How I Automated a Self-Healing WordPress Lab using Ansible & Docker

The Challenge

As an IT educator, I wanted a lab environment that was stable, professional, and "self-healing." If a student (or a bug) crashes the site, I want it back up in seconds without manual work.
The Solution

I built a stack on my Dell Latitude E7440 using:

Vagrant & Debian: To create a clean, isolated sandbox.

Ansible: To automate the configuration (Infrastructure as Code).

Docker: To run WordPress and MariaDB.

Nginx Proxy Manager: To give it a professional URL (http://wordpress.test) instead of messy IP addresses.

Why this matters

By using Docker's restart_policy: always, if the WordPress container fails, the system "heals" itself immediately.

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Work with me!

I am a professional educator and DevOps practitioner. If you need:

Technical Writing: I can turn your complex code into clear tutorials.

Lab Setup: I can help you automate your teaching environments.

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