Automated WordPress Deployment with Ansible Roles

Summary

This project leverages Ansible to deploy and configure WordPress in a modular and reproducible way, eliminating manual steps and ensuring consistency across environments.

Context

Traditional WordPress installation involves:

• • Setting up the server and packages one by one.

• • Manually configuring Apache, PHP, and the database.

• • Risk of human error and environment drift.

Challenge

• • Design clear, reusable Ansible roles.

• • Automate the installation of Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and WordPress.

• • Enable environment-specific variables and secure credential management.

Solution

1. 1. Ansible Roles:
      
      • • apache: installs and configures the web server.
      • • php: adds required extensions.
      • • mariadb: sets up the user, database, and hardening.
      • • wordpress: downloads, configures, and sets permissions.

1. 1. Main Playbook (site.yml): orchestrates role execution.

1. 1. Variables: defined in group_vars for environment parameterization.

1. 1. Security: uses Ansible Vault for sensitive credentials.

Technologies

• • Ansible ≥ 2.9

• • Modular roles

• • Ubuntu 22.04

• • Ansible Vault

Results

• • Full deployment in minutes.

• • Identical environments for development, testing, and production.

• • Reduced error rates and configuration time.

Evidence