You:
is there any standard which allows me to deploy a set of java micro-services into azure using ansible?
ChatGPT:
Yes, deploying Java microservices to Azure using Ansible is a common use case and can be achieved by following certain best practices and standards. Here are some guidelines and steps to help you with the deployment:
-
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Use Ansible to define and provision your infrastructure on Azure. This includes creating resource groups, virtual machines, load balancers, and other necessary resources.
-
Configuration Management : Use Ansible to configure the virtual machines, install necessary dependencies (like Java, application servers), and deploy your Java microservices.
- Set Up Ansible Environment :
-
Ensure you have Ansible installed on your local machine or a control server.
-
Install the necessary Azure modules for Ansible using
pip
:
pip install ansible[azure]
- Azure Service Principal :
- Create a service principal in Azure to allow Ansible to interact with your Azure resources. Save the service principal credentials.
- Ansible Inventory and Configuration Files :
-
Create an inventory file (
hosts
) to define your Azure resources. -
Create a playbook to define your tasks.
- Sample Inventory File (
hosts
):
[azure]
myserver ansible_host=<your_azure_vm_ip>
- Sample Ansible Playbook (
deploy_microservices.yml
):
- name: Deploy Java Microservices to Azure
hosts: azure
tasks:
- name: Ensure Java is installed
apt:
name: default-jre
state: present
update_cache: yes
become: yes
- name: Copy microservice JAR to server
copy:
src: /path/to/your/microservice.jar
dest: /opt/microservice/microservice.jar
mode: '0755'
- name: Start microservice
systemd:
name: microservice
state: started
enabled: yes
daemon_reload: yes
exec_start: /usr/bin/java -jar /opt/microservice/microservice.jar
become: yes
- Create a Systemd Service for Your Microservice :
- On the target VM, create a systemd service file for your microservice (e.g.,
/etc/systemd/system/microservice.service
):
[Unit]
Description=Java Microservice
After=network.target
[Service]
User=your_user
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/microservice/microservice.jar
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Run the Playbook :
- Execute your playbook to deploy the microservices:
ansible-playbook -i hosts deploy_microservices.yml
-
Security : Ensure secure handling of credentials, use of SSH keys, and proper network security group (NSG) configurations in Azure.
-
Scalability : Use Azure services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for better scalability and management of microservices.
-
Monitoring and Logging : Integrate Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics for monitoring and logging your microservices.
-
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) : Integrate Ansible with your CI/CD pipeline (e.g., using Azure DevOps) for automated deployments.
By following these guidelines and using Ansible, you can effectively deploy and manage your Java microservices on Azure.
You:
i have installed 3 webapps in the free tier using the gradle plug-in com.microsoft.azure.azurewebapp. the webapps are in a separate app-service plan each. can i change the app-service plan for the apps and give the plan my name? i want them to be in 2 separate app service plans, one called app-plan anf the other called gw-plan
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can change the app service plan for your web apps and assign a custom name to the plans. This process involves creating the new app service plans and then migrating the web apps to these plans.
- Create New App Service Plans :
- Create two new app service plans named
app-plan
andgw-plan
using the Azure Portal, Azure CLI, or an ARM template.
- Migrate Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
- Use the Azure CLI or Azure Portal to move your web apps to the new app service plans.
-
Install Azure CLI : If you haven't installed the Azure CLI, you can download and install it from here .
-
Login to Azure :
az login
- Create New App Service Plans :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group <your_resource_group> --sku F1
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group <your_resource_group> --sku F1
- Move Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
- Identify the web apps you want to move to
app-plan
andgw-plan
. Let's saywebapp1
andwebapp2
should go toapp-plan
, andwebapp3
should go togw-plan
.
az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group <your_resource_group> --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group <your_resource_group> --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group <your_resource_group> --plan gw-plan
- Create New App Service Plans :
-
Navigate to the Azure Portal.
-
Go to
App Services
and click onAdd
. -
Select
App Service Plan
and create two new plans namedapp-plan
andgw-plan
.
- Move Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
-
Navigate to each web app you want to move.
-
In the
Settings
section, click onChange App Service Plan
. -
Select the new app service plan (
app-plan
orgw-plan
) and clickOK
.
After moving the web apps, verify that they are running in the new app service plans. You can do this by checking the App Service Plan
setting under the Overview
section of each web app in the Azure Portal.
If you are deploying using the Gradle plugin com.microsoft.azure.azurewebapp
, you might want to update your build.gradle
configuration to reflect the changes in app service plans. Here's an example snippet:
azurewebapp {
subscriptionId = '<your_subscription_id>'
resourceGroup = '<your_resource_group>'
app {
name = 'webapp1'
appServicePlan = 'app-plan'
}
app {
name = 'webapp2'
appServicePlan = 'app-plan'
}
app {
name = 'webapp3'
appServicePlan = 'gw-plan'
}
}
By following these steps, you can successfully change the app service plan for your web apps and assign custom names to the plans.
You:
for the command: az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku F1 i get: The scale operation is not allowed for this subscription in this region. Try selecting different region or scale option.
ChatGPT:
The error message indicates that the Free (F1) SKU is either not available or not allowed for your subscription in the selected region. This could be due to quota limits or specific policies for your subscription.
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:
- Check Available SKUs : Verify which SKUs are available in your region using the Azure CLI command:
az appservice list-skus --resource-group myresourcegroup
-
Select a Different Region or SKU : If F1 is not available in your current region, you can try using a different region or selecting another SKU. For example, you can use the
B1
(Basic) SKU, which is often available in most regions. -
Create App Service Plans with Available SKUs : Use a different SKU that is available for your subscription and region. For example, if
B1
is available, you can create the plans using theB1
SKU.
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
Replace <your_region>
with the desired region (e.g., eastus
, westeurope
).
- List Available SKUs in the Region :
az appservice list-skus --location <your_region>
- Create App Service Plans with Available SKU :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
- Move Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan gw-plan
After executing these commands, you should verify that the web apps have been successfully moved to the new app service plans. You can do this by checking the App Service Plan
setting under the Overview
section of each web app in the Azure Portal.
To summarize, if you encounter the error due to the unavailability of the F1 SKU, you can:
-
Check which SKUs are available in your desired region.
-
Choose an available SKU such as
B1
. -
Create the app service plans using the available SKU.
-
Move your web apps to the newly created app service plans.
By following these steps, you should be able to successfully create the app service plans and move your web apps accordingly.
You:
az appservice list-skus --resource-group resourcegroup1 i get: 'list-skus' is misspelled or not recognized by the system.
Examples from AI knowledge base: https://aka.ms/cli_ref Read more about the command in reference docs
ChatGPT:
It looks like the command az appservice list-skus
is not available in the Azure CLI. To check the available SKUs and their details, you can use the following steps with correct Azure CLI commands and appropriate resources.
- Check Available Locations for SKUs : The following command lists the SKUs available for your subscription in a specific region:
az appservice list-locations --sku F1
Alternatively, you can use the following command to list the available SKUs for App Service Plans:
az appservice list-locations
- Create App Service Plans :
Create the new App Service Plans with an available SKU such as
B1
:
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
Replace <your_region>
with the desired region (e.g., eastus
, westeurope
).
- Move Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan gw-plan
After executing these commands, verify the changes in the Azure Portal:
-
Navigate to
App Services
. -
Select each web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure they are in the correct plan.
If you encounter issues with SKUs or commands, refer to the Azure CLI documentation for the most up-to-date information. Here’s a recap of the steps:
-
Use
az appservice list-locations
to verify available SKUs. -
Create app service plans using an available SKU (
B1
). -
Move web apps to the new app service plans.
By following these steps, you should be able to create the app service plans and move your web apps accordingly.
You:
for: az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group myresourcegroup --plan app-plan i get: unrecognized arguments: --plan app-plan
ChatGPT:
The az webapp update
command does not support the --plan
argument. To move a web app to a different App Service Plan, you need to use the az webapp move
command instead.
Here's the correct way to move a web app to a different App Service Plan:
- Create New App Service Plans (if not already created):
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location <your_region>
- Move Web Apps to the New App Service Plans :
Use the
az webapp create-remote-connection
command to move the web apps to the new plans. This requires using theaz webapp config
command withset
to change the App Service Plan.
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp1 --plan app-plan
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp2 --plan app-plan
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp3 --plan gw-plan
- Create the New App Service Plans :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location eastus
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group myresourcegroup --sku B1 --location eastus
- Move the Web Apps :
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp1 --plan app-plan
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp2 --plan app-plan
az webapp create-remote-connection --resource-group myresourcegroup --name webapp3 --plan gw-plan
After executing these commands, verify that the web apps have been successfully moved to the new App Service Plans:
-
Navigate to
App Services
in the Azure Portal. -
Select each web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure they are in the correct plan.
To move web apps to different App Service Plans, use the az webapp create-remote-connection
command. This allows you to specify the new App Service Plan for your web apps. By following these steps, you can successfully migrate your web apps to the desired App Service Plans.
You:
$ az webapp create-remote-connection --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --plan app-plan unrecognized arguments: --plan app-plan
ChatGPT:
It seems there was a mistake in the command provided. The az webapp create-remote-connection
command is not meant for changing the App Service Plan. Instead, you should use the az webapp move
command to move a web app to a different App Service Plan.
Here are the correct steps and commands to achieve this:
- Create New App Service Plans (if not already created):
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
- Move Web Apps to the New App Service Plans :
Use the
az webapp
command to move the web apps to the new plans.
- Create the New App Service Plans :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
- Move the Web Apps :
Use the
az webapp
command to move the web apps to the new App Service Plans:
az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Create the New App Service Plans :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
- Move Web Apps :
-
First, retrieve the
serverFarmId
of the new App Service Plans. -
Then, update the web apps to use the new App Service Plans by setting the
serverFarmId
.
# Move webapp1 to app-plan
app_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
az webapp update --name webapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
# Move webapp2 to app-plan
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
# Move webapp3 to gw-plan
gw_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$gw_plan_id
After executing these commands, verify that the web apps have been successfully moved to the new App Service Plans:
-
Navigate to
App Services
in the Azure Portal. -
Select each web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure they are in the correct plan.
By following these steps, you can successfully migrate your web apps to the desired App Service Plans.
You:
although the first sub command "plan show" returns: /subscriptions/b39cf8b7-8b62-4701-a050-697244e68e5b/resourceGroups/resourcegroup1/providers/Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/app-plan the command: az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=... returns: Operation returned an invalid status 'Not Found'
ChatGPT:
The "Not Found" error indicates that either the web app name or the resource group name might be incorrect or the web app does not exist in the specified resource group. Let's ensure the names are correct and the web app exists.
- Verify Web App and Resource Group : Make sure the web app exists in the specified resource group.
az webapp list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
Ensure mikeapp1
is listed in the output.
- Use Correct Command to Move Web App : Ensure you are using the correct serverFarmId value retrieved from the previous step.
- Retrieve the serverFarmId of the New App Service Plans :
app_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
gw_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Verify Web App Exists :
az webapp list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
Ensure mikeapp1
is listed in the output.
- Move Web Apps to New App Service Plans :
Use the
az webapp update
command to move the web apps to the new plans.
# Move mikeapp1 to app-plan
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
# Move other apps similarly if needed
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$gw_plan_id
After executing these commands, verify that the web apps have been successfully moved to the new App Service Plans:
-
Navigate to
App Services
in the Azure Portal. -
Select each web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure they are in the correct plan.
Here are the commands in one go:
- Retrieve serverFarmId :
app_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
gw_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Verify Web App Exists :
az webapp list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
- Move Web Apps :
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$gw_plan_id
By ensuring the web apps exist in the specified resource group and using the correct serverFarmId values, you should be able to successfully move your web apps to the new App Service Plans.
