Intro to Ansible
Data Locks - What is Ansible and what does it do ?
Welcome to the world of Ansible! 🌟This has been one of the buzz words I hear all the time at the office and I’m not sure what it was. In short, it’s just an application that takes yaml formatted files and executes them which makes changes to another system.
Ansible can be used to do a task as simple as add a user account to deploying a container to a farm of 1,000 Linux servers. Ansible is for automating IT tasks, making life easier for everyone from beginners to seasoned pros. With Ansible, you can manage configurations, deploy applications, and orchestrate complex workflows.
It uses a simple, human-readable language called YAML, so you don't need to be a coding wizard to get started. Ansible connects to your devices over SSH or WinRM, running tasks in a sequence called playbooks. This means no extra software is needed on your nodes, keeping things lightweight and efficient. Say goodbye to repetitive tasks and hello to a smoother, error-free IT environment with Ansible!
Overview, TLDR
Installation
Ansilbe application is designed to run on Linux systems and is commonly managed via the CLI
sudo dnf install ansible-core
What it does
Ansible is for automating IT tasks. From deloying simple config changes to deploying 100+ servers at once
YAML or .yml files
A syntax used for configuration files and data exchange used by Ansilbe as a source file
Inventroy or .ini files
ini format containing groups of systems by IP | Hostname, used to specify what systems to apply YAML to
Ansilbe Execution
ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini firewall_open_mysql.yml
Sample Files
YAML
