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Deploying PHP applications with Ansible, Ansible Vault and Ansistrano
https://www.oliverdavies.uk/talks/ansible-ansistrano
Oliver Davies
April 23, 2021
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Transcript
Deploying PHP with Ansible, Ansible Vault, and Ansistrano Oliver Davies,
Inviqa
@opdavies
Things we'll be looking at • Ansible crash course •
Keeping secrets with Ansible Vault • Deployments with Ansistrano @opdavies
@opdavies
@opdavies
What is Ansible? Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration
management, and application-deployment tool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansible_(software) @opdavies
What is Ansible? • CLI tool • Configured with YAML
• Agentless, connects via SSH • Jinja2 for templating • Executes ad-hoc remote commands • Installs software packages • Performs deployment steps • Batteries included @opdavies
Why Ansible? • Familiar syntax (Drupal 8, Symfony, Sculpin) •
Easily readable • No server dependencies • Easy to add to an existing project • Includes relevant modules (Git, Composer) • Idempotency, resulting in cleaner scripts @opdavies
Hosts / Inventories @opdavies
hosts.ini [webservers] 192.168.33.10 [webservers:vars] ansible_ssh_port=22 ansible_ssh_user=opdavies @opdavies
hosts.yml --- all: children: webservers: hosts: 192.168.33.10: vars: ansible_ssh_port: 22
ansible_ssh_user: opdavies @opdavies
Ad-hoc Commands @opdavies
ansible all -i hosts.yml -m ping @opdavies
webservers | SUCCESS => { "ansible_facts": { "discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/bin/python" },
"changed": false, "ping": "pong" } @opdavies
ansible all -i hosts.yml -m command -a "git pull --chdir=/app"
@opdavies
ansible all -i hosts.yml -m git -a "repo=https://github.com /opdavies/dransible --chdir=/app"
@opdavies
Playbooks @opdavies
--- - hosts: webservers vars: git_repo: https://github.com/opdavies/dransible project_root_dir: /app tasks:
- name: Update the code git: repo: '{{ git_repo }}' dest: '{{ project_root_dir }}' @opdavies
ansible-playbook main.yml -i hosts.yml @opdavies
Roles: configuring a LAMP stack @opdavies
requirements.yml --- - src: geerlingguy.apache - src: geerlingguy.composer - src:
geerlingguy.mysql - src: geerlingguy.php - src: geerlingguy.php-mysql @opdavies
ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml @opdavies
# playbook.yml --- - hosts: webservers roles: - geerlingguy.apache -
geerlingguy.mysql - geerlingguy.php - geerlingguy.php-mysql - geerlingguy.composer @opdavies
# playbook.yml --- vars: apache_vhosts: - servername: dransible documentroot: /app/web
@opdavies
# playbook.yml --- vars: php_version: 7.4 php_packages_extra: - libapache2-mod-php{{ php_version
}} - libpcre3-dev @opdavies
# playbook.yml --- vars: mysql_databases: - name: main mysql_users: -
name: user password: secret priv: main.*:ALL @opdavies
ansible-playbook provision.yml -i hosts.yml @opdavies
PLAY [Provision the webserver machines] ******************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] *************************************************************************************************
ok: [webservers] TASK [geerlingguy.apache : Include OS-specific variables.] ************************************************************* ok: [webservers] TASK [geerlingguy.apache : Include variables for Amazon Linux.] skipping: [webservers] TASK [geerlingguy.apache : Define apache_packages.] ******************************************************************** ok: [webservers] TASK [geerlingguy.apache : include_tasks] ****************************************************************************** included: /Users/opdavies/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.apache/tasks/setup-Debian.yml for webservers TASK [geerlingguy.apache : Update apt cache.] ************************************************************************** changed: [webservers] @opdavies
TASK [geerlingguy.composer : Ensure composer directory exists.] ******************************************************** ok: [webservers]
TASK [geerlingguy.composer : include_tasks] **************************************************************************** skipping: [webservers] TASK [geerlingguy.composer : include_tasks] **************************************************************************** skipping: [webservers] RUNNING HANDLER [geerlingguy.apache : restart apache] ****************************************************************** changed: [webservers] RUNNING HANDLER [geerlingguy.mysql : restart mysql] ******************************************************************** changed: [webservers] RUNNING HANDLER [geerlingguy.php : restart webserver] ****************************************************************** changed: [webservers] RUNNING HANDLER [geerlingguy.php : restart php-fpm] ******************************************************************** skipping: [webservers] PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************* webservers : ok=111 changed=32 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=78 rescued=0 ignored=0 @opdavies
