Ansible

Ansible is systems orchestration and Infrastructure as Code utility, written in Python and originally created by Michael DeHaan.

It occupies roughly the same space as tools such as Chef, Puppet and SaltStack, though it’s execution model lends it better to run automation against targets other than full-blown operating systems so it’s developed to target networking devices and cloud resources as well.

My notes on Ansible:

• Ansible host patterns
• Ansible variables quickref
• Ansible return values

Useful external references:

• Playbook keywords
• Precedence rules
• Module collection index and index of all modules
• Filters
• Loops