Ansible is a powerful, open-source automation tool that simplifies the management and orchestration of IT environments. Developed by Red Hat, Ansible is designed to automate tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, and intra-service orchestration. It operates by connecting to nodes in your infrastructure and pushing out small programs called "modules" to perform specific tasks, all without requiring any agent installation on the target systems.

One of Ansible's key strengths is its simplicity and ease of use. It utilizes a straightforward, human-readable language called YAML (Yet Another Markup Language) to define tasks in playbooks. This approach allows users to write infrastructure as code (IaC) in a way that is easy to understand, share, and maintain. Playbooks can be used to manage systems, deploy applications, and coordinate complex workflows, all with minimal effort.

Ansible is also highly flexible and scalable, making it suitable for managing both small environments and large, complex infrastructures. It integrates seamlessly with a wide range of platforms and services, including cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker. Ansible's modular architecture allows users to extend its capabilities by creating custom modules or leveraging the vast library of community-contributed modules.

Security is another critical aspect of Ansible, as it operates over SSH (Secure Shell) and uses a push-based model, meaning that no permanent agent software is required on the managed nodes. This reduces the attack surface and simplifies security management.

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Ansible v2.18.0 on Ubuntu24

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Ansible v2.18.0 on Ubuntu24

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Ansible v2.18.0 on Ubuntu24
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