@opdavies
@opdavies
Basic deployment @opdavies
# deploy.yml --- tasks: - name: Creating project directory file:
path: /app state: directory - name: Uploading application synchronize: src: '{{ playbook_dir }}/../' dest: /app @opdavies
- name: Installing Composer dependencies composer: command: install working_dir: /app
@opdavies
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i hosts.yml @opdavies
@opdavies
Disadvantages • Sensitive data stored in plain text • Single
point of failure • No ability to roll back @opdavies
Keeping secrets with Ansible Vault @opdavies
--- vars: mysql_databases: - name: main mysql_users: - name: user
password: secret priv: main.*:ALL @opdavies
# provision_vault.yml --- vault_database_name: main vault_database_user: user vault_database_password: secret @opdavies
ansible-vault encrypt provision_vault.yml @opdavies
New Vault password: Confirm New Vault password: Encryption successful @opdavies
$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256 63656632326165643137646334343537396533656565313032363262623962393861666438393539 6366336638316133373061306332303761383565343035330a373637373830356430353630356161 32313831663039343733343539636365386333303862363635323138346137666166356639323338 3264636538356634390a343766353661386666376362376439386630363664616166643364366335 62373530393933373830306338386539626565313364643133666131613138383431353638636334 39376437633462373934313236363662633832643138386433646230313465383337373031373137 61353963623364393134386335373731356337366464633531656435383161656435313530363234 37373865393839616534353165656463313961333532363537383263343364646534333032336337 3235
@opdavies
# provision_vars.yml --- database_name: '{{ vault_database_name }}' database_user: '{{ vault_database_user
}}' database_password: '{{ vault_database_password }}' @opdavies
# provision.yml --- vars_files: - vars/provision_vault.yml - vars/provision_vars.yml vars: mysql_databases:
- '{{ database_name }}' mysql_users: - name: '{{ database_user }}' password: '{{ database_password }}' priv: '{{ database_name }}.*:ALL' @opdavies
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i hosts.yml --ask-vault-pass @opdavies
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i hosts.yml --vault-password-f ile secret.txt @opdavies
Better deployments with Ansistrano @opdavies
@opdavies
Features • Multiple release directories • Shared paths and files
• Customisable • Multiple deployment strategies • Multi-stage environments • Prune old releases • Rollbacks @opdavies
# requirements.yml --- - src: ansistrano.deploy - src: ansistrano.rollback @opdavies
# deploy.yml --- - hosts: all roles: - ansistrano.deploy @opdavies
# deploy.yml --- vars: project_deploy_dir: /app ansistrano_deploy_to: '{{ project_deploy_dir }}'
ansistrano_deploy_via: git ansistrano_git_branch: master ansistrano_git_repo: '
[email protected]
:opdavies/dransible' @opdavies
PLAY [webservers] ****************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ************************************************************************************************* ok: [webservers] TASK
[ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* TASK [ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* included: /Users/opdavies/.ansible/roles/ansistrano.deploy/tasks/setup.yml for webservers TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Ensure deployment base path exists] ********************************************* ok: [webservers] TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Ensure releases folder exists] ************************************************** ok: [webservers] TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Ensure shared elements folder exists] ******************************************* ok: [webservers] TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Ensure shared paths exists] ***************************************************** ok: [webservers] => (item=web/sites/default/files) @opdavies
TASK [ansistrano.deploy : Update file permissions] ********************************************************************* changed: [webservers] TASK
[ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* TASK [ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* included: /Users/opdavies/.ansible/roles/ansistrano.deploy/tasks/cleanup.yml for webservers TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Clean up releases] ************************************************************** changed: [webservers] TASK [ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* TASK [ansistrano.deploy : include_tasks] ******************************************************************************* included: /Users/opdavies/.ansible/roles/ansistrano.deploy/tasks/anon-stats.yml for webservers TASK [ansistrano.deploy : ANSISTRANO | Send anonymous stats] *********************************************************** skipping: [webservers] PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************* webservers : ok=33 changed=14 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=7 rescued=0 ignored=0 @opdavies
vagrant@dransible:/app$ ls -l total 8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 26 Jul 19
00:15 current -> ./releases/20190719001241Z drwxr-xr-x 5 4096 Jul 22 20:30 releases drwxr-xr-x 4 4096 Jul 19 00:00 shared @opdavies
vagrant@dransible:/app/releases$ ls -l total 20 drwxr-xr-x 5 4096 Jul 22
20:30 . drwxr-xr-x 4 4096 Jul 19 00:15 .. drwxr-xr-x 10 4096 Jul 19 00:02 20190719000013Z drwxr-xr-x 10 4096 Jul 19 00:14 20190719001241Z drwxr-xr-x 9 4096 Jul 22 20:30 20190722203038Z @opdavies
# rollback.yml --- - hosts: all roles: - ansistrano.rollback vars:
ansistrano_deploy_to: '{{ project_deploy_dir }}' @opdavies
ansible-playbook rollback.yml -i hosts.yml @opdavies
Customising Ansistrano: Build Hooks @opdavies
@opdavies
# deploy.yml --- vars: ansistrano_after_symlink_shared_tasks_file: > '{{ playbook_dir }}/deploy/after-symlink-shared.yml' ansistrano_after_symlink_tasks_file:
> '{{ playbook_dir }}/deploy/after-symlink.yml' ansistrano_after_update_code_tasks_file: > '{{ playbook_dir }}/deploy/after-update-code.yml' release_web_path: '{{ ansistrano_release_path.stdout }}/web' release_drush_path: '{{ ansistrano_release_path.stdout }}/bin/drush' @opdavies
# deploy/after-update-code.yml --- - name: Install Composer dependencies composer: command:
install working_dir: '{{ ansistrano_release_path.stdout }}' @opdavies
# deploy/after-symlink-shared.yml --- - name: Run database updates command: >
{{ release_drush_path }} --root {{ release_web_path }} updatedb @opdavies
# deploy/after-symlink.yml --- - name: Rebuild Drupal cache command: >
{{ release_drush_path }} --root {{ release_web_path }} cache-rebuild @opdavies
Demo @opdavies
Generating settings files per deployment @opdavies
# deploy_vars.yml --- drupal_settings: - drupal_root: /app/web sites: - name:
default settings: databases: default: default: driver: mysql host: localhost database: '{{ database_name }}' username: '{{ database_user }}' password: '{{ database_password }}' hash_salt: '{{ hash_salt }}' config_directories: sync: ../config/sync @opdavies
{# templates/settings.php.j2 #} {% for key, values in item.1.settings.databases.items() %}
{% for target, values in values.items() %} $databases['{{ key }}']['{{ target }}'] = array( 'driver' => '{{ values.driver|default('mysql') }}', 'host' => '{{ values.host|default('localhost') }}', 'database' => '{{ values.database }}', 'username' => '{{ values.username }}', 'password' => '{{ values.password }}', ); {% endfor %} {% endfor %} {% if item.1.settings.base_url is defined %} $base_url = '{{ item.1.settings.base_url }}'; {% endif %} @opdavies
# tasks/main.yml --- - name: Ensure directory exists file: state:
directory path: '{{ item.0.drupal_root }}/sites/{{ item.1.name|default("default") }}' with_subelements: - '{{ drupal_settings }}' - sites no_log: true - name: Create settings files template: src: settings.php.j2 dest: '{{ item.0.drupal_root }}/sites/{{ item.1.name|default("default") }}/{{ item.1.filename|default("settings.php") }}' @opdavies
with_subelements: - '{{ drupal_settings }}' - sites no_log: true @opdavies
Multiple environments development, test, production @opdavies
# vars.yml --- vars: mysql_databases: - name: production - name:
staging mysql_users: - name: production password: '{{ live_db_password }}' priv: '{{ live_db_name }}.*:ALL' - name: staging password: '{{ staging_db_password }}' priv: staging.*:ALL @opdavies
# hosts.yml --- production: children: hosts: webservers: ansible_ssh_host: 192.168.33.10 ansible_ssh_port:
22 project_deploy_path: /app git_branch: production drupal_hash_salt: '{{ vault_drupal_hash_salt }}' drupal_install: false drupal_settings: # ... @opdavies
# hosts.yml --- staging: children: hosts: webservers: ansible_ssh_host: 192.168.33.10 ansible_ssh_port:
22 project_deploy_path: /app-staging git_branch: staging drupal_hash_salt: '{{ vault_drupal_hash_salt }}' drupal_install: true drupal_settings: # ... @opdavies
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i hosts.yml --limit staging @opdavies
ansible-playbook deploy.yml -i hosts.yml --limit production @opdavies
Thanks! References: • https://oliverdavies.link/ansible-repos • https://docs.ansible.com • https://www.ansistrano.com • https://symfonycasts.com/screencast/ansistrano
Me: • https://www.oliverdavies.uk @opdavies