Ansible

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Version: 13.5.0 darwin linux windows infrastructure

It handles configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, ad-hoc task execution, network automation, and multi-node orchestration. Ansible makes complex changes like zero-downtime rolling updates with load balancers easy. More information on the Ansible website.

Design Principles

Have an extremely simple setup process with a minimal learning curve.
Manage machines quickly and in parallel.
Avoid custom-agents and additional open ports, be agentless by leveraging the existing SSH daemon.
Describe infrastructure in a language that is both machine and human friendly.
Focus on security and easy auditability/review/rewriting of content.
Manage new remote machines instantly, without bootstrapping any software.
Allow module development in any dynamic language, not just Python.
Be usable as non-root.

Installation Instructions

Linux

Run Ansible Install

{
  "command_parameters": [
    "tool",
    "install",
    "--force",
    "ansible@13.5.0"
  ],
  "environment": [
    "UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR={{ .PTools }}/ansible/{{ .SVar `.tool.ansible.download.version` }}/python-installs",
    "UV_TOOL_DIR={{ .PTools }}/ansible/{{ .SVar `.tool.ansible.download.version` }}/python-tools"
  ],
  "environment_ref": "uv",
  "executable": "uv",
  "ignore_errors": false,
  "timeout": "6m0s",
  "tool_ref": "uv"
}

MacOS

Run Ansible Install

{
  "command_parameters": [
    "tool",
    "install",
    "--force",
    "ansible@13.5.0"
  ],
  "environment": [
    "UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR={{ .PTools }}/ansible/{{ .SVar `.tool.ansible.download.version` }}/python-installs",
    "UV_TOOL_DIR={{ .PTools }}/ansible/{{ .SVar `.tool.ansible.download.version` }}/python-tools"
  ],
  "environment_ref": "uv",
  "executable": "uv",
  "ignore_errors": false,
  "timeout": "6m0s",
  "tool_ref": "uv"
}

Binaries

python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-community
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-config
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-console
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-doc
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-galaxy
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-inventory
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-playbook
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-pull
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-test
python-tools/ansible/bin/ansible-vault