Nonsible is an alternative to Ansible. It is open source and developed in Rust.

Overview
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English

Nonsible is an alternative to Ansible. It is open source and developed in Rust. The idea is not to depend on factors like Python, as it commits us to having Python installed on all of our machines, among other requirements.

On several occasions, I have encountered the problem that I couldn't install pip, and I had to resort to using pip3 or even python3 -m. This seems very unintuitive to me; every time I install Ansible, I have to do a different workaround.

Nonsible pros

  1. It's cross-platform. The project is developed in Rust, which allows creating a build independently of the operating system you are working on.

  2. Perfect for small tasks. This project works very well for installing a package on multiple machines or updating all systems in our company.

  3. It's scalable. We can organize the connections and tasks in 2 YAML files. This allows us to have multiple YAML files depending on the task we want to perform on the machines we want to perform it on. It all depends on how you want to organize yourself!

  4. Adapts to your needs. Nonsible can be used in various ways. With a fully interactive interface, a semi-interactive interface, or in a completely unattended manner.

Usage Types

Usage types are completely interactive, semi-interactive, and unattended.

  • Interactive (Without any arguments): In the interactive way, we need to manually add the connections, although we can open a YAML file of tasks. This way of running Nonsible is very useful when the task you need to perform is simple or occasional.

  • Semi-Interactive (With one argument): The argument we add will be a YAML file of targets (connections).

    The idea is to load multiple connections, as it can be the most tedious task to perform, and from there, we can install either imperatively or declaratively.

    It's interesting because we can see in the table the added connections and their details, ideal for checking if all the data is as desired.

  • Unattended (With two arguments): It is the perfect methodology for creating automation in a CI/CD pipeline. The first argument would be a YAML file of targets (connections), and the second would be the YAML file of tasks.

    This way of using the script will take care of performing the operating system test and following step by step all the tasks indicated in the YAML file of tasks.

YAML examples

  • Target YAML: In this YAML we are going to write our connections data as an array.
- name: ne
  username: nedd
  ip: 1.1.1.1
  sudo: true
  sudo_password: holamudno
  pem: ./pem/pemname.pem

- name: illo
  username: hola
  ip: 1.2.3.4
  sudo: true
  sudo_password: heeeeey
  pem: ./pem/pemname.pem
  • Tasks YAML: In this YAML we define the tasks as an array.
# Updated the whole system
- name: UpdateAll
  task: UpdateAll
  package:

# Upgrades the whole system
- name: UpgradeAll
  task: UpgradeAll
  package:

# Installs the Tree tool
- name: Install tree
  task: Install
  package: tree

# Uninstalls the Tree tool
- name: Uninstall tree
  task: Uninstall
  package: tree

I will soon provide documentation with all the types of tasks that can be performed, and we will implement more tasks that I believe are necessary.


Español

Nonsible es una alternativa a Ansible. Es open source y desarrollada en Rust. La idea es no depender de factores como Python, ya que nos compromete a tener instalado Python en todas nuestras máquinas, entre otros requisitos.

En varias ocasiones me he encontrado con el problema de que no podía instalar pip, y tuve que tomar la alternativa de usar pip3 o incluso python3 -m. Esto me resulta muy poco intuitivo, cada vez que instalo Ansible tengo que hacer una bilguería distinta.

Ventajas de Nonsible

  1. Es multiplataforma. El proyecto está desarrollado en Rust, lo cual permite crear una build independientemente del sistema operativo en el que estemos trabajando.

  2. Perfecto para pequeñas tareas. Este proyecto funciona muy bien para instalar un paquete en varios equipos, o actualizar todos los sistemas de nuestra empresa.

  3. Es escalable. Podemos organizar las conexiones y las tareas en 2 archivos YAML. Esto nos permite tener varios archivos YAML dependiendo de la tarea que queramos realizar en los equipos que queramos realizarlo. ¡Todo depende de como te quieras organizar tu mismo!.

  4. Se adapta a tus necesidades. Nonsible puede usarse de varias maneras. Con una interfaz completamente interactiva, una interfaz semi interactiva, o de manera totalmente desatendida.

Tipos de uso

Los tipos de uso son completamente interactiva, semi interactiva y desatendida.

  • Interactiva (Sin ningún argumento): En la manera interactiva tenemos que añadir nosotros las conexiones manualmente, aunque sí que podemos abrir un archivo YAML de tareas. Esta manera de ejecutar el Nonsible es muy útil cuando la tarea que tienes que realizar es sencilla o puntual.

  • Semi-Interactiva (Con un argumento): El argumento que añadimos será un archivo YAML de targets (conexiones).

La idea es cargar varias conexiones, ya que puede ser la tarea más tediosa de realizar, y a partir de ahí ya podemos instalar de manera imperativa o declarativa.

Es interesante porque podemos ver en la tabla las conexiones agregadas y sus detalles, ideal para comprobar si todos los datos están como deseamos.

  • Desatendida (Con dos argumentos): Es la metodología perfecta para crear una automatización en un pipeline de CICD. El primer argumento sería un archvio YAML de targets (conexiones), y el segundo sería el archivo YAML de tareas.

Esta manera de usar el script se encargará de realizar el test de sistema operativo, y de seguir paso a paso todas las tareas que se le indiquen en el YAML de tareas.

Ejemplos de YAMLs.

  • Target YAML (conexiones): En este YAML vamos a definir los datos de nuestras conexiones. La idea es definirlos a modo de array.
- name: ne
  username: nedd
  ip: 1.1.1.1
  sudo: true
  sudo_password: holamudno
  pem: ./pem/pemname.pem

- name: illo
  username: hola
  ip: 1.2.3.4
  sudo: true
  sudo_password: heeeeey
  pem: ./pem/pemname.pem
  • Tasks YAML (tareas): Definimos las tareas que queremos realizar, en el orden deseado. Hay que definir las tareas a modo de array.
# Realiza un update del sistema completo
- name: UpdateAll
  task: UpdateAll
  package:

# Realiza un upgrade del sistema completo
- name: UpgradeAll
  task: UpgradeAll
  package:

# Instala la herramienta Tree
- name: Install tree
  task: Install
  package: tree

# Desinstala la herramienta Tree
- name: Uninstall tree
  task: Uninstall
  package: tree

Pronto dejaré lista una documentación con todos los tipos de tareas que se pueden realizar, e implementaremos más tareas que yo pienso que son necesarias.

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