Ansible Logging & Monitoring Automation

Overview

This project contains Ansible playbooks and roles for automated deployment and configuration of various logging and monitoring solutions including ELK Stack, EFK Stack, Prometheus/Grafana, Graylog, and Splunk.

Prerequisites

• Ansible 2.9 or higher
• Python 3.x
• SSH access to target hosts
• Sufficient permissions to install and configure monitoring tools

Directory Structure

ansible-logging-monitoring-automation/
├── ansible.cfg                # Ansible configuration
├── inventory/                 # Environment-specific inventories
├── playbooks/                 # Main playbooks
├── roles/                     # Individual role definitions
├── vars/                      # Variable definitions
└── docs/                      # Documentation

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd ansible-logging-monitoring-automation

2. Update inventory:

   # Edit the appropriate inventory file
   vim inventory/dev.yml

3. Configure variables:

   # Update global variables
   vim vars/global.yml

4. Run playbook:

   ansible-playbook -i inventory/dev.yml playbooks/elk_stack.yml

Available Playbooks

• elk_stack.yml: Deploys ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack
• efk_stack.yml: Deploys EFK (Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana) stack
• prometheus_grafana.yml: Deploys Prometheus and Grafana
• graylog.yml: Deploys Graylog
• splunk.yml: Deploys Splunk

Role Documentation

Detailed documentation for each role is available in the docs/role_guides/ directory.

Testing

# Run molecule tests
molecule test

# Run integration tests
./tests/integration/run_tests.sh

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

Troubleshooting

See docs/troubleshooting.md for common issues and solutions.