Using Ansible Plug-ins for RHDH

In this lesson, you will:

• Create a playbook project using the Ansible plug-ins template.
• Open the playbook project in OpenShift DevSpaces.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Create an Ansible Playbook project

1. Navigate to the Catalog

• In the Red Hat Developer Hub (RHDH) UI, click the Ansible icon in the left-hand navigation menu.
• Click the “Create” tab.

2. Select the Ansible Playbook template:

• Find the “Create Ansible Playbook Project” template.
• Click on “Choose” to open its details page.

3. Create the project:

1. Fill in the required fields:
   • Under Source code repository organization name or username, add your GitHub username.
   • Under Playbook repository name add a repository name for your playbook project.
   • Add a Playbook description.
   • Under Playbook project's collection namespace add a collection namespace. The new playbook Git project creates an example collection folder for you. Enter a value for the collection namespace.
   • Under Playbook project's collection name add a collection name. The name of the example collection.
   • Under Catalog Owner name add your GitHub username.
2. Click Review and Create to generate the playbook project using the template.

Step 2: Open the project in OpenShift Dev Spaces.

1. Navigate to the Catalog:
   • In the Red Hat Developer Hub (RHDH) UI, click the Ansible icon in the left-hand navigation menu.
   • Click the “My Items” tab.
2. Select the Ansible Playbook catalog item:
   • Find the newly created catalog item that you created in the "Create a Playbook Project" procedure and click on it.
3. Open in OpenShift Dev Spaces

   • Under the Links section of your newly created catalog item, you will find a link to “Open Ansible project in OpenShift Dev Spaces”. Click the link.

     

   • This link opens the project in OpenShift Dev Spaces attached to your Sandbox account.
4. Start developing automation content:
   • Use the integrated development environment (IDE) provided by DevSpaces to start working on your Ansible Playbook project.
   • All necessary tools and resources are available within the centralized interface, reducing context switching and enhancing productivity.

For a more detailed overview on how to use Ansible plug-ins for RHDH, please refer to the official product documentation.