This Ansible setup is designed to automate the configuration and maintenance of servers and applications in the homelab. It includes playbooks for common tasks, inventory management for different environments, and a structured way to handle variables and secrets.

Directory Structure

inventory/: Contains the inventory files that define the hosts and groups of hosts managed by Ansible.
playbooks/: Contains the Ansible playbooks for various automation tasks.
secrets.yml: This file is intended to store sensitive data like passwords and API keys. It is recommended to encrypt this file using Ansible Vault.
example_secrets.yml: An example secrets file.
vars.yml: This file can be used to store non-sensitive variables that are used across multiple playbooks.

Getting Started

Install Ansible: Make sure you have Ansible installed on your control machine.
Inventory: Update the inventory/hosts.ini file with the IP addresses and connection details for your servers.
Secrets: Create a secrets.yml file based on the example_secrets.yml template and encrypt it using Ansible Vault for security.
Run a Playbook: You can run a playbook using the ansible-playbook command. For example:
```
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts.ini playbooks/apt_upgrade.yml
```