CiviCRM via Ansible

This playbook will install Drupal and CiviCRM via Ansible on a given Ubuntu server.

How to use it

• The presumption is that we're running the installation on an Ubuntu 16.04 Server EC2 instance.
• You'll find all the necessary passwords in the roles/install.civicrm/vars/main.yml, after you decrypt it.
• Replace the value for private_key_file in ansible.cfg with your own private key, generated when creating a new EC2 instance.
• Also replace the host used in the hosts file.

Installation

1. Create a file called .vaultpass containing the provided password in the current directory.
2. Copy the server-prerequisites.sh onto your server and run it to install the needed packages.
3. Run the playbook

ansible-playbook install-civicrm.yml

Clean up

To clean up everything run ~/uninstall.sh.

Tasks

• Research for Galaxy roles that might help me.
• Set up two playbooks for installing and removing CiviCRM.
• Create the remove CiviCRM role.
• Create the install CiviCRM role.
• Add an outline of what needs to be done for install.civicrm.
• Implement the tasks/handlers/etc. needed for installation.
  • Install Nginx
  • Securely add SSL certs
  • Store credentials securely in a vault.
  • Install and secure Mysql.
  • Create the users and databases for Drupal and CiviCRM.
    • Use stronger passwords.
  • Install Drupal via drush and manual guide.
  • Automate the installation of Drupal.
  • Install CiviCRM manually.
  • Automate the installation of CiviCRM.
  • Install and setup the Backup module.
  • Automate the installation of the Backup module.
• Add instructions for the playbook.