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10 Proven Methods to Optimize Ansible Playbook Performance

September 9, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, internal, Callback, Plugins, tip, tricks, ansible internal, performance, optimization, ansible.cfg

Introduction Ansible, an open-source automation tool, simplifies IT infrastructure operations. Whether tackling simple package installations or orchestrating complex clustered solutions, optimizing Ansible playbooks is key to faster execution.

Mastering Ansible Config: Essential Commands and Actions

September 9, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, internal, ansible-config, Configuration, tip, tricks, ansible internal, ansible.cfg

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

Maximize Ansible Efficiency with Callback Plugins for Resource Monitoring

September 8, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, internal, Callback, Plugins, tip, tricks, ansible internal, ansible.cfg

Introduction When managing infrastructure with Ansible, it’s essential to have insights into resource consumption and performance metrics during playbook execution.

Ignore Ansible SSH Host Key Checking - Ansible configuration

February 27, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ssh, connection, command-line, linux, known_hosts, ssh host key, ssh connection, inventory, ansible.cfg, tip, tricks

How to Ignore Ansible SSH Host Key Checking? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Current ansible-playbook Path - playbook_dir Magic Variable - Ansible Tip and Tricks

July 22, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, magic, variable, linux, internal, tip, tricks

How to display the Current ansible-playbook Path? I’m going to show you how to Use the “playbook_dir” Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook with a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Master Ansible Magic Variables: A Practical Playbook Guide

May 30, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, internal, magic, variable, tip, tricks, ansible internal

How to Use Ansible Magic Variables in Ansible Playbook I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Difference Between ansible_hostname and inventory_hostname Explained

March 11, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, terminology, ansible_hostname, inventory_hostname, ansible_fqdn, variables, ansible internal, tricks, ansible_fqdn

What is the difference between ansible_hostname vs inventory_hostname? These two ansible internal variables sometimes confuse one for another but they’re fundamentally different.