You:
i created another service plan in the same location as the app. now i get: $ az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) Operation returned an invalid status 'Conflict'
ChatGPT:
The 'Conflict' status typically indicates that the target App Service Plan (app-plan1
) might have different characteristics (like pricing tier, resource group, or location) that are incompatible with the current web app's configuration. Here are some steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue:
- Ensure Compatibility : Make sure that the target App Service Plan has compatible configurations:
-
Location : The new App Service Plan must be in the same location as the current one.
-
Pricing Tier : Certain restrictions apply to the pricing tier. For example, moving from a free tier to a paid tier should work, but moving between some paid tiers might have restrictions.
- Check App Service Plan Details : Verify the details of both the current and target App Service Plans to ensure they are compatible.
az appservice plan show --name <current_plan_name> --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
az appservice plan show --name app-plan1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
- Move to a Compatible App Service Plan :
Use the
az webapp update
command with a compatible plan. Ensure that the new plan has the same or a higher tier and is in the same region.
- Check Current Plan and Target Plan Details :
az appservice plan show --name <current_plan_name> --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
az appservice plan show --name app-plan1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
- Create a New Compatible App Service Plan : If needed, create a new compatible App Service Plan with the same pricing tier and in the same region:
az appservice plan create --name compatible-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku B1 --location eastus
- Move Web App to New App Service Plan :
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name compatible-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Retrieve the
serverFarmId
of the Target App Service Plan :
compatible_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name compatible-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Move Web App to the Compatible App Service Plan :
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$compatible_plan_id
After executing these commands, verify that the web app has been successfully moved to the new App Service Plan:
-
Navigate to
App Services
in the Azure Portal. -
Select the web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure it is in the correct plan.
To resolve the conflict, ensure the target App Service Plan has the same location and a compatible pricing tier. If necessary, create a new compatible App Service Plan and move the web app to this plan using the az webapp update
command.
You:
the current service plan is of kind "linux" but new service plan created via: az appservice plan create --name gw-plan01 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" is of kind "app". could this be the problem, and how can it be avoided?
ChatGPT:
Yes, the conflict is likely due to the mismatch in the "kind" property between the current App Service Plan (which is of kind "linux") and the new App Service Plan (which is of kind "app" or "Windows"). You need to ensure that both the current and new App Service Plans are of the same kind.
To create a new App Service Plan of kind "linux", you need to specify the appropriate parameter when creating the plan.
- Create a New Linux App Service Plan :
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan01 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" --is-linux
- Move the Web App to the New Linux App Service Plan :
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan01 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Create a Linux App Service Plan :
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" --is-linux
az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" --is-linux
- Retrieve the
serverFarmId
of the New Linux App Service Plan :
app_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
gw_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
- Move Web Apps to the New Linux App Service Plans :
az webapp update --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az webapp update --name webapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az webapp update --name webapp3 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$gw_plan_id
After executing these commands, verify that the web apps have been successfully moved to the new Linux App Service Plans:
-
Navigate to
App Services
in the Azure Portal. -
Select each web app.
-
Check the
App Service Plan
setting under theOverview
section to ensure they are in the correct plan.
To avoid the conflict, ensure that the new App Service Plan is of the same kind ("linux") as the current one. By creating a new Linux App Service Plan and moving your web apps to this plan using the provided commands, you should be able to resolve the issue.
You:
i have created several wrong service plans. can i. delete them?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can delete the service plans you no longer need using the Azure CLI. Here are the steps to delete the unwanted service plans:
- List App Service Plans : List all the app service plans in your resource group to identify which ones you want to delete.
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
- Delete Specific App Service Plans :
Use the
az appservice plan delete
command to delete each unwanted service plan.
az appservice plan delete --name <plan_name> --resource-group resourcegroup1
- List App Service Plans :
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
- Delete the Unwanted Service Plans : For each service plan you want to delete, run:
az appservice plan delete --name <unwanted_plan_name> --resource-group resourcegroup1
Replace <unwanted_plan_name>
with the actual name of the service plan you want to delete.
- List All Service Plans :
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
Example output:
Name ResourceGroup Location Sku Kind
------------ --------------- ----------- ---- ----
app-plan resourcegroup1 East US F1 linux
gw-plan resourcegroup1 East US F1 linux
wrong-plan1 resourcegroup1 East US F1 app
wrong-plan2 resourcegroup1 East US F1 app
- Delete Unwanted Service Plans :
az appservice plan delete --name wrong-plan1 --resource-group resourcegroup1
az appservice plan delete --name wrong-plan2 --resource-group resourcegroup1
After executing these commands, you can list the app service plans again to verify that the unwanted plans have been deleted:
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
By following these steps, you can clean up the unnecessary service plans and keep your Azure resources organized.
You:
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
ChatGPT:
To list all the App Service Plans in your resource group and output them in a table format, you can use the following Azure CLI command:
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
This command will display all the App Service Plans in the specified resource group (resourcegroup1
) in a table format, making it easy to identify which plans you want to delete.
Run the command:
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
Example output:
Name ResourceGroup Location Sku Kind
------------ --------------- ----------- ---- ----
app-plan resourcegroup1 East US F1 linux
gw-plan resourcegroup1 East US F1 linux
wrong-plan1 resourcegroup1 East US F1 app
wrong-plan2 resourcegroup1 East US F1 app
Based on the output, you can identify the service plans you want to delete. For example, to delete wrong-plan1
and wrong-plan2
, use the following commands:
az appservice plan delete --name wrong-plan1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --yes
az appservice plan delete --name wrong-plan2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --yes
The --yes
flag confirms the deletion without prompting for further confirmation.
After deleting the unwanted service plans, you can verify by listing the App Service Plans again:
az appservice plan list --resource-group resourcegroup1 --output table
This will show the remaining App Service Plans in your resource group, confirming that the unwanted ones have been deleted.
By following these steps, you can effectively clean up any unnecessary App Service Plans in your Azure resource group.
You:
now the two apps: mikeapp1, mikeapp2 are assigned to serviceplan app-plan and: mikeapp0 to serviceplan gw-plan. how can it be achieved that mikeapp1 and mikeapp2 are not accessible via http publicly, but only from mikeapp0 in serviceplan gw-plan?
ChatGPT:
To achieve the goal where mikeapp1
and mikeapp2
are not accessible publicly via HTTP but only from mikeapp0
, you can use Azure Private Link and Virtual Network (VNet) Integration. This approach ensures that your applications communicate over a private network rather than the public internet.
- Create a Virtual Network : Create a Virtual Network (VNet) in your Azure resource group where your apps will reside.
az network vnet create --name myVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name mySubnet
- Integrate Web Apps with the VNet :
Integrate
mikeapp0
,mikeapp1
, andmikeapp2
with the VNet.
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp0 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet myVNet --subnet mySubnet
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet myVNet --subnet mySubnet
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet myVNet --subnet mySubnet
- Create Private Endpoints for mikeapp1 and mikeapp2 :
Create Private Endpoints for
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
to ensure they are only accessible via private IP addresses.
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name myVNet --subnet mySubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp1Connection
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name myVNet --subnet mySubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp2Connection
- Configure Private DNS Zones : Associate the Private Endpoints with a Private DNS Zone to resolve the private IP addresses.
az network private-dns zone create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --name myVNetLink --virtual-network myVNet --registration-enabled false
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp1 --ipv4-address <mikeapp1-private-ip>
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp2 --ipv4-address <mikeapp2-private-ip>
Replace <mikeapp1-private-ip>
and <mikeapp2-private-ip>
with the private IP addresses assigned to the private endpoints of mikeapp1
and mikeapp2
.
- Restrict Public Access :
Configure access restrictions to ensure
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
are not accessible publicly.
az webapp config access-restriction add --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
az webapp config access-restriction add --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
- Allow Internal Communication :
Ensure that the communication between
mikeapp0
,mikeapp1
, andmikeapp2
is allowed via the VNet.
By following these steps, you will have set up a secure environment where mikeapp1
and mikeapp2
are only accessible from mikeapp0
through a private network, and not accessible publicly via HTTP. The key components involve creating a VNet, integrating your web apps with the VNet, setting up private endpoints, configuring DNS for private links, and applying access restrictions to deny public access.
You:
i created: az network vnet create --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name appSubnet but when using it it complains about the wrong location. is there a aparemeter to set the location and if so can you show me how to recreate the same VNet and subnet?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can specify the location when creating a Virtual Network (VNet) in Azure using the --location
parameter. Here’s how you can create the VNet and subnet with the correct location.
- Create the VNet and Subnet with Specified Location :
Use the
--location
parameter to specify the location. Replace<location>
with your desired location, such aseastus
.
az network vnet create --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name appSubnet --location <location>
Here is an example command to create a VNet and subnet in the East US
region:
az network vnet create --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name appSubnet --location eastus
- Delete Existing VNet (if needed) : If you need to delete the existing VNet first, you can use the following command:
az network vnet delete --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1
- Create a New VNet and Subnet with the Correct Location :
az network vnet create --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name appSubnet --location eastus
After creating the VNet and subnet, you can verify their creation and details:
az network vnet show --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1
az network vnet subnet show --vnet-name appVNet --name appSubnet --resource-group resourcegroup1
By following these steps, you can ensure that the VNet and subnet are created in the correct location, which should resolve the location-related errors when integrating your web apps with the VNet.
You:
- Allow Internal Communication: Ensure that the communication between mikeapp0, mikeapp1, and mikeapp2 is allowed via the VNet.
what do you mean by this? are there any extra commands required?
ChatGPT:
Allowing internal communication between your web apps via the VNet involves ensuring that the web apps can communicate with each other over private IP addresses assigned within the VNet. This typically requires setting up proper VNet integration and DNS resolution so that the apps can resolve and reach each other internally.
- Enable VNet Integration for Web Apps : Ensure that each web app is integrated with the VNet.
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp0 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet
az webapp vnet-integration add --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet
- Create Private Endpoints :
Create private endpoints for
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
to ensure they are accessible via private IP addresses within the VNet.
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp1Connection
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp2Connection
- Configure DNS for Private Endpoints : Set up a private DNS zone and link it to your VNet to resolve the private endpoints.
az network private-dns zone create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --name appVNetLink --virtual-network appVNet --registration-enabled false
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp1 --ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp2 --ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
- Restrict Public Access :
Restrict public access to
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
so they are only accessible via their private endpoints.
az webapp config access-restriction add --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
az webapp config access-restriction add --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
By integrating the web apps with the VNet, creating private endpoints, and setting up a private DNS zone, you ensure that mikeapp0
, mikeapp1
, and mikeapp2
can communicate internally over private IP addresses. Restricting public access ensures that mikeapp1
and mikeapp2
are not accessible from the internet but only through the VNet.
Here’s a quick recap of the steps:
-
Enable VNet integration for all web apps.
-
Create private endpoints for
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
. -
Set up a private DNS zone and link it to the VNet.
-
Restrict public access to
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
.
By following these steps, you can securely allow internal communication between your web apps.
You:
--ipv4-address 2 questions:
- can this IP-address be assigned via az command?
- If not, is it stable and can it be determined via az command?
ChatGPT:
-
Assigning IP Addresses via Azure CLI : You cannot directly assign specific private IP addresses to the private endpoints via the Azure CLI. Private IP addresses for private endpoints are automatically allocated by Azure.
-
Stability and Retrieval of IP Addresses : The private IP addresses assigned to the private endpoints are stable. They do not change as long as the private endpoint exists. You can retrieve these IP addresses using the Azure CLI.
