# ArgoBox | Ansible Sandbox
Interactive Ansible playbook testing environment. Deploy test configurations and see infrastructure automation in action.

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# Ansible Sandbox

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### Web Server Deployment

Basic

Deploy a Nginx web server with a sample website in a controlled environment.

Runtime: ~3 min
1 VM

### Docker Compose Stack

Intermediate

Deploy a multi-container application using Docker Compose with automatic configuration.

Runtime: ~5 min
1 VM

### K3s Kubernetes Cluster

Advanced

Deploy a lightweight Kubernetes cluster with basic services and sample application.

Runtime: ~8 min
3 VMs

### LAMP Stack

Intermediate

Deploy a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP stack with a sample application.

Runtime: ~4 min
1 VM

### Security Hardening

Advanced

Apply security best practices to a Linux server including firewall, SSH hardening, and more.

Runtime: ~6 min
1 VM
Web Server Deployment
Playbook
Configuration
Output
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2 # Web Server Deployment Playbook
3 # This playbook installs and configures a basic Nginx web server
4
5 - name: Deploy Web Server
6 hosts: all
7 become: yes
8 vars:
9 web_domain: example.local
10 web_root: /var/www/html
11 enable_https: false
12 web_color: blue
13
14 tasks:
15 - name: Update apt cache
16 apt:
17 update_cache: yes
18 cache_valid_time: 3600
19
20 - name: Install Nginx and required packages
21 apt:
22 name:
23 - nginx
24 - curl
25 state: present
26
27 - name: Create web root directory
28 file:
29 path: "{{ web_root }}"
30 state: directory
31 mode: '0755'
32
33 - name: Create sample website
34 template:
35 src: templates/index.html.j2
36 dest: "{{ web_root }}/index.html"
37 mode: '0644'
38
39 - name: Configure Nginx virtual host
40 template:
41 src: templates/nginx.conf.j2
42 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ web_domain }}
43 notify: restart nginx
44
45 - name: Enable Nginx virtual host
46 file:
47 src: /etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ web_domain }}
48 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ web_domain }}
49 state: link
50 notify: restart nginx
51
52 - name: Start Nginx
53 service:
54 name: nginx
55 state: started
56 enabled: yes
57
58 handlers:
59 - name: restart nginx
60 service:
61 name: nginx
62 state: restarted
Web Domain
Domain name for the Nginx virtual host.
Web Root
Directory path where website files will be stored.
Enable HTTPS
Configure HTTPS with self-signed certificate
Theme Color
Color theme for the sample website.
VM Template
Operating system for the virtual machine.
VM Resources
Resource allocation for the virtual machine.
PLAY [Deploy Web Server] *************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Update apt cache] **************************************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Install Nginx and required packages] ******************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Create web root directory] ******************************************* ok: [webserver] TASK [Create sample website] *********************************************** changed: [webserver] TASK [Configure Nginx virtual host] **************************************** changed: [webserver] TASK [Enable Nginx virtual host] ******************************************* changed: [webserver] TASK [Start Nginx] ********************************************************* ok: [webserver] RUNNING HANDLER [restart nginx] ******************************************** changed: [webserver] PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************** webserver : ok=9 changed=4 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 VERIFICATION ************************************************************** Testing website availability... Website is accessible at: http://192.168.122.10 Website deployed successfully!
webserver (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)
1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 20GB Storage
Running
Sandbox environment active for 15 more minutes

# Deployed Web Server

Your Nginx web server has been successfully deployed and is now running

CPU Usage
15%
59MB / 1GB
Memory Usage
23%
241MB / 1GB
Disk Usage
8%
1.6GB / 20GB
http://192.168.122.10
Welcome to nginx!
Deployed with Ansible automation

If you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working.