adds base playbook and updates README

README.md

@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ This will plan and run the job file without the need for you to copy and paste t
 
 Ansible can be used to provision a new host, connect a host to the cluster, run new jobs and more.
 
-In order to use ansible from your local machine, you must have access to the admin vpn. This will allow you direct connection to each of the hosts.
+Install ansible from [here](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html).
 
-Change the `ansible/hosts.sample` file to your local username before you run any of these playbooks. Your local user should have an SSH key in its home dir, which can be configured with the `ssh` playbook.
+In order to use ansible from your local machine, you must have access to the admin VPN. This will allow you direct connection to each of the hosts.
 
+Move the `ansible/group_vars/all.yml.sample` file to `ansible/group_vars/all.yml` and change your local username before you run any of these playbooks. Your local user should have an SSH key in its home dir, which can be configured with the `ssh` playbook.
+
+```bash
+$ ansible-playbook -i hosts redbrick-ansible.yml 
+```

ansible/redbrick-ansible.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+- name: Redbrick Nomad, Consul and general management
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: true
+  roles:
+    - { role: apt } # update all packages, equivalent to `apt update && apt upgrade`
+    - { role: ssh } # add users defined in roles/defaults/main.yml

ansible/roles/apt/tasks/main.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,19 @@
   become: true
   apt:
     upgrade: yes
+    autoclean: yes
+    autoremove: yes
     update_cache: yes  
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" and apt_update_packages
+  register: result
+
+- name: List installed and updated packages
+  shell: 
+    cmd: 'grep -E "^$(date +%Y-%m-%d).+ (install|upgrade) " /var/log/dpkg.log | cut -d " " -f 3-5'
+  register: result
+
+- name: Show Output
+  debug: msg= '{{ result.stdout_lines }}'
 
 - name: install common tools
   ansible.builtin.apt: