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Visual Installation Wizard with Ansible, PHP, and WebSockets

PROJECT


Visual Installation Wizard with Ansible, PHP, and WebSockets

In this project, we’ll learn to develop a visual installation wizard that allows users to install software products into remote environments through an intuitive graphical interface with Ansible working under the hood.

Visual Installation Wizard with Ansible, PHP, and WebSockets

You will learn to:

Make deploying software an easy process.

Turn Ansible deployments into an easy-to-use installation wizard tool.

Use web technologies to control DevOps tools.

Communicate between Ansible and web interface through WebSockets.

Skills

Automated Deployment

Web Development

DevOps

Prerequisites

Good understanding of coding in PHP

Good understanding of WebSockets

Familiarity with Ansible

Technologies

PHP

Ansible

Bootstrap

JavaScript

Project Description

This project aims to develop a graphical interface application for Ansible using jQuery, PHP, and WebSockets. The application will turn deployments into an easy-to-use DevOps tool that can be used by people with different backgrounds and for various purposes. It can be useful to execute background tasks on remote machines, such as backups, or to deploy software products like WordPress. Ansible and WebSockets technologies play the most important roles in this project. Ansible executes under the hood to deploy, and WebSockets enables communication between the deployment process and the web interface.

After completing this project, we will gain proficiency in creating innovative applications based on WebSockets technology. Moreover, we will know how to develop an application with the PHP view engine and without a framework.

Project Tasks

1

Introduction

Task 0: Get Started

2

Develop the UI for the Installation Wizard

Task 1: Create an HTML Template for the Visual Installer Wizard

Task 2: Use Twig as the View Engine

Task 3: Manage Language Translations

Task 4: Create a Configuration Checker

3

API Handler

Task 5: Handle Data Requests for the Installer

Task 6: Manage Credentials

4

Ansible Deployment

Task 7: Create Playbook Examples

Task 8: Create a Command to Execute the Playbook

Task 9: Use Intermediate Files for Communication

5

Set Up the WebSocket Server

Task 10: Set Up a WebSocket Server

Task 11: Exchange Messages between the Web Page and the Server

Task 12: Test the Installation Wizard

Congratulations!