To retrieve the private IP addresses assigned to your private endpoints, you can use the following Azure CLI commands:
- Create Private Endpoints :
First, ensure you have created the private endpoints for
mikeapp1
andmikeapp2
:
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp1Connection
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp2Connection
- Retrieve the Private IP Addresses : Use the following commands to retrieve the private IP addresses assigned to the private endpoints:
mikeapp1_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
mikeapp2_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
- Create Private DNS Records : Use the retrieved IP addresses to create private DNS records:
az network private-dns zone create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --name appVNetLink --virtual-network appVNet --registration-enabled false
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp1 --ipv4-address $mikeapp1_private_ip
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp2 --ipv4-address $mikeapp2_private_ip
- Create Private Endpoints :
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp1Connection
az network private-endpoint create --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name mikeapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) --group-ids sites --connection-name mikeapp2Connection
- Retrieve Private IP Addresses :
mikeapp1_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
mikeapp2_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name mikeapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
- Create Private DNS Records :
az network private-dns zone create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --name appVNetLink --virtual-network appVNet --registration-enabled false
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp1 --ipv4-address $mikeapp1_private_ip
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name mikeapp2 --ipv4-address $mikeapp2_private_ip
By following these steps, you ensure that mikeapp1
and mikeapp2
are only accessible via their private IP addresses within the VNet, and you have set up the necessary DNS configuration for internal communication.
You:
i have the following list of commands for a 2 service plan setup, with 1 gateway app in plan1 and 2 apps in plan2:
az appservice plan create --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" --is-linux az appservice plan create --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --sku F1 --location "East US" --is-linux
app_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name app-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv) gw_plan_id=$(az appservice plan show --name gw-plan --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query id --output tsv)
az webapp update --name testapp0 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$gw_plan_id az webapp update --name testapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id az webapp update --name testapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --set serverFarmId=$app_plan_id
az network vnet create --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 --subnet-name appSubnet --location eastus az network vnet show --name appVNet --resource-group resourcegroup1 az network vnet subnet show --vnet-name appVNet --name appSubnet --resource-group resourcegroup1
az webapp vnet-integration add --name testapp0 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet az webapp vnet-integration add --name testapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet az webapp vnet-integration add --name testapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet appVNet --subnet appSubnet
az network private-endpoint create --name testapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --vnet-name appVNet --subnet appSubnet --private-connection-resource-id
testapp1_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name testapp1PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv) testapp2_private_ip=$(az network private-endpoint show --name testapp2PrivateEndpoint --resource-group resourcegroup1 --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
az network private-dns zone create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --name appVNetLink --virtual-network appVNet --registration-enabled false az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name testapp1 --ipv4-address $testapp1_private_ip az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group resourcegroup1 --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name testapp2 --ipv4-address $testapp2_private_ip
az webapp config access-restriction add --name testapp1 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0 az webapp config access-restriction add --name testapp2 --resource-group resourcegroup1 --rule-name "DenyPublicAccess" --priority 100 --action Deny --ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
now what is the best way to make this a generic solution, where n apps can have m instances and m gateway instances can access all app instances in plan2.
i heard that ansible may be a good solution
ChatGPT:
Ansible is indeed a great solution for automating the deployment and configuration of your infrastructure. Here’s how you can structure your Ansible playbook to make it a generic solution for deploying multiple web apps with a specified number of app instances and gateway instances.
-
Create an Ansible Playbook : Define the infrastructure and configurations in an Ansible playbook.
-
Define Variables : Use variables to define the number of app instances and gateway instances.
-
Create Service Plans : Create the service plans for the app instances and gateway instances.
-
Move Apps to Service Plans : Move the apps to their respective service plans.
-
Create Virtual Network : Create a virtual network and subnet.
-
Integrate Web Apps with VNet : Integrate the web apps with the VNet.
-
Create Private Endpoints : Create private endpoints for the app instances.
-
Configure Private DNS Zones : Set up private DNS zones and records for the app instances.
-
Restrict Public Access : Restrict public access to the app instances.
---
- name: Deploy Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- name: "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- name: "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Move apps to respective service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
loop:
- name: testapp0
plan: "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: testapp1
plan: "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- name: testapp2
plan: "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
- name: Integrate Web Apps with the VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
loop: "{{ app_instances + gw_instances }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for app instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item }}Connection"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ip
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for app instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord', '') }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ip.results }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
-
Variables : Define the variables for resource group, location, service plans, VNet, subnet, app instances, and gateway instances.
-
Resource Group : Create the resource group if it does not exist.
-
Service Plans : Create the app and gateway service plans.
-
Move Apps : Move the web apps to the respective service plans.
-
Virtual Network : Create the virtual network and subnet.
-
VNet Integration : Integrate the web apps with the VNet.
-
Private Endpoints : Create private endpoints for the app instances.
-
DNS Configuration : Create private DNS zone, link it to the VNet, and add DNS records for the app instances.
-
Access Restrictions : Restrict public access to the app instances.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection : Ensure you have Ansible and the Azure collection installed.
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using the
az login
command or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, for example
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
By using this playbook, you can easily manage the deployment and configuration of multiple web apps with specified numbers of app instances and gateway instances. Adjust the variables as needed for your specific requirements.
You:
your proposal contains this: app_instances: - testapp1 - testapp2 gw_instances: - testapp0
and later: loop: - name: testapp0 plan: "{{ gw_plan_name }}" - name: testapp1 plan: "{{ app_plan_name }}" - name: testapp2 plan: "{{ app_plan_name }}"
this is not sustainable, as the names are literally repeated also, i would like to define the number of app instances of each app, e.g. 3 somewhere globally. also, are these address prefixes 10.0... sustainable? the goal is to have a maximum of 16 apps with 4 instances each - is this possible?
also, is it possible to re-create each of resource-group, service-plans, dns-zones and virtual networks?
also, is it possible entirely add/remove apps, with all of the related reources?
ChatGPT:
To create a more sustainable and scalable Ansible playbook for deploying web apps with dynamic instance counts and configurations, we can use Ansible's with_sequence
and loop
constructs to dynamically generate the app names and configurations. Additionally, we will ensure the address prefixes are large enough to accommodate the number of apps and instances you need.
Here’s an enhanced version of the playbook that incorporates these requirements:
---
- name: Deploy Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
num_app_instances: 4
num_gw_instances: 1
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_app_instances }}
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_app_instances }}
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + app_prefix + item + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}Connection"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_app_instances }}
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_app_instances }}
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item.item }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord', '') }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ app_prefix }}{{ item }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_app_instances }}
-
Dynamic Instance Creation : Uses
with_sequence
to dynamically create and manage the specified number of app and gateway instances. -
Variables for Configuration : Centralized configuration using variables for easier management and scalability.
-
Sustainable Address Prefixes : Uses a sufficiently large address space (
10.0.0.0/16
) to accommodate up to 16 apps with multiple instances. -
Resource Management : Includes options to recreate resources by ignoring errors if they already exist (
ignore_errors: yes
).
-
Address Space : The address space
10.0.0.0/16
is large enough to handle the scale you need (16 apps with 4 instances each). -
Resource Recreation : You can adjust the playbook to recreate resources as needed, but be cautious with deleting existing resources to avoid downtime.
-
Dynamic Resource Management : The playbook can be adjusted to dynamically add or remove apps by modifying the variables and rerunning the playbook.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook will create the specified number of app and gateway instances, integrate them with a VNet, configure private endpoints and DNS, and restrict public access as needed. Adjust the variables to suit your specific requirements.
You:
what would be required to remove an app / add an app in such a setup?
ChatGPT:
To manage the addition and removal of apps in such a setup, you need to ensure that the Ansible playbook can handle the dynamic nature of adding and removing resources. Below are the steps to modify the playbook to support adding and removing apps:
To add a new app, you need to:
-
Update the variables to include the new app.
-
Run the playbook to create and configure the new app.
To remove an app, you need to:
-
Update the variables to remove the app.
-
Run tasks to delete the app and its related resources (private endpoint, DNS records).
Here’s an updated version of the playbook that includes tasks for adding and removing apps dynamically.
---
- name: Manage Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
num_app_instances: 4
num_gw_instances: 1
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
loop: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
loop: "{{ app_instances + gw_instances }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item }}Connection"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Dynamic Resource Management :
- Uses the
loop
construct with theapp_instances
variable to dynamically create and manage app instances.
- Removal of Apps :
-
The
Remove Web App
task removes apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list. -
The
Remove Private Endpoints
task removes private endpoints associated with apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list. -
The
Remove DNS Records
task removes DNS records for apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list.
To add a new app:
-
Add the app name to the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to create and configure the new app. To remove an app:
-
Remove the app name from the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to remove the app and its related resources.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook dynamically manages the creation and deletion of web apps and their associated resources based on the list of apps defined in the app_instances
variable. Adjust the variables to suit your specific requirements.
You:
so in this setup - could i just add / remove an app from: app_instances: and the rest would be taken care of?
ChatGPT:
Yes, in this setup, you can simply add or remove an app from the app_instances
list, and the playbook will handle the rest. The Ansible playbook is designed to dynamically manage the creation and deletion of web apps and their associated resources based on the list of apps defined in the app_instances
variable.
- Add the new app name to the
app_instances
list.
Example:
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
- newapp
- Run the playbook:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
- Remove the app name from the
app_instances
list.
Example:
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2 # Removed newapp
- Run the playbook:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
Here is the complete Ansible playbook with tasks to handle both adding and removing apps:
---
- name: Manage Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
num_gw_instances: 1
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
loop: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
loop: "{{ app_instances + gw_instances }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item }}Connection"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
loop: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Dynamic Resource Management :
- Uses the
loop
construct with theapp_instances
variable to dynamically create and manage app instances.
- Removal of Apps :
-
The
Remove Web App
task removes apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list. -
The
Remove Private Endpoints
task removes private endpoints associated with apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list. -
The
Remove DNS Records
task removes DNS records for apps that are no longer in theapp_instances
list.
To add a new app:
-
Add the app name to the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to create and configure the new app. To remove an app:
-
Remove the app name from the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to remove the app and its related resources.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook dynamically manages the creation and deletion of web apps and their associated resources based on the list of apps defined in the app_instances
variable. Adjust the variables to suit your specific requirements.
You:
in this setup, how can the number of instances for app_instances: - testapp1 - testapp2 be set? i would like to use a global number num_gw_instances which sets the number of instance for each of testapp1, testapp2...
ChatGPT:
To achieve dynamic control over the number of instances for each app defined in app_instances
using a global variable, you can utilize Ansible's with_sequence
and nested loops. This approach ensures that each app in the app_instances
list gets the specified number of instances.
Here's how you can modify the playbook to set the number of instances for each app dynamically using a global variable num_app_instances
:
---
- name: Manage Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Dynamic Instance Creation :
-
Uses
with_subelements
andwith_sequence
to create a specified number of instances for each app. -
The
with_subelements
directive is used to generate combinations of app names and instance numbers.
- Variables :
-
num_app_instances
is used to control the number of instances per app. -
num_gw_instances
controls the number of gateway instances.
- App and GW Instances Naming :
- The instances are named using a combination of the app name and instance number (e.g.,
testapp1-1
,testapp1-2
, etc.).
To add a new app:
-
Add the app name to the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to create and configure the new app instances. To remove an app:
-
Remove the app name from the
app_instances
variable. -
Run the playbook to remove the app instances and their related resources.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook dynamically manages the creation and deletion of web app instances and their associated resources based on the list of apps defined in the app_instances
variable and the number of instances specified by num_app_instances
. Adjust the variables to suit your specific requirements.
