Tip

Check out the repository on GitHub

Check out the demo at: demo.webui.ansibleguy.net | Login: User demo, Password Ansible1337

Warning

DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial community project! Do not confuse it with the vanilla Ansible product!

3 - Run

Getting Started

You may want to:

• Set the AW_SECRET environmental variable with a length of at least 30 characters!

• Provide a Playbook base-directory - either:

  • Change into the target directory before executing python3 -m ansibleguy-webui

  • Create a Repository

  • Set the AW_PATH_PLAY to your Playbook base-directory (env-var or via WebUI)

See: Usage - Config for more details

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Run Locally (PIP)

# foreground
python3 -m ansibleguy-webui

# or background
python3 -m ansibleguy-webui > /tmp/aw.log 2> /tmp/aw.err.log &

# at the first startup you will see the auto-generated credentials:

AnsibleGuy-WebUI Version 0.0.12
[2024-02-25 20:59:47 +0100] [5302] [INFO] Using DB: <PATH-TO-DB>
[2024-02-25 20:59:47 +0100] [5302] [WARN] Initializing database <PATH-TO-DB>..
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [WARN] No admin was found in the database!
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [WARN] Generated user: 'ansible'
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [WARN] Generated pwd: '<PASSWORD>'
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [WARN] Make sure to change the password!
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [INFO] Listening on http://127.0.0.1:8000
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [WARN] Starting..
[2024-02-25 20:59:50 +0100] [5302] [INFO] Starting job-threads

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Run Dockerized

docker run -d --name ansible-webui --publish 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 ansible0guy/webui:latest

# or with persistent data (volumes: /data = storage for logs & DB, /play = ansible playbook base-directory)
docker run -d --name ansible-webui --publish 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 --volume $(pwd)/ansible/data:/data --volume $(pwd)/ansible/play:/play ansible0guy/webui:latest

# find initial password
docker logs ansible-webui