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Web Server Deployment

Basic

Deploy a Nginx web server with a sample website in a controlled environment.

Runtime: ~3 min
1 VM

Docker Compose Stack

Intermediate

Deploy a multi-container application using Docker Compose with automatic configuration.

Runtime: ~5 min
1 VM

K3s Kubernetes Cluster

Advanced

Deploy a lightweight Kubernetes cluster with basic services and sample application.

Runtime: ~8 min
3 VMs

LAMP Stack

Intermediate

Deploy a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP stack with a sample application.

Runtime: ~4 min
1 VM

Security Hardening

Advanced

Apply security best practices to a Linux server including firewall, SSH hardening, and more.

Runtime: ~6 min
1 VM
Web Server Deployment
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2 # Web Server Deployment Playbook
3 # This playbook installs and configures a basic Nginx web server
4
5 - name: Deploy Web Server
6 hosts: all
7 become: yes
8 vars:
9 web_domain: example.local
10 web_root: /var/www/html
11 enable_https: false
12 web_color: blue
13
14 tasks:
15 - name: Update apt cache
16 apt:
17 update_cache: yes
18 cache_valid_time: 3600
19
20 - name: Install Nginx and required packages
21 apt:
22 name:
23 - nginx
24 - curl
25 state: present
26
27 - name: Create web root directory
28 file:
29 path: "{{ web_root }}"
30 state: directory
31 mode: '0755'
32
33 - name: Create sample website
34 template:
35 src: templates/index.html.j2
36 dest: "{{ web_root }}/index.html"
37 mode: '0644'
38
39 - name: Configure Nginx virtual host
40 template:
41 src: templates/nginx.conf.j2
42 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ web_domain }}
43 notify: restart nginx
44
45 - name: Enable Nginx virtual host
46 file:
47 src: /etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ web_domain }}
48 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ web_domain }}
49 state: link
50 notify: restart nginx
51
52 - name: Start Nginx
53 service:
54 name: nginx
55 state: started
56 enabled: yes
57
58 handlers:
59 - name: restart nginx
60 service:
61 name: nginx
62 state: restarted
Domain name for the Nginx virtual host.
Directory path where website files will be stored.
Color theme for the sample website.
Operating system for the virtual machine.
Resource allocation for the virtual machine.
PLAY [Deploy Web Server] *************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Update apt cache] **************************************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Install Nginx and required packages] ******************************** ok: [webserver] TASK [Create web root directory] ******************************************* ok: [webserver] TASK [Create sample website] *********************************************** changed: [webserver] TASK [Configure Nginx virtual host] **************************************** changed: [webserver] TASK [Enable Nginx virtual host] ******************************************* changed: [webserver] TASK [Start Nginx] ********************************************************* ok: [webserver] RUNNING HANDLER [restart nginx] ******************************************** changed: [webserver] PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************** webserver : ok=9 changed=4 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 VERIFICATION ************************************************************** Testing website availability... Website is accessible at: http://192.168.122.10 Website deployed successfully!
webserver (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)
1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 20GB Storage
Running
Sandbox environment active for 15 more minutes

Deployed Web Server

Your Nginx web server has been successfully deployed and is now running

CPU Usage
15%
59MB / 1GB
Memory Usage
23%
241MB / 1GB
Disk Usage
8%
1.6GB / 20GB
http://192.168.122.10
Welcome to nginx!
Deployed with Ansible automation

If you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working.

Deployed Docker Compose Stack

Your multi-container application has been successfully deployed with Docker Compose

Running Containers (4)

app-nodejs
Running
:3000→3000/tcp
app-db
Running
:5432→5432/tcp
app-nginx
Running
:80→80/tcp
app-redis
Running
:6379→6379/tcp

Container Networks

app-network
bridge

K3s Kubernetes Cluster

Your lightweight Kubernetes cluster has been successfully deployed

Cluster Nodes

k3s-master
Ready
control-plane
v1.25.9+k3s1
k3s-worker-1
Ready
worker
v1.25.9+k3s1
k3s-worker-2
Ready
worker
v1.25.9+k3s1

Namespaces

default
Active
5m
kube-system
Active
5m
kube-public
Active
5m
kube-node-lease
Active
5m

Workloads

traefik-78bcf47b8b-z4nx6
1/1
Pod
4m
metrics-server-7d7f69dc4f-9rkcj
1/1
Pod
4m
local-path-provisioner
1/1
Pod
4m

Deployed LAMP Stack

Your Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP stack has been successfully deployed

LAMP Stack Components

Apache Web Server
Version: 2.4.52 • Status: Running • Port: 80
MySQL Database
Version: 8.0.28 • Status: Running • Port: 3306
PHP
Version: 8.1.2 • Status: Running • Extensions: 20

PHP Configuration

PHP Information
PHP Version 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
System Linux lamp-server 5.15.0-70-generic #77-Ubuntu SMP
Server API Apache 2.0 Handler
Virtual Directory Support enabled
Configuration File /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini
Max Execution Time 30 seconds
Memory Limit 128M

Security Hardened Server

Your server has been successfully hardened with multiple security configurations

System Security Verification

Updated Packages
All system packages are updated to latest secure versions
Passed
SSH Hardening
Password authentication disabled, key-based auth only
Passed
Firewall Configuration
UFW enabled with proper rule configuration
Passed

System Audit Results

File Permissions
Sensitive file permissions verified and secured
Passed
Password Policy
Basic password requirements configured, could be strengthened
Warning
Running Services
Only essential services are running, all others disabled
Passed

Security Monitoring

Log Monitoring
Log analysis and alerting system configured
Passed
Intrusion Detection
Fail2ban configured with proper jail rules
Passed
Ready to deploy
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