Any alternative way to copy specific file from private git repository to remote server with Ansible without ssh

Question

My question is that I want to copy a specific file from private git repository to remote server with ansible but I don't want to use ssh key. Do you know any alternative way like such as with api key? Like below code sample Im getting permission issue, so I want to add api key or sth else to get repo file.

---
- name: Sample
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  become: true
  tasks:
   - name: Copy
     become: yes
     git:
        repo: 'https://gitlab.com/sample-project/branch-a/sample.xml'
        dest: "/home/sample-file"

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '20 at 08:36

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You can use

a deploy token, see Gitlab access token for a single project or group?
in URL credentials, see How do I pass username and password while using Ansible Git module?
If you are using Gitlab CI, masked environment variables to store the token could be useful, see masked-variables. Else, a vaulted variable see vault.

---
- name: Sample
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  become: true
  tasks:
   - name: Copy
     become: yes
     git: 
       repo: "https://{{ username| urlencode }}:{{ deploy_token | urlencode }}@gitlab.com/sample-project/branch-a/sample.xml"
       dest: /home/sample-file

answered Feb 14 '20 at 08:36

Iron Bishop

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So when I try to run with like `repo: "https://userA:sampleUBFuhb24hfagb48234@gitlab.com/sample-project/branch-a/sample.xml"` Im getting error now like this **\nfatal: unable to update url base from redirection:** Did I write correct syntax for the username and token? – Dylan_ Feb 14 '20 at 09:01
That error means the part after the @ is not understood as a valid repo. Try using `version: branch-a` to specify the branch, or switch to a `command: git archive ...` task instead of `git: ...` since you need a single file. – Iron Bishop Feb 14 '20 at 09:39
edited after @gitlab part and it works now, thank you. – Dylan_ Feb 14 '20 at 09:53

Any alternative way to copy specific file from private git repository to remote server with Ansible without ssh

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