How to Install Ansible-NAS on OpenBSD

Ansible-NAS is an open-source project that allows you to deploy a Network Attached Storage (NAS) server using Ansible. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Ansible-NAS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date and has Ansible installed.

Step 1: Clone the Ansible-NAS Repository

Start by cloning the Ansible-NAS repository from GitHub. You can do this using the following command:

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

This will create a new directory called ansible-nas containing all the required files for Ansible-NAS.

Step 2: Modify the inventory file

The inventory file is a configuration file that specifies the servers and services that Ansible-NAS will deploy. You must modify the inventory file to match your system configuration.

Open the inventory file using your favorite text editor and modify the IP addresses and hostnames to match your system configuration.

$ vi ansible-nas/inventory

Replace the IP addresses and hostnames in the file with the IP addresses and hostnames of your servers.

Step 3: Install Required Packages

Ansible-NAS requires several packages to be installed on your system before it can be deployed. You can install these packages using the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add py3-pyasn1 py3-pycrypto py3-openssl

Step 4: Run Ansible Playbook

Once the required packages are installed, you can deploy Ansible-NAS using the following command:

$ cd ansible-nas
$ ansible-playbook -i inventory site.yml

The -i option specifies the inventory file to use, and site.yml is the playbook that deploys Ansible-NAS.

Step 5: Access the NAS Web Interface

After the playbook has successfully completed, you can access the NAS web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to the IP address or hostname of your NAS server.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you should now have Ansible-NAS deployed on your OpenBSD system. You can now use Ansible-NAS to manage your NAS server and store your important files.