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[SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)\
[DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)\
[SEE ALSO](#SEE%20ALSO)\
[BUGS](#BUGS)\
[AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)\

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NAME []()
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Ansible on Thunix - how we manage the server

SYNOPSIS []()
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ansible-pull

DESCRIPTION []()
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We use ansible to manage the servers running the systems and services
for Thunix. Ansible consists of a "playbook" of YAML files, that declare
the state of the system.

The first step is to clone the repo used to manage the environment:

git clone git@ttm.sh:thunix/ansible.git (You will need a tidegit account
for this, and a key loaded into your account there)

From there, the typical github-type workflow is used:

\* Create a local branch, to track your issue’s changes.

\* Commit changes to your local branch.

\* Send a URI pointing to your repo, with branch name to someone with
merge permissions

Inside of the tildegit interface:

\* Create a new branch, selecting option to create a branch and pull
request

\* Make changes in your branch

\* Update PR

\* Wait for someone to merge your changes

Hourly, a job runs that pulls the latest version of the repo, and the
runs ansible-playbook against the playbook. A sudoer can manually run
this job, if desired, and it’s located at /etc/cron.hourly/ansible-pull.

SEE ALSO []()
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tildegit.org(8), git(8), ansible-playbook(8)

BUGS []()
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No known bugs.

AUTHOR []()
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Uber Geek (ubergeek@thunix.net)

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