How Do I Develop and Test Ansible Playbooks and Roles?

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

To develop and to keep my Ansible playbooks and roles in good shape, I first relied on virtual machines (VMs) running on VirtualBox and managed by Vagrant files. Before applying changes on production servers, I ran vagrant up to launch a virtual machine and run the playbooks against that virtual machine.

Later on, I wanted to automate the testing of my playbooks and roles, and be able to run tests more regularly using Gitlab CI/CD. Therefore I switched from Virtualbox virtual machines to light-weight Docker containers. This would allow me to always start from a clean slate and to spin up more tests in parallel without much overhead.

How Did I Become an Injury Free Runner?

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

After an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture during what became my final basketball game, I picked up running in August 2010 as part of my recovery. I never stopped running ever since… except when I was flirting with (overtraining?) injuries just before or after race days.

After 2 years of more or less consistent running, I marked the DVV Antwerp Marathon in the spring of 2013 as my marathon debut. I was happy to complete my first marathon slightly above 3 hours. However, I was far from satisfied with the overall preparation, because I was unable to complete the predetermined training plan due to pain in and inflamation of my achilles tendons. Moreover, I needed to rely on anti-inflammation medicines to cope with running while training and on race day.

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How Do I Develop and Test Ansible Playbooks and Roles?

How Did I Become an Injury Free Runner?