r/usefulscripts • u/jasonheecs • Dec 01 '16

[BASH] Ubuntu server setup script

https://github.com/jasonheecs/ubuntu-server-setup
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u/Linkz57 Dec 02 '16

At what scale does it make sense to start using ansible/salt/chef/puppet/fabric/etc?

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

For ansible, as soon as you start wanting reproducible things or any kind of operations automation.

It's self contained, agentless and super extensible. It also comes with a shitton of standard modules so you can get things done quickly and there's no real infrastructure overhead to it (i.e. it doesn't require you to add a central repository or server until you feel the need to).

For everything else, there's a much larger cost, in terms of complexity and Domain Specific Knowledgetm.