Ansible Playbook Builder

Ansible Playbook Builder generates production-quality Ansible automation following the Ansible best practices guide and Red Hat recommended patterns. It produces idiomatic YAML that is readable, maintainable, and safe to run.

Generated Structure

For complex automation, generates a full role directory structure: ``` roles/ my_role/ tasks/main.yml handlers/main.yml defaults/main.yml vars/main.yml templates/ files/ meta/main.yml ```

Best Practices Enforced

• Idempotency — every task is safe to run multiple times (using `state: present`, `creates:`, `when:` conditions)
• No raw shell — uses proper modules (`apt`, `systemd`, `template`, `copy`) instead of `shell:` or `command:`
• Handlers — service restarts triggered by notify/handler pairs, not inline
• Variables — all environment-specific values in `defaults/main.yml` or group_vars
• Vault-ready — passwords and secrets referenced as `"{{ vault_secret_name }}"` with comments to vault-encrypt

Common Playbook Types

• Web server — Nginx/Apache, SSL certificate (Certbot/Let's Encrypt), firewall rules
• Application deploy — git pull, build, symlink swap, service reload
• Database server — PostgreSQL/MySQL install, configure, create databases and users
• User management — SSH keys, sudo access, shell configuration
• System hardening — CIS benchmark tasks, SSH hardening, fail2ban, unattended upgrades

Testing Integration

Generates a `molecule/default/` scenario for testing the role with Docker containers before running against real servers.