Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS using Virtualenv

Disclaimer:

This is just a custom guide to install and configure Ansible  on UBUNTU 16.04 LTS, this could be more technical and advanced guide, if you do not understand or don’t know what you are doing, I kindly request you to take extreme caution. The components used here [Google Cloud Platform] are billable. SKYDEVOPS/I/WE do not take any responsibility if the guide causes any serious damage or issues, which you have to take full responsibility.

Installation Guide:

1. Creating a instance on GCP – Compute Engine
2. SSH access to the Cloud Machine
3. Installing pre-requisites and dependencies
4. creating virtual environment
5. using PIP, install Ansible Control Host

Section-1: Creating VM on GCP – Compute Engine

Step-01: Create a standalone VM instance on compute engine

Step-02: Enter the name, select Zone and type of machine

Step-03: Select the boot disk

Step-04: Add firewall rules and start VM

Section-2: SSH access and login to Ansible Control Host VM

Step-01: Login to VM

Step-02: Update the cache and install Pre-Requisites

Section-03: Pre-Requisites Installation

Step-01: Check if required softwares have been installed

Step-02: Installing Virtualenv

Section-04: Create Virtualenv and Activate

Step-01: Create a isolated virtual environment

Step-02: Activate virtualenv

Step-03: check if required softwares are available

Section-05: Install Ansible

Step-01: Installing Ansible in virtual environment

$ pip install ansible

Step-02: Check Ansible installation

Step-03: Validating and verifying Ansible installation