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+:lastproofread: 2021-06-28
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+.. _vyos-ansible:
+
+Ansible
+=======
+
+VyOS supports configuration via ansible.
+Need to install ``ansible`` and ``python3-paramiko`` module
+
+Structure of files
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ .
+ ├── ansible.cfg
+ ├── files
+ │   └── id_rsa_docker.pub
+ ├── hosts
+ └── main.yml
+
+
+File contents
+-------------
+
+ansible.cfg
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+  [defaults]
+  host_key_checking = no
+  retry_files_enabled = False
+  ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_UNPARSED_FAILED = true
+
+id_rsa_docker.pub. Needs to declare only public key exactly.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+  AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCoDgfhQJuJRFWJijHn7ZinZ3NWp4hWVrt7HFcvn0kgtP/5PeCtMt
+
+
+hosts
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+  [vyos_hosts]
+  r11 ansible_ssh_host=192.0.2.11
+
+  [vyos_hosts:vars]
+  ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+  ansible_user=vyos
+  ansible_ssh_pass=vyos
+  ansible_network_os=vyos
+  ansible_connection=network_cli
+
+main.yml
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+  ---
+
+  - hosts: r11
+
+    connection: network_cli
+    gather_facts: 'no'
+
+    tasks:
+      - name: Configure remote r11
+        vyos_config:
+          lines:
+            - set system host-name r11
+            - set system name-server 203.0.113.254
+            - set service ssh disable-host-validation
+            - set system login user vyos authentication public-keys docker@work type ssh-rsa
+            - set system login user vyos authentication public-keys docker@work key "{{ lookup('file', 'id_rsa_docker.pub') }}"
+            - set system time-zone America/Los_Angeles
+            - set interfaces ethernet eth0 description WAN
+
+Run ansible
+-----------
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+  $ ansible-playbook -i hosts main.yml 
+
+  PLAY [r11] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
+
+  TASK [Configure remote r11] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
+  changed: [r11]
+
+  PLAY RECAP *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
+  r11                         : ok=1    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0
+