files included from playbooks
    webservers-extra.yml  # <-- avoids confusing playbook with task files

roles/
    common/               # this hierarchy represents a "role"
        tasks/            #
            main.yml      #  <-- tasks file can include smaller files if warranted
        handlers/         #
            main.yml      #  <-- handlers file
        templates/        #  <-- files for use with the template resource
            ntp.conf.j2   #  <------- templates end in .j2
        files/            #
            bar.txt       #  <-- files for use with the copy resource
            foo.sh        #  <-- script files for use with the script resource
        vars/             #
            main.yml      #  <-- variables associated with this role
        defaults/         #
            main.yml      #  <-- default lower priority variables for this role
        meta/             #
            main.yml      #  <-- role dependencies
        library/          # roles can also include custom modules
        module_utils/     # roles can also include custom module_utils
        lookup_plugins/   # or other types of plugins, like lookup in this case

    webtier/              # same kind of structure as "common" was above, done for the webtier role
    monitoring/           # ""
    fooapp/               # ""

Bootstrapping

1. Check out this repository
2. Create a file ~/.ansible_vault with the vault password
3. Use raspberry pi imager to install Ubuntu LTS (20.04 at time of this writing) 64-bit.
4. Find IP (via DHCP lease?).
5. Login with username ubuntu, password ubuntu. Set a new password.
6. Add hostname to inventory.
7. Run ssh-copy-id ubuntu@hostname and enter your password.

8. Run the initial_user.yml task:

   ansible-playbook -u ubuntu tasks/initial_users.yml --limit=k8s3
   

Setting up a node/highstating:

Magic [not yet done]:

ansible-playbook k8s.yml