Ansible Vault

Ansible Vault

Creating a Vault

# Create an encrypted file using Ansible Vault
ansible-vault create <filename>

Using a Password File with Ansible Vault

If you want to avoid typing in the Vault password every time, you can store it in a password file:

1. Create a Password File:

   Note: The file should contain only the password, without any extra characters or newlines.

   echo 'my_vault_password' > .vault_pass
   

2. Ignore the Password File in Version Control: Add .vault_pass to your version control’s ignore file (like .gitignore) to prevent accidental commits.

3. Using the Password File in Your Playbook: When running a playbook, reference the password file using --vault-password-file:

   ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory --vault-password-file=.vault_pass
   

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