Deploy a new vsts self-hosted agent on Ubuntu 18.04

vsts-playbook.yml

# Ansible tests
# $ ansible-playbook vsts-playbook.yml

---
- name: Install vsts agent
  hosts: 
    - <your host>
  vars:
    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
    vsts_version: 2.144.0
    vsts_folder: /opt/vsts-agent
    vsts_server_url: https://dev.azure.com/<your company>
    vsts_accesstoken: "<your token>"
    vsts_poolname: <your pool name>
    vsts_agent_name: <your agent name>
  tasks:
  - name: install pip
    apt:
      pkg: python3-pip
      state: present
    become: yes
  - name: install pexpect
    pip:
      name: pexpect
    become: yes
  - name: ensure vsts-agent directory exists
    file:
      path: "{{vsts_folder}}"
      owner: ubuntu
      state: directory
    become: yes
  - name: unpack agent
    unarchive:
      src: https://vstsagentpackage.azureedge.net/agent/{{vsts_version}}/vsts-agent-linux-x64-{{vsts_version}}.tar.gz
      dest: "{{vsts_folder}}"
      remote_src: yes
      creates: "{{vsts_folder}}/config.sh"
  - name: configure vsts-agent
    expect:
      chdir: "{{vsts_folder}}"
      command: "./config.sh"
      echo: true
      creates: "{{vsts_folder}}/.agent"
      responses:
        Enter.+Accept the Team Explorer: "Y"
        Enter server URL: "{{vsts_server_url}}"
        Enter authentication type: "PAT"
        Enter personal access token: "{{vsts_accesstoken}}"
        Enter agent pool: "{{vsts_poolname}}"
        Enter agent name: "{{vsts_agent_name}}"
        Enter work folder: "_work"
  - name: install vsts-agent service
    command: "./svc.sh install"
    args:
      chdir: "{{vsts_folder}}"
      creates: ".service"
    become: yes
  - name: start vsts-agent service
    command: "./svc.sh start"
    args:
      chdir: "{{vsts_folder}}"
    become: yes