Makefile for Ansible users

This repository provides a Makefile to give you a simple interface for Ansible.

Why?

• Simplify your CLI ansible runs
• Don't Repeat Yourself while typing ansible commands
• Easier adoption for people that are not used to Ansible
• Document common usage

Installation

Simply download the Makefile in your ansible configuration directory.

wget -O Makefile https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paulRbr/ansible-makefile/master/Makefile

If you also want to use pass as your vault password manager you will need to download the pass.sh file too.

wget -O pass.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paulRbr/ansible-makefile/master/pass.sh

Commands

This is the list of commands made available

> make
bootstrap                      make bootstrap # Install ansible (Ubuntu only)
cmdb                           make cmdb # Create HTML inventory report
console                        make console [env=hosts] [args=<ansible-console arguments>] # Run an ansible console
debug                          make debug host=hostname [env=hosts] [args=<ansible arguments>] # Debug a host's variable
dry-run                        make dry-run [playbook=setup] [env=hosts] [tag=<ansible tag>] [limit=<ansible host limit>] [args=<ansible-playbook arguments>] # Run a playbook in dry run mode
facts                          make facts [group=all] [env=hosts] [args=<ansible arguments>] # Gather facts from your hosts
fetch-inventory                make fetch-inventory [provider=<ec2|gce...>] [env=hosts] # Download dynamic inventory from Ansible's contrib
install                        make install [roles_path=roles/] # Install roles dependencies
inventory-graph                make inventory-graph [env=hosts] # Display the inventory as seen from Ansible
inventory                      make inventory [env=hosts] # LEGACY replaced by inventory-graph
inventory-list                 make inventory-list [env=hosts] # Display the inventory as seen from Ansible
lint                           make lint [playbook=setup] [env=hosts] [args=<ansible-playbook arguments>] # Check syntax of a playbook
list                           make list [group=all] [env=hosts] # List hosts inventory
run                            make run [playbook=setup] [env=hosts] [tag=<ansible tag>] [limit=<ansible host limit>] [args=<ansible-playbook arguments>] # Run a playbook
vault                          make vault file=/tmp/vault.yml [env=hosts] [args=<ansible-vault arguments>] # Edit or create a vaulted file

Variables

This is the explanation of variables that can be passed to commands:

Name	Default	Description	Example
playbook	setup	Name of the playbook yaml file without the .yml extension	make dry-run playbook=starfish
env	hosts	Name of the inventory you want to use	If you have an inventory file in production/hosts you will be able to make run env=production
tag	-	Specify a list of tags for your ansible run	make dry-run tag=ssh
limit	-	Limit the command to a subset of hosts with ansible's limit argument	make dry-run limit=database
args	-	Add ansible understandable arguments	make dry-run args='--user=root'