Step-by-Step Process for using Ansible Git Module for Version Control

Step 1: Launch an instance

• Login to Amazon Console.
• Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard and Launch the EC2 instance.
• Here we are launching two EC2 Instances one for the machine node and another for the worker node.

• Now connect with terminal.

Step 2: Install Ansible and Git

• Now install ansible and git in our local machine by using following commands.

For Ansible Installation

sudo amazon-linux-extras ansible2

For Git Installation

sudo yum -y install git

Step 3: Define the Inventory File or Host file

• Now go to host file and provide host details.
• Default path for host file is.
• Now give worker node details like Ip address user name.

cd /etc/ansible
sudo vi hosts 

Step 4: Generate Personal Access Token in Github

• To clone private repository we need permission, for that purpose we are generating Personal Access Token
• Follow this to navigate and generate PAT
• Settings –> Developer Settings –> Generate New Token.

• Make sure to copy your personal access token now. You won’t be able to see it again!.

Step 5: Ansible Playbook to Clone a Private Repository Using PAT

• Now create ansible playbook by using following command.

sudo vi <filename.yml>

• Now define tasks in playbook, here is the script for playbook to clone private repository.

---
- name: Clone Private Git Repository Using PAT
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  vars:
    repo_url: https://github.com/yourusername/your-private-repo.git
    dest_dir: /path/to/clone/repo
    github_token: "your_github_pat"

  tasks:
    - name: Ensure git is installed
      yum:
        name: git
        state: present

    - name: Clone the private repository
      git:
        repo: "{{ repo_url }}"
        dest: "{{ dest_dir }}"
        version: master  # or any branch/tag you want to checkout
        force: yes
        accept_hostkey: yes
      environment:
        GIT_ASKPASS: /bin/echo
        GIT_USERNAME: "{{ github_token }}"
        GIT_PASSWORD: "{{ github_token }}"

Step 6: Run the Playbook

• Now run the playbook to execute tasks which is defined in host file.

ansible-playbook <playbookname.yml>

Step 7: Verify

• Now verify that git repo was cloned into destination path or not.
• Here we see that git repo was successfully cloned to destination path.

For workflows to be consistent and effective in today’s fast-paced software development environment, automation and version control are essential. Configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration are all made easier with the popular open-source automation platform Ansible. Among its numerous strong modules is the git module, which incorporates consistently with Git, the broadly utilized disseminated version control system.

In this article, we will dive into the functionalities of the Ansible git module. To help you get started, we’ll go over important ideas, walk you through the module’s use in detail, and give you real-world examples. In addition, we will respond to frequently asked inquiries regarding potential difficulties and use cases, toward the finish of this aide, you’ll be prepared to use the Ansible git module in your automation work processes, improving both efficiency and dependability in your improvement activities.