You:
is there something like a load balancer concept so that from testapp0 it can reach any of testapp1's instances in a round-robin/availability manner?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can implement a load balancer to distribute traffic between the instances of your web applications. In Azure, you can use Azure Application Gateway or Azure Load Balancer to achieve this. Given that we are dealing with web applications, Azure Application Gateway is a suitable choice as it provides a web traffic load balancer with capabilities like SSL termination, URL-based routing, and more.
Here’s how you can set up an Azure Application Gateway to load balance traffic between the instances of testapp1
and testapp2
.
-
Create an Application Gateway : Set up the Application Gateway to distribute traffic among the instances of your web apps.
-
Configure Backend Pools : Add the instances of
testapp1
andtestapp2
to the backend pool of the Application Gateway. -
Create HTTP Settings : Define HTTP settings that the Application Gateway will use to route traffic to the backend instances.
-
Create a Listener : Create a listener that the Application Gateway will use to accept incoming traffic.
-
Create Rules : Define routing rules to distribute traffic to the backend pool based on the listener configuration.
Here’s an updated version of the playbook to include steps for setting up an Application Gateway:
---
- name: Manage Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints and Load Balancer
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Create Public IP for Application Gateway
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_publicipaddress:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
allocation_method: Static
name: "{{ app_gateway_name }}PublicIP"
- name: Create Application Gateway
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_applicationgateway:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ app_gateway_name }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku:
name: WAF_v2
tier: WAF_v2
capacity: 2
gateway_ip_configurations:
- name: appGatewayIpConfig
subnet: "/subscriptions/{{ lookup('env','AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID') }}/resourceGroups/{{ resource_group }}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{{ vnet_name }}/subnets/{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
frontend_ip_configurations:
- name: appGatewayFrontendIP
public_ip_address: "{{ app_gateway_name }}PublicIP"
frontend_ports:
- name: appGatewayFrontendPort
port: 80
backend_address_pools:
- name: appGatewayBackendPool
backend_addresses: "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='stdout') | list }}"
backend_http_settings_collection:
- name: appGatewayBackendHttpSettings
cookie_based_affinity: Disabled
port: 80
protocol: Http
request_timeout: 20
http_listeners:
- name: appGatewayHttpListener
frontend_ip_configuration: appGatewayFrontendIP
frontend_port: appGatewayFrontendPort
protocol: Http
url_path_maps:
- name: urlPathMap
default_backend_address_pool: appGatewayBackendPool
default_backend_http_settings: appGatewayBackendHttpSettings
request_routing_rules:
- name: rule1
rule_type: Basic
http_listener: appGatewayHttpListener
backend_address_pool: appGatewayBackendPool
backend_http_settings: appGatewayBackendHttpSettings
- Public IP for Application Gateway :
- Creates a static public IP address for the Application Gateway.
- Application Gateway Configuration :
-
Sets up the Application Gateway with a WAF_v2 SKU.
-
Configures the Application Gateway with backend pools, HTTP settings, listeners, and routing rules.
- Backend Address Pools :
- Uses the private IP addresses of the web app instances to configure the backend pool for the Application Gateway.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible
You:
as the plan is to use a spring-cloud-gateway as testapp0, could you show me a configuration of it allowing to balance between all of testapp1's instances?
ChatGPT:
Certainly! To configure a Spring Cloud Gateway (running as testapp0
) to balance requests across instances of testapp1
, you can use the Spring Cloud Gateway's built-in support for load balancing.
- Update Spring Cloud Gateway Configuration :
- Configure Spring Cloud Gateway (
testapp0
) to use a load balancer that distributes traffic to all instances oftestapp1
.
- Service Discovery :
- If using Spring Cloud Netflix or Eureka for service discovery, configure the gateway to discover
testapp1
instances automatically.
Assuming testapp0
(Spring Cloud Gateway) and testapp1
are both registered with a service discovery service (like Eureka), here is how you can configure Spring Cloud Gateway to load balance traffic to testapp1
instances.1. Update application.yml
for Spring Cloud Gateway (testapp0
)
spring:
cloud:
gateway:
routes:
- id: testapp1-route
uri: lb://testapp1
predicates:
- Path=/testapp1/**
filters:
- StripPrefix=1
application:
name: testapp0
eureka:
client:
serviceUrl:
defaultZone: http://localhost:8761/eureka/
-
lb://testapp1
: Tells Spring Cloud Gateway to use the load balancer to route traffic totestapp1
. -
Path=/testapp1/**
: Routes any request starting with/testapp1
to the instances oftestapp1
. -
StripPrefix=1
: Strips the/testapp1
prefix before forwarding the request to thetestapp1
service.
- Ensure
testapp1
is Registered with EurekaYourtestapp1
instances should be registered with Eureka (or another service discovery service) so that the Spring Cloud Gateway can discover and load balance across them.
spring:
application:
name: testapp1
eureka:
client:
serviceUrl:
defaultZone: http://localhost:8761/eureka/
Here’s how you can extend the existing Ansible playbook to configure testapp0
(Spring Cloud Gateway) to load balance requests to testapp1
instances:
---
- name: Manage Azure Web Apps with Private Endpoints and Load Balancer
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook dynamically manages the creation and deletion of web app instances and their associated resources based on the list of apps defined in the app_instances
variable and the number of instances specified by num_app_instances
. Adjust the variables to suit your specific requirements.
You:
does "Azure Application Gateway" provide all features of spring-cloud-gateway + eureka?
ChatGPT:
Azure Application Gateway and Spring Cloud Gateway + Eureka serve different purposes and have different feature sets. Here's a comparison to help you understand their capabilities and how they might complement each other:
Features :
-
Web Application Firewall (WAF) : Provides protection against common web vulnerabilities.
-
SSL Termination : Offloads the SSL decryption and encryption work.
-
URL-based Routing : Routes requests based on URL paths.
-
Multi-site Hosting : Hosts multiple websites on a single Application Gateway instance.
-
Session Affinity : Ensures requests from a client are routed to the same backend server.
-
Autoscaling : Automatically adjusts the number of Application Gateway instances.
-
Health Probes : Monitors the health of your backend servers.
-
Private Link : Allows you to securely connect to your Application Gateway using private IP addresses.
-
Integration with Azure services : Easy integration with other Azure services like Azure Web Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), etc. Limitations :
-
Service Discovery : Does not natively support dynamic service discovery like Eureka.
-
Advanced Routing : Limited to routing based on URL paths and host headers.
-
Custom Filters : Lacks the capability to apply complex request/response transformation or custom filters out of the box.
Features :
-
Service Discovery : With Eureka, services can dynamically register and discover other services.
-
Load Balancing : Routes traffic to multiple instances of a service.
-
Path Rewriting : Can rewrite request paths.
-
Circuit Breaker : Integrates with Netflix Hystrix or Resilience4j for circuit breaker patterns.
-
Rate Limiting : Supports limiting the rate of requests.
-
Custom Filters : Allows the creation of custom filters for request/response transformation.
-
Integration with Spring Ecosystem : Seamless integration with other Spring projects like Spring Boot, Spring Security, etc. Limitations :
-
Operational Overhead : Requires management of the infrastructure for running Spring Cloud Gateway and Eureka.
-
Complexity : More complex to set up compared to a managed service like Azure Application Gateway.
-
Scaling : You need to handle the scaling of Spring Cloud Gateway instances.
Use Azure Application Gateway if :
-
You need a managed load balancing solution with built-in WAF.
-
You are looking for simple URL-based routing and SSL termination.
-
You want seamless integration with Azure services.
-
You need a solution that requires minimal operational overhead. Use Spring Cloud Gateway + Eureka if :
-
You need advanced routing capabilities and custom filters.
-
Your architecture relies heavily on service discovery and dynamic registration.
-
You want to leverage the Spring ecosystem and its integrations.
-
You require features like circuit breakers, rate limiting, and path rewriting.
You can use both in a complementary manner:
-
Azure Application Gateway can be used as the public-facing entry point with SSL termination, WAF, and basic routing.
-
Spring Cloud Gateway can be used internally for more complex routing, service discovery, and applying custom filters.
- Public-facing Azure Application Gateway :
-
Routes traffic to a set of backend Spring Cloud Gateway instances.
-
Handles SSL termination and WAF.
- Internal Spring Cloud Gateway :
-
Routes traffic to service instances registered in Eureka.
-
Applies custom routing logic, rate limiting, and other advanced features.
+----------------------+ +--------------------------+ +-----------------+
| | | | | |
| Client Requests | | Azure Application Gateway| | |
| (Internet) +------->(Public IP, WAF, SSL) +------->+ Spring Cloud |
| | | | | Gateway |
+----------------------+ +--------------------------+ +----+--------+---+
|
|
+----------------------+ +--------------------------+ +--------+--------+
| | | | | |
| Internal Services | | Eureka Server | | Service Instances|
| (Registered with +<------+(Service Discovery) +<------+(testapp1, etc.) |
| Eureka) | | | | |
+----------------------+ +--------------------------+ +-----------------+
Azure Application Gateway and Spring Cloud Gateway + Eureka have different strengths. You can choose one or both depending on your needs for managed services, service discovery, custom routing, and advanced filtering. Combining them can provide a robust and flexible solution for handling web traffic and microservice communication.
You:
assuming i have 2 runnable springboot jars one representing the spring-cloud-gateway and the other representing testapp1 to testappN. i would like to deploy them as webapps also using Ansible before applying the Full Ansible Playbook, how would i do that?
ChatGPT:
To deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure using Ansible, you can follow these steps. This will involve creating the web apps, deploying the Spring Boot JARs, and then applying the full Ansible playbook for the rest of the configuration.
Here is a step-by-step guide to deploying the Spring Boot JARs and integrating this process into your existing Ansible setup.
Ensure you have the following:
-
Ansible installed
-
Azure CLI installed and configured
-
The Spring Boot JAR files for your applications
Here’s an example Ansible playbook to deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure.
Define the necessary variables at the top of your playbook:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications as Web Apps on Azure
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
spring_boot_apps:
- name: spring-cloud-gateway
jar_path: /path/to/spring-cloud-gateway.jar
plan: gw-plan
- name: testapp1
jar_path: /path/to/testapp1.jar
plan: app-plan
- name: testapp2
jar_path: /path/to/testapp2.jar
plan: app-plan
storage_account_name: mystorageaccount
storage_account_key: "your_storage_account_key"
container_name: jarfiles
Define the tasks to create the necessary resources, upload the JAR files to Azure Blob Storage, and deploy the web apps.
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create storage account
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageaccount:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
account_type: Standard_LRS
kind: StorageV2
register: storage_account
- name: Create blob container
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageblob:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
storage_account_name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
container: "{{ container_name }}"
state: present
- name: Upload JAR files to Azure Blob Storage
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageblob:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
storage_account_name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
container: "{{ container_name }}"
blob: "{{ item.name }}.jar"
file_path: "{{ item.jar_path }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Configure web apps to use JAR from blob storage
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE
value: "https://{{ storage_account_name }}.blob.core.windows.net/{{ container_name }}/{{ item.name }}.jar"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
Once the Spring Boot JARs are deployed as web apps, you can proceed with your existing full Ansible playbook to configure the networking, private endpoints, and DNS settings. Here's how you can structure your playbook to include both deployment and configuration:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
spring_boot_apps:
- name: spring-cloud-gateway
jar_path: /path/to/spring-cloud-gateway.jar
plan: gw-plan
- name: testapp1
jar_path: /path/to/testapp1.jar
plan: app-plan
- name: testapp2
jar_path: /path/to/testapp2.jar
plan: app-plan
storage_account_name: mystorageaccount
storage_account_key: "your_storage_account_key"
container_name: jarfiles
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create storage account
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageaccount:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
account_type: Standard_LRS
kind: StorageV2
register: storage_account
- name: Create blob container
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageblob:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
storage_account_name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
container: "{{ container_name }}"
state: present
- name: Upload JAR files to Azure Blob Storage
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_storageblob:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
storage_account_name: "{{ storage_account_name }}"
container: "{{ container_name }}"
blob: "{{ item.name }}.jar"
file_path: "{{ item.jar_path }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Configure web apps to use JAR from blob storage
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE
value: "https://{{ storage_account_name }}.blob.core.windows.net/{{ container_name }}/{{ item.name }}.jar"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
# Full Ansible Playbook for Configuration
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook will deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure, upload the JAR files to Azure Blob Storage, configure the web apps to use the JARs from blob storage, and then proceed with the full configuration of the network, private endpoints, and DNS settings. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
this involves creating a storage account. is it possible to avoid a storage account?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can deploy Spring Boot JAR files directly to Azure Web Apps without using a storage account by using the az webapp deploy
command to deploy the JAR files directly from your local machine. This approach avoids the need for a storage account by directly deploying the JAR files to the web apps.
