Ansible 101: Install, Configure, and Automate Linux in Minutes
Install/configure Ansible on the Control Node, then install/configure SSH on remote hosts. Lastly, add host IPs in the hosts file and create playbooks to automate Linux.
How to Use Ansible for Automated Server Setup
Install Ansible on your system, create an inventory file, define the automation purpose, and write an Ansible playbook to complete the Automated Server setup.
How to Install Ansible Semaphore on Debian 12
Ansible Semaphore is an open-source web UI for Ansible playbooks. It enables the deployment using Ansible automation via a web browser. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the installation of Ansible Semaphore on the Debian 12 server.
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Set Timezone in Ansible
How to utilize the Ansible timezone module to manage and synchronize the timezones across multiple remote systems as configured in the Ansible inventory.
Ansible Zabbix
Practical tutorial on the most fundamental functionality of the “community.zabbix” collection and some common usage of the various modules in the collection.
Ansible Win_Copy
Practical guide on how to use the win_copy module in Ansible to copy the files from an Ansible controller or any specified location to a Windows target host.
Ansible Timeout
Comprehensive tutorial on the workings of the wait_for module in Ansible to introduce a delay for a given condition or a sleep duration in your playbook tasks.
Ansible Synchronize
Tutorial on how to work with the synchronize module in Ansible from the “ansible.posix” collection to use the rsync utility in your systems along with examples.
Ansible Start-at-Task Parameter
Comprehensive tutorial on the start-at-task parameter in Ansible, determine what it does, and how we can use it to make our debugging process a little easier.
Ansible Include_Role
Practical guide on how to use the include_role directive to dynamically load and execute the roles within playbooks, tasks, or other roles along with examples.
Ansible Import_Playbook
Guide on the import_playbook directive to structure and organize the Ansible playbooks to ensure that your automation is modular, maintainable, and efficient.
Ansible Hostvars
Guide on how to use the Ansible hostvars variable, how it can benefit us, and how to use it in a playbook to access the variables associated with other hosts.
Ansible Firewalld
Practical tutorial on the various features and operations of the Ansible firewalld module to automate and manage your firewall rules across different systems.
Ansible Fetch
Comprehensive tutorial on the role of the Ansible fetch module, what it does, and its various standard parameter to manage the files across your infrastructure.
Ansible Environment Variables
Practical guide on the various methods to work with environment variables in Ansible and the functionality of environment variables in the context of Ansible.
GitHub Actions in Ansible
Comprehensive tutorial on how to set up a GitHub Action to run an Ansible playbook which is useful for automating the deployment in response to code changes.
CIQ Spins Out Its Own Red Hat Ansible Interface: Ascender
CIQ, Rocky Linux’s founding support and services partner, has customized its own take, Ascender, on the Ansible AWX front-end to the popular DevOps program Ansible.
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Ansible Creator Wants to Build a New Automation Platform in Rust
Ansible wants to develop a new automation project using Rust and plans to revamp older systems for its benefits.
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How to Test Ansible Roles With Molecule and Docker
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up and test Ansible roles automatically via Molecule and Docker.
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How to Work With Include and Import in Ansible
In this article, we will learn what import_* and include_* directives are and how to work with include and import statements in Ansible.
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