#1 Prepare - set_fact: common_cockpit_port: "9099" #2 Install cockpit - name: Install cockpit apt: name: [cockpit*] update_cache: yes when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" - name: Install cockpit yum: name: [cockpit*] update_cache: yes when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" #3 Configure - name: Change cockpit port lineinfile: dest: /lib/systemd/system/cockpit.socket regexp: "ListenStream=9090" line: "ListenStream={{common_cockpit_port}}" backrefs: yes - name: Create /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf file: path: /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf owner: cockpit-ws group: cockpit-ws mode: '0640' state: touch - name: Insert configuration items in cockpit.conf blockinfile: path: /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf block: | # allow http connection, Otherwise, it redirects all HTTP connections to HTTPS [WebService] AllowUnencrypted = true - name: Start & Enable cockpit shell: | systemctl restart cockpit systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart cockpit.socket systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket