Ansible automation demo for Cygate Techdays 2019 by Christofer Tibbelin

Also big help from Jostein Martinsen 👍

Presentation files

Install Ansible + test ssh

Run some Ansible commands directly from command prompt towards server1

Building our first playbook instead of console commands

Secure our sudo password with Ansible Vault

CheckPoint have written a custom Ansible module for their API software.
There is also a API software written i Python that the Ansible module need to talk to.

Build a Docker container and install Check Points API software in it.

Use the new Ansible module and docker container to push a change to the CheckPoint MGT

Show how roles can simplify playbook complexity

Use RunDeck to bind it all together.