Configuration Management

Generate Clean YAML Output from Ansible Facts

Ansible is a powerful tool for automating tasks, but when working with dynamically generated data, such as Ansible facts, it can sometimes be tricky to produce clean, well-formatted output.

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Ansible London Meetup 2024 Recap: Highlights and Insights

On September 23rd, 2024, I had the honor of presenting at the Ansible London Meetup, held at Dell Technologies in London.

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Automate Ansible Galaxy Roles with GitHub Actions

In modern DevOps practices, automation plays a crucial role in managing infrastructure, and tools like Ansible and GitHub Actions are essential for automating tasks such as configuration management and continuous integration.

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Conditional Ansible Role Execution in Playbooks

Conditional Role Execution in Ansible: A Guide to Running the Datadog Role Based on Variables In complex infrastructure environments, there are often scenarios where you need to run specific tasks or roles conditionally.

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Luca Berton Presents "From Zero to Hero" at Ansible London Meetup

We’re excited to announce that Luca Berton, a prominent figure in the Ansible ecosystem, will be presenting at the upcoming Ansible London Meetup on Monday, 23rd September 2024.

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JSON Data Search with Ansible

Introduction Ansible is a powerful tool used for automation and configuration management.

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Integrate Ansible with VMware vRealize Automation Efficiently

Introduction As IT environments become increasingly complex, the need for robust automation tools to manage infrastructure across various platforms is more critical than ever.

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Creating Custom Ansible Plugins to Fetch API Data Easily

Introduction Ansible is a powerful automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation.

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Celebrate SysAdmin Day 2024 with Ansible Pilot Automation Expertise

Happy SysAdmin Day! Today, we celebrate the heroes behind the scenes who keep our digital world running smoothly.

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Ansible Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Ansible Development: A Comprehensive Guide Ansible is an open-source automation tool developed by Red Hat that enables IT professionals to automate tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, and task automation.

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Ansible Documentation: Your Comprehensive Guide

Ansible Documentation: Your Comprehensive Guide Ansible, an open-source automation tool developed by Red Hat, is designed to simplify complex IT tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration.

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Event-Driven Ansible: Revolutionizing IT Automation

Event-Driven Ansible: Revolutionizing IT Automation Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) represents a significant leap forward in the realm of IT automation, offering a dynamic and responsive approach to managing IT environments.

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Ansible Automation: Transform IT Operations with Ease

Ansible Automation: Streamlining IT Operations Ansible Automation is revolutionizing IT operations by providing a simple, agentless, and powerful platform for automating tasks across a wide range of environments.

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Ansible Configuration File (ansible.cfg): A Comprehensive Guide

The ansible.cfg file is a crucial component in the Ansible ecosystem, providing a centralized configuration point to customize the behavior of Ansible.

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Ansible-Core: The Foundation of Modern IT Automation

Ansible-Core is the minimalist, yet powerful, foundation of the Ansible automation ecosystem.

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AWX: Open Source Automation for Modern IT

AWX: Open Source Automation for Modern IT AWX is the open-source upstream project of Ansible Tower, sponsored by Red Hat.

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Ensuring Quality with Ansible-Lint: A Guide to Best Practices

Ensuring Quality with Ansible-Lint: A Guide to Best Practices In the realm of IT automation, maintaining the quality and consistency of your Ansible playbooks and roles is crucial for effective and reliable automation.

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Project Policy Validation with OPA and ansible-policy

Introduction There’s a new Ansible feature in town, and I’m thrilled to announce the Ansible Policy utility, which can directly interact with the Open Policy Agent (OPA).

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Ansible Troubleshooting Installation Issues on macOS and Python

Introduction Ansible is a powerful automation tool used by IT professionals to manage and configure systems, deploy software, and orchestrate more advanced IT tasks such as continuous deployments or zero-downtime rolling updates.

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Automating File Reading with Ansible

Introduction Automation is key in modern IT infrastructure management. Ansible, a powerful automation tool, makes it easy to manage complex environments.

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Learn Ansible book technical review by Luca Berton

Introduction Learn how to write and run Ansible Playbooks, from the basics to launching complex multi-tier applications across public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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Knee: The Ansible-Powered CLI for Seamless Infrastructure Automation

Introduction In today’s fast-paced tech environment, repetitive tasks like software installations and system configurations are not just time-consuming but also prone to errors, leading to inefficiencies and operational delays.

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How to install Ansible in Fedora 40 — Ansible install

Introduction With Fedora 40 serving as a robust platform for server management, incorporating automation tools like Ansible significantly enhances efficiency and system management capabilities.

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How to install Ansible in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat— Ansible install

Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of IT infrastructure management, Ansible emerges as a beacon of efficiency and simplicity.

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Automating File Extension Validation with Ansible

Introduction In the age of automation, managing file integrity across diverse environments is crucial for ensuring data consistency and security.

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