Ansible, a free and open-source Python-based project by Red Hat, is a popular configuration management and IT automation platform. It is multi-platform and can work with most modern operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Mac. It supports a declarative language written in YAML or YAML Ain't Markup Language to describe system configuration. Ansible, along with…
I will show you several operations which an administrator can perform on a remote windows system using ansible-playbook. Ansible is one of the most used DevOps tools in the market today. It provides a bunch of windows modules that are used to configure and manage the Windows server. I assume you already have Ansible installed…
Let me quickly show you how to connect the Windows server from Ansible running on Ubuntu. To follow the steps below, you need to have python 3.x and Ansible installed on both the system. You can follow the below articles if you need help. How to Install and Configure Ansible on Ubuntu? How to install…
Love Ansible, but wondering how to get it running on Windows? Ansible is one of the most popular configuration administration and infrastructure automation tools. It helps to automate infrastructure configuration/provisioning, software deployments, and general infrastructure management. Ansible was initially available on Linux. However, with Microsoft’s new viewpoint on open source, their community improvements, and their…
Ad-hoc Commands are used in Ansible to execute tasks instantly, and you need not save them for later use. This article is all about Ansible Ad-hoc Command. There are multiple tasks in Ansible where you don’t need to write a separate Ansible playbook for it; you can just run an ansible ad-hoc command for that…
Learn about Ansible Playbook to automate the tasks. Previously, we discussed Ansible introduction, installation guide, and next, let’s talk about Playbook and its building blocks. What is Ansible Playbook? The playbook is Ansible automation language. It is a simple file with a set of instructions. It is in playbooks where we define what we want…
Heard about Ansible but not sure what it is? Don’t worry, you will know about Ansible in the next 5 minutes. What is Ansible? Ansible is an open source DevOps tool which can help the business in configuration management, deployment, provisioning, etc. It is straightforward to deploy; it leverages SSH to communicate between servers. It…
Getting started with Ansible on Ubuntu for better environment provisioning and configuration management. Configuration Management is a crucial stage in DevOps lifecycle. It helps in automation and orchestration of the IT infrastructure. There are several tools for configuration management, for example, Puppet, Ansible, Chef, SaltStack. And, of course, Ansible which is one of the most…
Ansible and Terraform – heard about these DevOps tools? This article is all about them and their differences. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a core part of the DevOps domain and is a core skill that DevOps engineers must possess. IaC is used to provision and manage the IT infrastructure using configuration code that is…
Protecting passwords and sensitive information is essential more than ever with the increasing cyberattacks. There are countless cases of password and data theft, credential stuffing, and other crimes related to passwords. Password theft can devastate a business and expose its sensitive information. People nowadays are burdened with plenty of passwords used for social media, bank…
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