Running Ansible playbooks via Jenkins jobs

• Prerequisites:
  • Install the following packages:
    • ansible
    • python36-virtualenv
    • openssl-devel
    • libyaml-devel
    • krb5-devel
    • krb5-libs
    • openldap-devel
    • git
    • sshpass
    • python-winrm
      • If you are planning on running ansible jobs against Windows RM
• Make sure that jenkins owns the playbook directory and has access to the vault-password file. Do not put that in the root’s home dir.

Setting up Jenkins Job

• Set up a jenkins job with:
  • Playbook path: full path to playbook
  • Inventory: file or host list: fully path to inventory
    • Or alternatively, you can run it against a list of hosts directly. Make sure to end the line with , or the list of hosts will not be accepted.
  • Credential: ssh key from jenkins vault
    • You can set this up under “Credentials”
  • Advanced -> Additional parameter: --vault-password-file=/secrets/passwords
    • I put the vault password file in /secrets/ directory and found it easier to just use the additional parameter instead of the ansible vault field.