Installing Ansible-NAS on Fedora CoreOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Ansible-NAS on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Ansible-NAS is an automation tool that helps you to manage your NAS (Network-Attached Storage) system. You can set up your own NAS using open-source tools like Samba, NFS, and CIFS, and manage it using Ansible-NAS.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A working Fedora CoreOS Latest installation.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Git

Ansible-NAS is a Git repository. Therefore, you need to install Git on your system. To install Git, run the following command:

sudo dnf install -y git

Step 2: Clone Ansible-NAS Git Repository

Once Git is installed, you can clone the Ansible-NAS repository. To clone the repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git

Step 3: Install Required Packages

Before you run Ansible-NAS, you need to install some required packages. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo dnf install -y ansible openssl-devel libselinux-python pyOpenSSL

Step 4: Configure Ansible-NAS

Before you can use Ansible-NAS, you need to configure it. The configuration file is located in the ansible-nas/ansible.cfg file. Open this file using your favorite text editor and make the following changes:

[defaults]
vault_password_file = /path/to/vault/password
inventory = /path/to/inventory
remote_user = your_ssh_user_name

Replace the following placeholders with your own values:

• /path/to/vault/password: The path to your Ansible Vault password file.
• /path/to/inventory: The path to your Ansible inventory file.
• your_ssh_user_name: Your SSH username.

Step 5: Configure Your Inventory

You need to configure your Ansible inventory with the details of your NAS system. The inventory file is located in the ansible-nas/inventory directory. Open this file using your favorite text editor and add the following lines:

[nas]
your_nas_system_ip_address

Replace your_nas_system_ip_address with your NAS system's IP address.

Step 6: Manage Your NAS

Now that Ansible-NAS is installed, you can manage your NAS using Ansible playbooks. Ansible-NAS comes with pre-built playbooks that you can use or modify. The playbooks are located in the ansible-nas/playbooks directory. To run a playbook, use the following command:

ansible-playbook <playbook-name>.yml -i ansible-nas/inventory/nas -K

Replace <playbook-name> with the name of the playbook you want to run.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ansible-NAS on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now manage your NAS system using Ansible-NAS.

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