Here is an updated version of the Ansible playbook to directly deploy the Spring Boot JAR files to Azure Web Apps:
Ensure you have the following:
-
Ansible installed
-
Azure CLI installed and configured
-
The Spring Boot JAR files for your applications
Here’s an example Ansible playbook to create the web apps and deploy the Spring Boot JARs directly.
Define the necessary variables at the top of your playbook:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications as Web Apps on Azure
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
spring_boot_apps:
- name: spring-cloud-gateway
jar_path: /path/to/spring-cloud-gateway.jar
plan: gw-plan
- name: testapp1
jar_path: /path/to/testapp1.jar
plan: app-plan
- name: testapp2
jar_path: /path/to/testapp2.jar
plan: app-plan
Define the tasks to create the necessary resources and deploy the JAR files.
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
Once the Spring Boot JARs are deployed as web apps, you can proceed with your existing full Ansible playbook for the rest of the configuration:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
spring_boot_apps:
- name: spring-cloud-gateway
jar_path: /path/to/spring-cloud-gateway.jar
plan: gw-plan
- name: testapp1
jar_path: /path/to/testapp1.jar
plan: app-plan
- name: testapp2
jar_path: /path/to/testapp2.jar
plan: app-plan
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
# List of apps to manage
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- testapp0
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
# Full Ansible Playbook for Configuration
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook will directly deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure, avoiding the need for a storage account by using the az webapp deploy
command to upload the JAR files directly from your local machine. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
if i have e.g.: app_instances: - testapp1 - testapp2 gw_instances: - gateway
could the playbook be optimized to automatically determine
spring_boot_apps:
- name: gateway
jar_path: /path/to/gateway.jar
plan: gw-plan
- name: testapp1
jar_path: /path/to/testapp1.jar
plan: app-plan
- name: testapp2
jar_path: /path/to/testapp2.jar
plan: app-plan
by the naming convention in the app names in order to omit the spring_boot_app var declaration? additionally is it possible to set the spring.application.name property to this app name?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you can optimize the Ansible playbook to automatically determine the spring_boot_apps
variable based on naming conventions in the app_instances
and gw_instances
lists. Additionally, you can set the spring.application name
property dynamically. Here’s how you can achieve both:
- Dynamic Determination of
spring_boot_apps
You can use Ansible'sset_fact
module to dynamically create thespring_boot_apps
variable based onapp_instances
andgw_instances
. You can also use thelookup
module to read the JAR paths from a predefined directory.2. Settingspring.application.name
You can use theazure_rm_webapp_config
module to set environment variables for each app, includingspring.application.name
.
Here's the updated playbook to include these changes:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.application.name property
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: spring.application.name
value: "{{ item.name }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Dynamic Determination of
spring_boot_apps
:
-
The
set_fact
task dynamically creates thespring_boot_apps
variable by iterating overapp_instances
andgw_instances
. -
The
lookup('file', ...)
function is used to get the path of each JAR file based on the naming convention.
- Setting
spring.application.name
:
- The
azure_rm_webapp_config
task sets thespring.application.name
property to the name of the web app.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook will dynamically determine the spring_boot_apps
variable based on the app_instances
and gw_instances
lists, deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure, and configure the spring.application.name
property for each app. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
is it true that this playbook will only touch anything belonging to the given resource_group?
ChatGPT:
Yes, this playbook is designed to operate only within the specified resource_group
. Each task explicitly specifies the resource_group
in which it should operate, ensuring that the playbook will only create, update, or delete resources within that resource group.
-
Resource Group Creation : The playbook starts by ensuring that the specified resource group exists.
-
Service Plans : Service plans are created within the specified resource group.
-
Web Apps : Web apps are created within the specified resource group.
-
Web App Configuration : Any configuration changes, such as setting app settings, are made within the specified resource group.
-
Virtual Network and Subnets : The virtual
network and subnets are created within the specified resource group.
-
Private Endpoints : Private endpoints are created and configured within the specified resource group.
-
DNS Records : DNS records and DNS zone configurations are scoped to the specified resource group.
-
Resource Cleanup : Any deletion of resources (web apps, private endpoints, DNS records) is also scoped to the specified resource group.
Here is the full playbook again, emphasizing the resource_group
parameter:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.application.name property
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: spring.application.name
value: "{{ item.name }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
-
Resource Group : All tasks are scoped to the specified
resource_group
. This ensures that no resources outside this group are affected. -
Dynamic Determination of
spring_boot_apps
: Theset_fact
tasks dynamically create thespring_boot_apps
variable based on theapp_instances
andgw_instances
lists, using the naming convention to determine the JAR paths and service plans. -
Task Scope : Each task includes the
resource_group
parameter, ensuring that operations are limited to the specified resource group.
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,
deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command.
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml
This playbook will only create, update, or delete resources within the specified resource_group
, ensuring that no unintended changes are made to resources outside this group. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
can you show me the delta to the playbook that is required to activate the common spring profile called "azure" in all web apps. additionally i would like to pass a parameter to the playbook, that sets a property called app.env for all webapps to this parameter value
ChatGPT:
To activate a common Spring profile called "azure" in all web apps and to pass a parameter that sets a property called app.env
for all web apps, you can update the playbook with the following changes:1. Add a Parameter for app.env
Add a parameter for app.env
at the beginning of the playbook.2. Set the Spring Profile and app.env
PropertyUpdate the azure_rm_webapp_config
task to set the spring.profiles.active
and app.env
properties.
Below is the delta and the full updated playbook with the required changes:
-
Add the
app_env
variable to the playbook parameters. -
Update the
azure_rm_webapp_config
task to setspring.profiles.active
toazure
andapp.env
to the provided parameter value.
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: spring.profiles.active
value: "azure"
- name: app.env
value: "{{ app_env }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Install Ansible and Azure Collection :
pip install ansible
ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This playbook will dynamically determine the spring_boot_apps
variable based on the app_instances
and gw_instances
lists, deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure, and configure the spring.profiles.active
and app.env
properties for each app. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
when trying: ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection i see that i have no access to https://galaxy.ansible.com from my restricted env
ChatGPT:
If you cannot access Ansible Galaxy from your restricted environment, you can manually download the azure.azcollection
and install it locally. Here are the steps to achieve this:
First, you need to download the azure.azcollection
package from a machine with internet access.
- On a machine with internet access , download the collection using the
ansible-galaxy
command:
ansible-galaxy collection download azure.azcollection
This will create a tarball file, such as azure-azcollection-<version>.tar.gz
.
- Transfer the tarball to your restricted environment using a method that works for you (e.g., USB drive, secure file transfer, etc.).
Once you have the tarball file in your restricted environment, you can install it locally.
-
Navigate to the directory where you have transferred the tarball.
-
Install the collection using the
ansible-galaxy
command with the tarball file:
ansible-galaxy collection install azure-azcollection-<version>.tar.gz
After installing the collection, verify that it is available:
ansible-galaxy collection list | grep azure.azcollection
Ensure your playbook is configured to use the installed collection. Here’s how you can specify the collection in your playbook:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
collections:
- azure.azcollection
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_appserviceplan:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
sku: F1
is_linux: true
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
plan: "{{ item.plan }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
state: present
linux_fx_version: "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: |
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_config:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.name }}"
app_settings:
- name: spring.profiles.active
value: "azure"
- name: app.env
value: "{{ app_env }}"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
address_prefixes: "{{ address_prefixes }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
subnets:
- name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ subnet_prefix }}"
- name: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}"
address_prefix: "{{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}"
- name: Create and Move App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
plan: "{{ app_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
plan: "{{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_vnet_integration:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}"
vnet: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet: "{{ subnet_name }}"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint"
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
subnet_name: "{{ subnet_name }}"
private_connection_resource_id: "{{ lookup('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'name=' + item.app_name + '-' + item.instance + ' resource_group=' + resource_group).id }}"
group_ids: "sites"
connection_name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: az network private-endpoint show --name "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint" --resource-group "{{ resource_group }}" --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnszone_virtualnetwork_link:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: appVNetLink
vnet_name: "{{ vnet_name }}"
registration_enabled: false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
record_type: A
name: "{{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}"
ttl: 300
value: "{{ item.stdout }}"
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp_access_restriction:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}"
rule_name: "DenyPublicAccess"
priority: 100
action: Deny
ip_address: "0.0.0.0/0"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_endpoint:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: "{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
azure.azcollection.azure_rm_private_dnsrecord:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
zone_name: privatelink.azurewebsites.net
name: "{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net"
state: absent
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Run the playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This playbook will dynamically determine the spring_boot_apps
variable based on the app_instances
and gw_instances
lists, deploy your Spring Boot applications as web apps on Azure, and configure the spring.profiles.active
and app.env
properties for each app. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
what if on the system which runs ansible-playbook the azure.azcollection is not installed and nothing can be added?
ChatGPT:
If you are unable to install the azure.azcollection
on the system running ansible-playbook
, you can use the command
module to directly call the Azure CLI (az
) commands. This approach bypasses the need for the azure.azcollection
but requires the Azure CLI to be installed and configured on the system.Here’s how you can adjust your playbook to use the command
module for each task that would have used the azure.azcollection
:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--name {{ item.name }}
--settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.stdout }}
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Remove Web App
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove Private Endpoints
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- name: Remove DNS Records
command: az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name {{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net --ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}' not in app_instances"
loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}"
- Creating Resources :
-
az group create
is used to create the resource group. -
az appservice plan create
is used to create the service plans. -
az webapp create
is used to create the web apps. -
az network vnet create
andaz network vnet subnet create
are used to create the virtual network and subnets.
- Deploying JAR Files :
az webapp deploy
is used to deploy the JAR files to the web apps.
- Configuring App Settings :
az webapp config appsettings set
is used to set thespring.profiles.active
andapp.env
properties.
- Networking and DNS :
- Various
az network
commands are used to create and configure private endpoints and DNS records.
- Cleaning Up Resources :
az webapp delete
,az network private-endpoint delete
, andaz network private-dns record-set a remove-record
commands are used for resource cleanup.
-
Install Azure CLI : Ensure that Azure CLI is installed and configured on your system.
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This playbook leverages Azure CLI commands to perform the necessary operations, ensuring that it runs in environments where installing Ansible collections is not possible. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
but the playbook still contains details like: loop: "{{ query(' loop: "{{ query('azure.azcollection.azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}".azure_rm_webapp', 'resource_group=' + resource_group) | map(attribute='name') }}" isn't this depending on azure.azcollection?
ChatGPT:
You're correct, my previous response included a mistake by referencing the azure.azcollection
for querying resources. To avoid using azure.azcollection
completely, we'll need to use Azure CLI commands to retrieve the necessary information. Let's update the playbook to remove all dependencies on azure.azcollection
and use Azure CLI commands instead.
