Installing Ansible-NAS on Arch Linux

Ansible-NAS is a set of Ansible playbooks used for deploying a network-attached storage (NAS) solution. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Ansible-NAS on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of Arch Linux
• Access to the command line
• Git installed on your system
• Python 3

Step 1: Install Ansible

Ansible is the tool used to run the Ansible-NAS playbooks. To install Ansible on Arch Linux, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S ansible

Step 2: Clone Ansible-NAS repository

Next, you need to clone the Ansible-NAS repository. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/DaveStephens/ansible-nas.git

Step 3: Install dependencies

Before you can run the playbooks, you need to install the dependencies. In the Ansible-NAS directory, run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure Ansible

Next, you need to configure Ansible. In the Ansible-NAS directory, create a file called hosts.ini with the following contents:

[nas]
localhost ansible_connection=local

This tells Ansible to run the playbooks on the local machine.

Step 5: Run the playbook

To deploy the NAS solution, run the following command in the Ansible-NAS directory:

ansible-playbook main.yml -i hosts.ini

This will start the playbook and begin deploying the NAS solution.

Conclusion

Ansible-NAS is a useful tool for setting up a network-attached storage solution. By following these steps, you can easily install and configure Ansible-NAS on Arch Linux.