How to Install DebOps on EndeavourOS Latest

DebOps is a collection of Ansible playbooks that help in deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DebOps on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, please ensure that you have the following:

Step 1: Install Ansible

DebOps requires Ansible to be installed on your system. To install Ansible, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S ansible

Step 2: Clone the DebOps Repository

To clone the DebOps repository, run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/debops/debops.git

This will clone the latest version of DebOps onto your system.

Step 3: Configure Ansible

DebOps provides a sample inventory file and Ansible configuration file. Copy these files to your home directory by running the following command:

cp -a debops/inventory.example debops/inventory
cp -a debops/ansible.cfg.example debops/ansible.cfg

Step 4: Configure SSH Access

DebOps requires SSH access to the target servers to be configured. To do this, add the IP addresses or hostnames of your target servers to the debops/inventory file.

[debops_all_hosts]
192.168.1.10     ansible_user=remote_user    ansible_connection=ssh    ansible_ssh_pass=remote_user_password

Step 5: Generate SSH Keys

DebOps requires SSH keys to be generated for the debops user. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "debops" -f debops/debops.key

This will generate an SSH key pair in the debops directory.

Step 6: Deploy DebOps

Finally, to deploy DebOps, run the following command in your terminal:

cd debops
ansible-playbook -i inventory site.yml

This will run the default site playbook which will deploy DebOps on your target servers.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install DebOps on EndeavourOS Latest. With DebOps, you can easily deploy and manage your IT infrastructure.

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