Here is the updated playbook:
Updated Playbook Without azure.azcollection
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.stdout }}
with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
Resource Group, Service Plans, and Web Apps :
- Using
az group create
,az appservice plan create
, andaz webapp create
to create the resource group, service plans, and web apps respectively.
- Using
-
Deploy JAR Files :
- Using
az webapp deploy
to deploy JAR files to the web apps.
- Using
-
Setting App Settings :
- Using
az webapp config appsettings set
to setspring.profiles.active
andapp.env
properties for each web app.
- Using
-
Virtual Network and Subnets :
- Using
az network vnet create
andaz network vnet subnet create
to create the virtual network and subnets.
- Using
-
VNet Integration :
- Using
az webapp vnet-integration add
to integrate the web apps with the virtual network.
- Using
-
Private Endpoints and DNS Records :
- Using
az network private-endpoint create
,az network private-dns zone create
,az network private-dns link vnet create
, andaz network private-dns record-set a add-record
to create private endpoints and configure DNS.
- Using
-
Clean-Up :
- Using
az webapp delete
,az network private-endpoint delete
, andaz network private-dns record-set a remove-record
to remove web apps, private endpoints, and DNS records that are not inapp_instances
.
- Using
-
Install Azure CLI : Ensure that Azure CLI is installed and configured on your system.
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This updated playbook uses Azure CLI commands for all operations, ensuring that it does not depend on azure.azcollection
. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
running the runbook gives an error: on the line starting here: - name: Add DNS Records for App Instances command: > az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --record-set-name {{ item.item.app_name }}-{{ item.item.instance }} --ipv4-address {{ item.stdout }} with_items: "{{ private_ips.results }}" with_subelements: - "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}" - list
and the error is: duplicate loop in task subelements
ChatGPT:
The error indicates that there's a duplication in how the with_items
and with_subelements
loops are defined. We need to simplify the loop structure to avoid this error. Specifically, we'll consolidate the loop to use only with_subelements
.Let's correct this by iterating over the private_ips
results directly and accessing the necessary values within the loop.
Replace the problematic section with the following:
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
Here's the full playbook with the corrected section included:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
The loop has been corrected to avoid duplicate
with_items
andwith_subelements
. -
The
with_subelements
loop correctly iterates overprivate_ips.results
and theirstdout_lines
.
-
Install Azure CLI : Ensure that Azure CLI is installed and configured on your system.
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This playbook leverages Azure CLI commands for all operations, ensuring that it does not depend on azure.azcollection
. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
running the playbook gives thousands of lines of seemingly binary output. is is possible that the jars contents are logged?
ChatGPT:
Yes, it is possible that the contents of the JAR files are being logged if the command output is captured in the playbook. To prevent this, we should ensure that we only capture relevant output and avoid logging binary data. Here’s how you can update the playbook to minimize logging of binary content:
-
Update the
az webapp deploy
command to redirect output to/dev/null
. -
Ensure that command outputs are not unnecessarily registered or logged.
Below is the updated playbook with the changes to avoid logging binary data:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar'), 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps : The output of the
az webapp deploy
command is redirected to/dev/null
to prevent logging the binary contents of the JAR files. -
General Command Output Handling : Ensure command outputs are not unnecessarily registered or logged to avoid verbose output, especially for commands dealing with binary data.
-
Install Azure CLI : Ensure that Azure CLI is installed and configured on your system.
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This updated playbook ensures that the binary contents of the JAR files are not logged, reducing the verbosity and potential issues with binary data in the logs. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
strangely the binary output starts when doing:
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': lookup('file', jar_directory + '/' + item
and it outputs: {"ansible_facts": {"spring_boot_apps": [{"jar_path": "PK\u0003\u0.04...
which seems to be the jar content
ChatGPT:
The issue seems to stem from how the lookup('file', ...)
function is being used. Instead of reading the file contents, which is causing the binary data to be output, you should use the file path directly.Here’s the corrected approach to setting the spring_boot_apps
fact:
-
Use the file path directly instead of reading the file content.
-
Ensure that the file paths are correctly referenced.
Here’s the corrected section for setting the spring_boot_apps
fact:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
Using File Paths Directly : The
set_fact
tasks now directly use the file paths for the JAR files instead of reading their contents. -
Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps : The output of the
az webapp deploy
command is redirected to/dev/null
to prevent logging the binary contents of the JAR files.
-
Install Azure CLI : Ensure that Azure CLI is installed and configured on your system.
-
Set Up Azure Credentials : Configure your Azure credentials using
az login
or by setting up a service principal. -
Run the Playbook with the
app_env_param
parameter : Save the playbook to a file, e.g.,deploy_webapps.yml
, and run it using theansible-playbook
command. You can pass theapp_env_param
parameter as follows:
ansible-playbook deploy_webapps.yml --extra-vars "app_env_param=production"
This updated playbook ensures that the binary contents of the JAR files are not logged, reducing the verbosity and potential issues with binary data in the logs. Adjust the variables and paths to suit your specific requirements.
You:
in here:
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.plan }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop:
- "{{ app_plan_name }}"
- "{{ gw_plan_name }}"
an error occurs 'str object' has no attribute 'plan'
ChatGPT:
The error occurs because the items being looped over (app_plan_name
and gw_plan_name
) are strings and not objects with a plan
attribute. To fix this, you should loop over a list of dictionaries where each dictionary contains the name
and plan
keys.
Here’s how you can correct the task to avoid the error:
-
Define the service plans as a list of dictionaries.
-
Loop over this list and access the
name
andplan
attributes correctly.
Below is the updated playbook with the corrected Create service plans
task:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group
You:
how can i list all location codes and names using az?
ChatGPT:
To list all location codes and names using the Azure CLI, you can use the az account list-locations
command. This command returns a list of all the Azure regions and their corresponding location codes.
Here's how you can do it:
To get a simple list of all locations with their names and codes, you can run:
az account list-locations --output table
This will provide an easy-to-read table format with the location names and codes.
If you prefer a more detailed JSON output, you can run:
az account list-locations --output json
This will return a JSON array with detailed information about each location.
To list all locations in a table format, you can use the following command:
az account list-locations --output table
Example Output:
DisplayName Name RegionalDisplayName
------------------------ ------------------- ---------------------------------
East Asia eastasia (Asia Pacific) East Asia
Southeast Asia southeastasia (Asia Pacific) Southeast Asia
Central US centralus (US) Central US
East US eastus (US) East US
East US 2 eastus2 (US) East US 2
West US westus (US) West US
...
If you only need specific fields, like displayName
and name
, you can filter the JSON output using the jq
command-line tool (if you have it installed):
az account list-locations --output json | jq '.[] | {displayName, name}'
Example Output:
{
"displayName": "East Asia",
"name": "eastasia"
}
{
"displayName": "Southeast Asia",
"name": "southeastasia"
}
...
This will give you a more concise list with only the display name and location code for each Azure region.
You:
when deleting a resource group manually through the azure portal, will it delete all related resources too?
ChatGPT:
Yes, when you delete a resource group manually through the Azure portal, it will delete all the resources contained within that resource group. This includes virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, web apps, virtual networks, and any other resources that are part of that resource group.
- Navigate to Resource Groups :
- In the Azure portal, navigate to "Resource groups" from the left-hand menu or search for "Resource groups" in the search bar.
- Select the Resource Group :
- Click on the resource group you wish to delete.
- Delete the Resource Group :
-
In the resource group overview page, click on the "Delete resource group" button at the top.
-
A new pane will appear asking you to confirm the deletion. You will need to type the name of the resource group to confirm that you want to delete it.
-
Click on the "Delete" button to confirm.
-
All Resources Deleted : All resources within the resource group will be deleted. This includes any virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, web apps, and other resources that were part of the resource group.
-
Dependencies : Any dependencies between resources within the group will also be removed. For instance, if you have a virtual machine that depends on a network interface, both will be deleted.
-
Irreversible Action : Deleting a resource group is an irreversible action. Once you confirm the deletion, all resources in that group are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
-
Billing : Ensure that you understand the billing implications of deleting the resources. Any data stored in the resources (e.g., storage accounts, databases) will be permanently lost.
-
Dependencies Outside the Group : If there are any dependencies outside of the resource group (e.g., a resource in another group depends on a resource in the group you're deleting), you need to handle these dependencies manually.
-
Permissions : Ensure you have the necessary permissions to delete the resource group and all associated resources. Typically, you need to be an owner or have the delete permissions on the resource group.
If you prefer to use the Azure CLI, you can delete a resource group and all its resources with the following command:
az group delete --name <ResourceGroupName> --yes --no-wait
-
--name
: The name of the resource group to delete. -
--yes
: Confirms the deletion without prompting for confirmation. -
--no-wait
: Returns immediately without waiting for the delete operation to complete. Example :
az group delete --name myResourceGroup --yes --no-wait
This command will initiate the deletion of myResourceGroup
and all its resources without waiting for the operation to complete.
You:
when trying to Create service plans an error occurs: user does not have authorization to perform action 'Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/write' over scope...
ChatGPT:
The error message indicates that the user or service principal executing the command does not have the necessary permissions to create service plans (Azure App Service plans) in the specified resource group or subscription. To resolve this issue, you need to ensure that the executing user or service principal has the appropriate role assignment that includes the Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/write
permission.
First, identify which user or service principal is being used to execute the Azure CLI commands. You can verify the currently authenticated user with:
az account show
The user or service principal needs at least the Contributor
role on the resource group to perform create and delete operations. You can assign this role using the Azure CLI or the Azure portal.
To assign the Contributor
role to a user or service principal using the Azure CLI, use the following command:
az role assignment create --assignee <principal-id-or-email> --role Contributor --resource-group <resource-group-name>
-
<principal-id-or-email>
: The object ID of the service principal or the email address of the user. -
<resource-group-name>
: The name of the resource group where you want to create the service plan. Example :
az role assignment create --assignee john.doe@example.com --role Contributor --resource-group myResourceGroup
- Navigate to Resource Groups :
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the "Resource groups" section.
- Select the Resource Group :
- Click on the resource group where you want to create the service plan.
- Access IAM (Access Control) :
- In the resource group menu, select "Access control (IAM)".
- Add Role Assignment :
- Click on the "Add" button and select "Add role assignment".
- Select Role :
- In the "Role" dropdown, select
Contributor
.
- Assign to User or Service Principal :
-
In the "Assign access to" dropdown, select
User, group, or service principal
. -
Search for and select the user or service principal that needs the permission.
-
Click "Save" to apply the role assignment.
After assigning the role, you can verify the role assignments to ensure that the user or service principal has the appropriate permissions:
az role assignment list --assignee <principal-id-or-email> --resource-group <resource-group-name> --output table
Once the appropriate role is assigned, retry the command to create the service plan:
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
With the correct permissions in place, the command should succeed. If you still encounter issues, make sure there are no additional policies or restrictions in place that might be blocking the operation.
You:
az role assignment list --assignee --resource-group --output table
gives an empty output
ChatGPT:
If the az role assignment list
command returns an empty output, it means that the user or service principal currently does not have any role assignments for the specified resource group. You'll need to assign the appropriate role to the user or service principal.
Follow these steps to assign the Contributor
role to the user or service principal.
Determine the object ID of the service principal or the email address of the user who needs the permissions.
Use the following command to assign the Contributor
role to the user or service principal:
az role assignment create --assignee <principal-id-or-email> --role Contributor --resource-group <resource-group-name>
Replace <principal-id-or-email>
and <resource-group-name>
with the appropriate values.Example :
az role assignment create --assignee john.doe@example.com --role Contributor --resource-group myResourceGroup
After assigning the role, verify the assignment to ensure it has been applied correctly:
az role assignment list --assignee <principal-id-or-email> --resource-group <resource-group-name> --output table
- Assign the Role :
az role assignment create --assignee john.doe@example.com --role Contributor --resource-group myResourceGroup
Replace john.doe@example.com
with the email or object ID of the user/service principal and myResourceGroup
with the name of your resource group.
