In this new series we're going to write a perfect Ansible playbook for setting up a home server/NAS. In the first part I will show you the basics of Ansible: how to install it, how to set up your inventory, write tasks, create plain text and encrypted variables. Follow me: Twitter https://twitter.com/notthebeeee GitHub https://github.com/notthebee Twitch https://twitch.com/notthebeee Support the channel: Patreon https://patreon.com/WolfgangsChannel PayPal (one time donation) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=S46R487SBMJZ8 Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/13UB95CSZHIHW?type=wishlist Music: Abloom – Blue Light Lolek – Cruise Control Vladislav Kurnikov – A New Time Videos are edited with Davinci Resolve Studio. I use Affinity Photo for thumbnails and Ableton Live for audio editing. Video gear: Camera https://geni.us/K8OOyKV (Amazon) Main lens https://geni.us/jnnElY4 (Amazon) Microphone https://geni.us/tgiSqL (Amazon) Key light https://geni.us/Gi1zE2 (Amazon) Softbox https://geni.us/F86pM (Amazon) Secondary light https://geni.us/aciv (Amazon) Other stuff that I use: Monitor https://geni.us/KUzcmcP (Amazon) Monitor arm https://geni.us/5RXu (Amazon) Laptop stand https://geni.us/X5vx9Af (Amazon) Keyboard https://www.amazon.de/HHKB-PD-KB401W-Tastenkappen-Professionelle-Mechanische/dp/B082TXQD1S Mouse https://geni.us/KB7h (Amazon) Audio interface https://geni.us/sdhWsC (Amazon) As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:57 What is Ansible? 01:25 Requirements 02:00 Installing Ansible 02:21 Project structure and inventory 03:17 Generating an SSH key 04:32 Tasks 06:20 Variables 07:35 Encrypted variables 08:27 More tasks 10:30 Writing the playbook 11:22 Running the playbook 12:20 Outro