Ansible-NAS is an open source project for building DIY NAS (Network Attached Storage) systems. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Ansible-NAS on Windows 11.
To follow along with this guide, you will need the following:
First, we need to install Git, which we will use to clone the Ansible-NAS repository. To download Git, visit the Git download page, select your operating system, and follow the installation instructions.
Ansible is a powerful automation tool that Ansible-NAS relies on. To install Ansible, open PowerShell and run the following command:
winget install ansible
To clone the Ansible-NAS repository, use the following command:
git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git
Before we can use Ansible-NAS, we need to configure the variables needed for the installation.
Navigate to the ansible-nas/playbooks/group_vars directory and open the all file. In this file, you will find variables that need to be set, such as the network interface that will be used for the NAS.
Edit the variables to suit your needs, save the file, and close it.
To run the Ansible-NAS playbook, navigate to the ansible-nas/playbooks directory and run the following command:
ansible-playbook -i ../inventory nas.yml
This command tells Ansible to use the inventory file located one level up and run the nas.yml playbook.
We have successfully installed Ansible-NAS on Windows 11, allowing us to easily create a DIY NAS system. Now you can start customizing your new NAS!
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