- Verify the Role Assignment :
az role assignment list --assignee john.doe@example.com --resource-group myResourceGroup --output table
This should now display the assigned roles for the specified user/service principal within the resource group.
- Navigate to Resource Groups :
- Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the "Resource groups" section.
- Select the Resource Group :
- Click on the resource group where you want to create the service plan.
- Access IAM (Access Control) :
- In the resource group menu, select "Access control (IAM)".
- Add Role Assignment :
- Click on the "Add" button and select "Add role assignment".
- Select Role :
- In the "Role" dropdown, select
Contributor
.
- Assign to User or Service Principal :
-
In the "Assign access to" dropdown, select
User, group, or service principal
. -
Search for and select the user or service principal that needs the permission.
-
Click "Save" to apply the role assignment. After assigning the role, try running the
az role assignment list
command again to ensure the role has been assigned correctly:
az role assignment list --assignee john.doe@example.com --resource-group myResourceGroup --output table
If the role assignment appears correctly, you should now have the necessary permissions to create the service plans and other resources in the specified resource group.
You:
does it make sense to put all resources of a gateway+x microservices+databases etc. under a single resourcegroup or are there any downsides to this?
ChatGPT:
Putting all resources related to a gateway, microservices, databases, and other components under a single resource group is a common practice in Azure, and it has several advantages and some potential downsides. Here’s a detailed look at both:
- Simplified Management :
-
Unified Management : All related resources can be managed together, making it easier to apply policies, monitor resources, and perform operations such as backup and disaster recovery.
-
Single Pane of Glass : Viewing and managing all resources from a single resource group can simplify operations and provide a clear overview of the application's components.
- Resource Group Level Operations :
-
Bulk Actions : You can perform bulk actions such as starting, stopping, or deleting all resources in the resource group simultaneously.
-
Access Control : Managing access control is simplified as you can assign roles and permissions at the resource group level rather than on individual resources.
- Deployment and Automation :
-
Deployment Automation : Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like ARM templates, Terraform, and Ansible can deploy all resources in a single resource group, making automated deployments easier.
-
Consistent Configuration : Ensures that all related resources are consistently configured and deployed together.
- Billing and Cost Management :
- Cost Tracking : It becomes easier to track and manage costs for all resources related to a specific application or service since all related costs are aggregated under a single resource group.
- Resource Limits :
-
Quota Limits : Resource groups have certain limits on the number of resources (e.g., VMs, IP addresses) they can contain. If your deployment is very large, you may run into these limits.
-
Management Overhead : Managing a very large number of resources within a single group can become cumbersome.
- Security and Access Control :
- Granular Permissions : If different teams need access to different sets of resources, managing granular permissions can become complex when all resources are in a single group.
- Organizational Constraints :
- Organizational Boundaries : If your organization prefers to separate resources by function, environment (e.g., dev, test, prod), or department, placing all resources in a single group may not align with these organizational boundaries.
- Disaster Recovery :
- Recovery Scope : In case of a disaster recovery scenario, it might be necessary to recover only specific parts of the application. Having everything in a single resource group could complicate such selective recovery efforts.
- Logical Grouping :
- Group related resources together logically. For example, consider creating separate resource groups for different environments (e.g.,
rg-app-prod
,rg-app-dev
), or for major functional components (e.g.,rg-app-gateway
,rg-app-services
).
- Access Control and Security :
- Use resource groups to enforce security boundaries. Apply role-based access control (RBAC) at the resource group level to manage who can access which resources.
- Consider Limits :
- Be aware of Azure’s resource group limits. If your deployment is large, plan to distribute resources across multiple resource groups to avoid hitting these limits.
- Resource Tagging :
- Use tags to organize and manage resources across resource groups. Tags can help in identifying resources that belong to a specific application, environment, or cost center.
Using a single resource group for all related resources is a viable strategy and can simplify management, especially for small to medium-sized deployments. However, consider the potential downsides and plan your resource organization according to your specific needs, organizational policies, and Azure best practices.
You:
with the latest playbook an error occurs on:
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
command: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
saying "ERROR: unrecognized arguments: > /dev/null 2>&1"
ChatGPT:
The error you're encountering occurs because the Azure CLI command does not support redirection (> /dev/null 2>&1
) within the command
module in Ansible. Instead, you should handle the output redirection in a way that is compatible with Ansible's command
module.To handle the output redirection, you can use the shell
module instead of the command
module. The shell
module allows for more complex command-line operations, including output redirection.Here’s how you can update the playbook to use the shell
module for deploying JAR files:
Replace the command
module with the shell
module for the JAR deployment task:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.app_name }}-{{ item.1.instance }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1.stdout }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ private_ips.results }}"
- stdout_lines
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
You:
could you only repeat the differing lines?
ChatGPT:
Certainly! Here are the corrected lines using the shell
module for the Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
task:
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
In context, the playbook would look like this:
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
Replace the existing Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
task in your playbook with the corrected lines above. This change ensures that the command output is properly redirected to /dev/null
to avoid logging the binary contents of the JAR files.
You:
is there a way to somehow indicate the progress of the jar upload?
ChatGPT:
While the Azure CLI itself does not provide progress updates for the az webapp deploy
command, you can get an indication of the progress by using a combination of the Azure CLI to check the deployment status and providing user-friendly output during the upload process. Unfortunately, there's no direct way to show progress for the file upload itself, but we can simulate some progress updates and provide feedback once the upload is complete.
Here's a way to achieve this:
-
Use a simple progress indicator during the upload.
-
Check the deployment status after the upload.
To simulate a progress indicator, you can use a loop that prints a progress dot (or any character) every few seconds while the upload is ongoing. This is a basic approach and not an actual file upload progress indicator.
After the upload command, you can use az webapp log deployment list
to check the status of the deployment.
Below is the updated playbook that includes a simulated progress indicator and checks the deployment status after the upload:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar > /dev/null 2>&1 &
async: 1200 # Set an appropriate timeout for the deployment
poll: 10
register: deploy_result
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Wait for JAR files to be deployed
shell: |
echo "Deploying {{ item.name }}. Please wait..."
while ps -p $! > /dev/null; do
echo -n "."
sleep 5
done
echo "Deployment completed."
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
async: 1200 # Set an appropriate timeout for the deployment
poll: 0
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Check deployment status
command: >
az webapp log deployment list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --query "[0].{status:status,progress:progress}" --output table
register: deploy_status
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
You:
could you only repeat the differing lines?
ChatGPT:
Certainly! Here are the differing lines:
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
async: 1200 # Set an appropriate timeout for the deployment
poll: 10
register: deploy_result
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Wait for JAR files to be deployed
shell: |
echo "Deploying {{ item.name }}. Please wait..."
while ps -p $! > /dev/null; do
echo -n "."
sleep 5
done
echo "Deployment completed."
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
async: 1200 # Set an appropriate timeout for the deployment
poll: 0
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Check deployment status
command: >
az webapp log deployment list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --query "[0].{status:status,progress:progress}" --output table
register: deploy_status
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
ignore_errors: yes
-
Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps : The
shell
module is used without redirection to/dev/null
. Theasync
andpoll
parameters are used to manage the deployment timeout and polling interval. -
Wait for JAR files to be deployed : This task simulates a progress indicator by periodically printing dots while the deployment process is ongoing.
-
Check deployment status : This task checks the deployment status using
az webapp log deployment list
to verify if the deployment was successful.
Replace the corresponding tasks in your playbook with the updated tasks above. This should provide a simulated progress indicator and help manage the deployment process more effectively.
You:
ok i have not yet implemented the progress as suggested, because an error occurs in the command which sends all output to /dev/null what can be done without outputting the jar contents in the terminal?
ChatGPT:
If redirecting output to /dev/null
causes issues, we can capture and log the output in a more controlled manner without displaying the JAR contents. This can be done using Ansible's no_log
parameter, which suppresses the output of the task. Here's how you can do it:Using no_log
to Suppress OutputThe no_log: true
parameter can be used to hide the output of the task, including the contents of the JAR files.
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- no_log : This parameter suppresses all output for the task, ensuring that the JAR file contents are not displayed in the terminal.
Replace the existing
Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
task in your playbook with the updated task above.
Here is the relevant section of the playbook with the update:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_sequence: start=1 end={{ num_gw_instances }}
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}Connection
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.app_name }}-{{ item.instance }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_subelements:
- "{{ app_instances | map('product', with_sequence('start=1 end=' + num_app_instances|string)) | list }}"
- list
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
You:
i have a resource group with a list of resources there is one "Virtual Network" and 10 "Route table"s are route tables an equivalent of subnet?
ChatGPT:
Route tables and subnets are not equivalent, though they are related components within a virtual network in Azure.
-
Subnets :
-
A subnet is a range of IP addresses within a virtual network. Subnets allow you to segment the virtual network into smaller, manageable sections.
-
Each virtual network can contain multiple subnets.
-
Subnets are used to isolate different types of workloads and provide a way to manage and secure the traffic flow within the virtual network.
-
-
Route Tables :
-
A route table contains a collection of routes that control where network traffic is directed.
-
Route tables are used to define custom routing rules to control the flow of traffic within the virtual network, to the internet, or between virtual networks.
-
A single route table can be associated with one or more subnets, but each subnet can be associated with only one route table at a time.
-
-
A subnet can have a route table associated with it. The route table specifies the routing rules for traffic coming into or going out of the subnet.
-
Route tables can be used to override Azure's default system routes, providing more control over the traffic flow.
Consider a virtual network with multiple subnets:
- Virtual Network :
VNet1
-
Subnet1 :
10.0.0.0/24
-
Subnet2 :
10.0.1.0/24
-
Subnet3 :
10.0.2.0/24
-
You can create route tables to manage traffic for these subnets:
-
RouteTable1 : Associated with
Subnet1
- Route to send all traffic destined for
10.0.2.0/24
to a specific network virtual appliance (NVA).
- Route to send all traffic destined for
-
RouteTable2 : Associated with
Subnet2
- Route to send all traffic destined for
0.0.0.0/0
(internet) through a firewall.
- Route to send all traffic destined for
-
RouteTable3 : Associated with
Subnet3
- Default routes, no custom routes specified.
Here’s how you might see them configured in your Azure environment:
-
Subnets : Define the IP address space within your virtual network.
-
Route Tables : Define specific routing rules for each subnet to control traffic flow.
To see which route tables are associated with which subnets, you can use the Azure portal or Azure CLI: Using Azure Portal :
-
Navigate to the virtual network.
-
Click on "Subnets".
-
Click on each subnet to see its associated route table. Using Azure CLI : To list the subnets and their associated route tables, you can use the following command:
az network vnet subnet list --resource-group <resource-group-name> --vnet-name <vnet-name> --output table
To get details about a specific route table:
az network route-table show --resource-group <resource-group-name> --name <route-table-name>
Subnets and route tables are distinct but related components in Azure networking. Subnets segment your virtual network, while route tables control the traffic flow within and between those subnets. Understanding and correctly configuring both is essential for managing network traffic and security in Azure.
You:
i am getting the error: 'with_sequence' is undefined
ChatGPT:
The error 'with_sequence' is undefined
occurs because with_sequence
is a lookup plugin that might not be available or properly configured in your Ansible environment. Instead of using with_sequence
, you can achieve similar functionality using range
in Jinja2 for generating sequences.Here's how you can update your playbook to avoid using with_sequence
and use range
instead:
Replace the parts where with_sequence
was used with a Jinja2 loop using range
.
