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. The hosts.ini file should be updated with your server details, and example_hosts.ini serves as a template.
group_vars/: This directory can be used to store variables that apply to specific groups of hosts defined in the inventory.
*.yml files: These are the Ansible playbooks that define the 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. An example_secrets.yml is provided as a template.
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 apt_upgrade.yml
```