Create quick, simple repeatable playbooks
Everyone likes to say that Stuart Burns is an Ansible man and that’s nothing to do with his faster-than-light communication.
We’re big Ansible fans. It just makes life easier when managing a PC. The problem is, there’s W lots to learn, right? So, let’s cover some quick and easy examples of how to build powerful Ansible playbooks (scripts) that don’t require lots of immediate learning but can grow in little chunks.
Ansible is an open source automation tool, widely known for managing infrastructure. It works by defining tasks in the form of straightforward YAML files and executes them to automate sysadmin tasks such as installing software, configuring settings, and more.
But it’s not limited to managing remote servers. You can use Ansible to configure your local machine and streamline scripting mundane tasks, keeping systems consistent. It makes sure everything runs exactly as you want, the same every time. What advantages does it have? It’s all down to declarative versus imperative…