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: vnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create App Gateway Subnet
command: >
az network vnet subnet create --vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--name {{ app_gateway_subnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefix {{ app_gateway_subnet_prefix }}
register: app_gateway_subnet
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}Connection
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.0 }}-{{ item.0.1 }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1 }}
with_nested:
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='stdout') | list }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
Replace
with_sequence
withrange
:-
Use Jinja2's
range
filter to generate the sequence of numbers. -
with_nested
is used to combine the application instances with the sequence of numbers.
-
-
Update Loop Syntax :
-
with_nested
is used to iterate over combinations of application instances and instance numbers. -
This allows you to handle the creation of multiple instances of each application without using
with_sequence
. This update should resolve thewith_sequence
issue and allow you to create and manage the resources as intended.
-
You:
provided that i already have externally created a VNET and the subnets using the names globally defined. additionally they belong to another resource group defined as a variable called net_resource_group. can the script accommodate to these new conditions?
ChatGPT:
Yes, the script can be updated to accommodate the pre-existing VNET and subnets that belong to another resource group. You'll need to adjust the relevant tasks to reference the existing VNET and subnets rather than attempting to create them.
Here’s how you can modify the playbook to use an existing VNET and subnets from a different resource group (net_resource_group
):
Here’s the updated playbook with the necessary adjustments:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
net_resource_group: networkResourceGroup # The resource group where VNET and subnets are located
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
# Removed tasks for creating VNET and subnets as they are pre-existing
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}Connection
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.0 }}-{{ item.0.1 }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1 }}
with_nested:
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='stdout') | list }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
Use Existing VNET and Subnets : Removed tasks that create the VNET and subnets, as they are already created and exist in another resource group (
net_resource_group
). -
Integrate with Existing VNET and Subnets : Updated tasks that reference the VNET and subnets to use the existing resources.
-
Variables : Added a new variable
net_resource_group
to specify the resource group where the VNET and subnets are located.
-
Ensure that the names of the VNET and subnets in your playbook match the names of the pre-existing resources in the other resource group.
-
The playbook assumes that the necessary permissions are in place to access the VNET and subnets in the other resource group. If not, you might need to adjust the role assignments and permissions accordingly.
You:
with the command:
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
i am getting ResourceNotFoundException, the resource Microsoft..../appVNet under resourcegroup1 was not found. shouldn't it be using net_resource_group?
ChatGPT:
Yes, you are correct. The command should reference the VNET and subnets from the net_resource_group
instead of resource_group
. To do this, you need to specify the resource group for the VNET and subnets explicitly.
Here’s the corrected version of the playbook tasks that reference the VNET and subnets:
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
net_resource_group: networkResourceGroup # The resource group where VNET and subnets are located
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
# Removed tasks for creating VNET and subnets as they are pre-existing
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--vnet-resource-group {{ net_resource_group }}
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--vnet-resource-group {{ net_resource_group }}
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--vnet-resource-group {{ net_resource_group }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}Connection
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.0 }}-{{ item.0.1 }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1 }}
with_nested:
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='stdout') | list }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
-
vnet-resource-group : Added the
--vnet-resource-group {{ net_resource_group }}
parameter to theaz webapp vnet-integration add
andaz network private-endpoint create
commands to specify the resource group where the VNET and subnets are located. -
Remove VNET and Subnet Creation : Removed the tasks that attempted to create the VNET and subnets since they already exist in another resource group. This should address the issue of the VNET not being found in the specified resource group. Make sure to replace the
net_resource_group
variable with the actual name of the resource group where your VNET and subnets are located.
You:
error with: --vnet-resource-group unrecognized arguments
ChatGPT:
I apologize for the confusion. The az webapp vnet-integration add
command does not support the --vnet-resource-group
argument. In that case, we need to ensure that the correct resource group is specified for the VNET and subnets through other means. Unfortunately, the az webapp vnet-integration add
command can only integrate with subnets in the same resource group.
A common workaround is to create a new VNET and subnets in the same resource group as your web apps and then peer it with the existing VNET. This allows your web apps to communicate with resources in the existing VNET without needing to reference resources outside their resource group directly.
Here’s how you can update the playbook:
-
Create a new VNET and subnet in the same resource group as the web apps.
-
Peer this new VNET with the existing VNET.
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
net_resource_group: networkResourceGroup # The resource group where the existing VNET and subnets are located
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
# Create a new VNET and Subnet in the same resource group
- name: Create Virtual Network
command: >
az network vnet create --name {{ vnet_name }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--address-prefixes {{ address_prefixes }}
--subnet-name {{ subnet_name }}
--subnet-prefix {{ subnet_prefix }}
register: new_vnet
changed_when: false
# Peer the new VNET with the existing VNET
- name: Peer new VNET with existing VNET
command: >
az network vnet peering create --name peer1
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--remote-vnet /subscriptions/{{ subscription_id }}/resourceGroups/{{ net_resource_group }}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{{ existing_vnet_name }}
--allow-vnet-access
- name: Peer existing VNET with new VNET
command: >
az network vnet peering create --name peer2
--resource-group {{ net_resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ existing_vnet_name }}
--remote-vnet /subscriptions/{{ subscription_id }}/resourceGroups/{{ resource_group }}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{{ vnet_name }}
--allow-vnet-access
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}Connection
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.0 }}-{{ item.0.1 }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1 }}
with_nested:
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
-
You:
i do not have the permission to execute: az network vnet create
ChatGPT:
If you do not have permission to create a new VNET, but you already have an existing VNET and subnets in a different resource group (net_resource_group
), you can configure your web apps to integrate with these existing resources. However, you cannot use az webapp vnet-integration add
if the VNET is in a different resource group directly.
-
Use Existing VNET and Subnet : Assuming your network team can create a VNET peering between the VNET in the
net_resource_group
and the resource group where your web apps will reside. This allows the web apps to communicate with resources in the existing VNET. -
Use Application Gateway or Azure Front Door : To route traffic if needed.
Here's an adjusted playbook that skips VNET creation and assumes VNET peering is managed outside of the playbook. The playbook will integrate the web apps with the existing subnets.
---
- name: Deploy Spring Boot Applications and Configure Azure Resources
hosts: localhost
vars:
resource_group: resourcegroup1
net_resource_group: networkResourceGroup # The resource group where the existing VNET and subnets are located
location: eastus
app_plan_name: app-plan
gw_plan_name: gw-plan
service_plans:
- name: app-plan
- name: gw-plan
app_instances:
- testapp1
- testapp2
gw_instances:
- gateway
jar_directory: "/path/to/jars"
num_app_instances: 4 # Global variable for the number of instances per app
num_gw_instances: 1 # Number of gateway instances
app_prefix: "app"
gw_prefix: "gw"
address_prefixes: "10.0.0.0/16"
subnet_prefix: "10.0.1.0/24"
app_gateway_subnet_prefix: "10.0.2.0/24"
app_gateway_name: appGateway
vnet_name: appVNet
subnet_name: appSubnet
app_gateway_subnet_name: appGatewaySubnet
app_env: "{{ app_env_param }}" # Parameter for app.env, default value if not passed
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
command: >
az group create --name {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }}
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for app_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps | default([]) + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': app_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ app_instances }}"
- name: Determine spring_boot_apps for gw_instances
set_fact:
spring_boot_apps: "{{ spring_boot_apps + [{'name': item, 'jar_path': jar_directory + '/' + item + '.jar', 'plan': gw_plan_name}] }}"
with_items: "{{ gw_instances }}"
- name: Create service plans
command: >
az appservice plan create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --location {{ location }} --sku F1 --is-linux
loop: "{{ service_plans }}"
- name: Create web apps
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --plan {{ item.plan }} --runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Deploy JAR files to Azure Web Apps
shell: >
az webapp deploy --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --src-path {{ item.jar_path }} --type jar
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
no_log: true
- name: Set spring.profiles.active and app.env properties
command: >
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item.name }} --settings spring.profiles.active=azure app.env={{ app_env }}
with_items: "{{ spring_boot_apps }}"
- name: Get App Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ app_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: app_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Get GW Plan ID
command: az appservice plan show --name {{ gw_plan_name }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv
register: gw_plan_id
changed_when: false
- name: Create and Move App Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ app_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create and Move GW Instances
command: >
az webapp create --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--plan {{ gw_plan_id.stdout }}
--runtime "JAVA|11-java11"
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate App Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Integrate GW Instances with VNet
command: >
az webapp vnet-integration add --name {{ gw_prefix }}-{{ item }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
loop: "{{ range(1, num_gw_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Create Private Endpoints for App Instances
command: >
az network private-endpoint create --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--vnet-name {{ vnet_name }}
--subnet {{ subnet_name }}
--private-connection-resource-id $(az webapp show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }} --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query id --output tsv)
--group-ids sites
--connection-name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}Connection
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: Determine Private IP Addresses
command: >
az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}PrivateEndpoint
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]'
--output tsv
register: private_ips
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
changed_when: false
- name: Configure Private DNS Zones
command: az network private-dns zone create --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
- name: Link VNet to Private DNS Zone
command: >
az network private-dns link vnet create --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--name appVNetLink
--virtual-network {{ vnet_name }}
--registration-enabled false
- name: Add DNS Records for App Instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a add-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item.0.0 }}-{{ item.0.1 }}
--ipv4-address {{ item.1 }}
with_nested:
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
- "{{ private_ips.results | map(attribute='stdout') | list }}"
- name: Restrict Public Access to App Instances
command: >
az webapp config access-restriction add --name {{ item.0 }}-{{ item.1 }}
--resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--rule-name DenyPublicAccess
--priority 100
--action Deny
--ip-address 0.0.0.0/0
with_nested:
- "{{ app_instances }}"
- "{{ range(1, num_app_instances + 1) | list }}"
- name: List all webapps in resource group
command: az webapp list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_webapps
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Web Apps not in app_instances
command: az webapp delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}' not in (app_instances + gw_instances)"
loop: "{{ all_webapps.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all private endpoints in resource group
command: az network private-endpoint list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_private_endpoints
changed_when: false
- name: Remove Private Endpoints not in app_instances
command: az network private-endpoint delete --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --name {{ item }}
when: "'{{ item }}PrivateEndpoint' not in (app_instances | map('join', 'PrivateEndpoint'))"
loop: "{{ all_private_endpoints.stdout_lines }}"
- name: List all DNS records in private DNS zone
command: az network private-dns record-set list --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net --query [].name --output tsv
register: all_dns_records
changed_when: false
- name: Remove DNS Records not in app_instances
command: >
az network private-dns record-set a remove-record --resource-group {{ resource_group }}
--zone-name privatelink.azurewebsites.net
--record-set-name {{ item }}
--ipv4-address $(az network private-endpoint show --name {{ item }}PrivateEndpoint --resource-group {{ resource_group }} --query 'customDnsConfigurations[0].ipAddresses[0]' --output tsv)
when: "'{{ item }}.privatelink.azurewebsites.net' not in (app_instances | map('join', '.privatelink.azurewebsites.net'))"
loop: "{{ all_dns_records.stdout_lines }}"
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Use Existing VNET and Subnets : Assumes the necessary VNET peering is handled outside the playbook.
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Integrate with VNET and Subnets : Tasks for VNET and subnet creation are omitted since these resources already exist and are managed externally.
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VNET Peering : Ensure that VNET peering is set up between the VNET in
net_resource_group
andresource_group
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Permissions : Verify that the necessary permissions are granted to integrate the web apps with the existing VNET and subnets.
This approach assumes network connectivity (VNET peering) is already in place, allowing your web apps to communicate with resources in the existing VNET.