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!

4 - Config

Tip: You can use the key-combination SHIFT + S to quick-safe your changes.

WebUI

Runtime system configuration can be managed using the WebUI System - Config page.


Jobs

Jobs can be managed at the Jobs - Manage page.

Tip: The file-browsing also allows you to use your keyboard. Select using Up/Down/Enter keys and auto-complete input using the Tab key!


Permissions, Users, Groups

See: Usage - Privileges


Repositories

See: Usage - Repositories


Environmental variables

You can find the currently set environmental variables at the System - Config page.


Config File

You are able to provide the following settings by using a YAML config-file.

WARNING: If possible - set your secrets as environmental variables. Users that are allowed to execute/modify jobs are be able to read the content of the config-file

  • Provide it by flag: python3 -m ansibleguy-webui -c /etc/ansible-webui/config.yml

  • Provide it by env-var: AW_CONFIG=/etc/ansible-webui/config.yml

Example config:

# env-vars without the 'AW_' prefix
DB: '/etc/ansible-webui/aw.db'
PORT: 8000
SECRET: 'sflsjklfdsjlfsDlNDIDEÜNfsnfa-ehöajklsfnn,sf,sdfs,i3uo'
HOSTNAMES: ['webui.ansibleguy.net', 'cname.webui.ansibleguy.net']
RUN_TIMEOUT: 600
SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS: '/etc/ansible-webui/known_hosts'

AUTH: 'saml'
SAML:
    METADATA_AUTO_CONF_URL: 'https://<YOUR-IDP>/metadata'
    ...

Docker usage:

# safe config to /etc/ansible-webui/config.yml on your host system
sudo docker run -d ... --env AW_CONFIG=/etc/aw/config.yml --volume /etc/ansible-webui/:/etc/aw/ ansible0guy/webui:latest

Settings

Only Env

Some settings are only available as environmental variables.

  • AW_SECRET

    Define a secret key to use for cookie and password encryption. By default it will be re-generated at service restart. It has to be set for job-secrets like passwords to be loadable after restart. It has to be at least 30 characters long!

    WARNING: If possible - set this secret as environmental variable. Users that are allowed to execute/modify jobs are be able to read the content of the config-file

  • AW_ADMIN

    Define the user-name for the initial admin user.

  • AW_ADMIN_PWD

    Define the password for the initial admin user.

  • AW_PROXY

    Set if Ansible-WebUI is operated behind a proxy-server.

  • AW_HOSTNAMES

    Set a comma-separated list of hostnames that are in use and should be trusted. If not set you might encounter ‘CSRF’ errors.

  • AW_DB

    Define the path where the SQLite3 database is placed. Default: ${HOME}/.config/ansible-webui/aw.db

  • AW_PORT

    Port to listen on. Default: 8000

  • AW_LISTEN

    IP Address to listen on. Default: 127.0.0.1

  • AW_SSL_CERT

    Optionally provide the path to a ssl certificate to use. Use a (full-)chain if not self-signed.

    WARNING: You should use a proxy in front of this application in production setups.

  • AW_SSL_KEY

    Optionally provide the path to an unencrypted ssl key to use.

    WARNING: You should use a proxy in front of this application in production setups.

  • AW_AUTH

    Choose the authentication mode you want to use.

    One of saml, ldap or local. Default: local

    If the mode is set to saml or ldap - you need to define its config inside the config file.

General System Settings

These settings are also configurable using the WebUI.

  • AW_PATH_LOG

    Define the path where full job-logs are saved. Default: ${HOME}/.local/share/ansible-webui/

  • AW_PATH_RUN

    Base directory for Ansible-Runner runtime files. Default: /tmp/ansible-webui/

  • AW_PATH_PLAY

    Path to the Ansible base/playbook directory. Default: current working directory (when executing ansible-webui)

  • AW_RUN_TIMEOUT

    Timeout for the execution of a playbook in seconds. Default: 3.600 (1h) You might want to lower this value to a sane value for your use-cases.

  • AW_SESSION_TIMEOUT

    Timeout for WebUI sessions in seconds. Default: 43.200 (12h)

  • AW_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS

    Define the path to the known-hosts file that should be used. You can use ${AW_PATH_PLAY} to reference paths relative to your playbook base-directory!

    Default: None - fallback to user defaults

    Default in docker: ${AW_PATH_PLAY}/known_hosts

  • AW_TIMEZONE

    Override the timezone used. Default is the system timezone. Fallback value is UTC if all others are invalid.

Advanced Settings

Normal users will not have to use these.

  • AW_SERVE_STATIC

    If defined - the built-in static-file serving is disabled. Use this if in production and a proxy like nginx is in front of the Ansible-WebUI webservice.

    Path to serve: /static/ => ${PATH_VENV}/lib/python${PY_VERSION}/site-packages/ansible-webui/aw/static/

  • AW_DB_MIGRATE

    Define to disable automatic database schema-upgrades. After upgrading the module you might have to run the upgrade manually:

    # if running non-release version
    python3 -m ansibleguy-webui.manage makemigrations
    python3 -m ansibleguy-webui.manage makemigrations aw
    
    # all
    python3 -m ansibleguy-webui.manage migrate
    
  • AW_ENV

    Used in development. If unset or value is neither ‘dev’ nor ‘staging’ the webservice will be in production mode. ‘staging’ mode is close to production behavior.

  • AW_DEBUG

    Enable debug output.

    This debug mode SHOULD ONLY BE ENABLED TEMPORARILY! It could possibly open attack vectors.

  • AW_DOCKER

    Used to notify the software that it is running inside a docker container. Needed for listen port.


Usage

Environmental variables can be set before/when starting Ansible-WebUI.

With basic setup:

export AW_SECRET=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaaaaaa
export AW_PROXY=1
python3 -m ansibleguy-webui

# OR

AW_SECRET=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaaaaaa python3 -m ansibleguy-webui

When using Docker:

docker run -d --name ansible-webui --env AW_SECRET=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaaaaaa --env AW_PROXY=1 ...

When running as Systemd service:

# add inside the '[Service]' area of the service-config-file
EnvironmentFile=/etc/ansible-webui/env.txt

# add variables to the file
echo 'AW_SECRET=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaaaaaa' >> /etc/ansible-webui/env.txt
echo 'AW_PROXY=1' >> /etc/ansible-webui/env.txt

# make sure the access is limited so your secret(s) are safe
chown root /etc/ansible-webui/env.txt
chmod 600 /etc/ansible-webui/env.txt