Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality. Ansible is a leading solution to automate your IT. Ansible has many features but the outstanding thing is that it is very easy to read for everybody who is interested in. You need some technical background but no detailed knowledge. Its a perfect way to communicate between Managers and Technicians.
It is originally written by Michael DeHaan (in 2012), and acquired later by Red Hat (in 2015), Ansible is designed to configure both Unix-like systems and Microsoft Windows. Ansible is agentless, relying on temporary remote connections via SSH or Windows Remote Management which allows PowerShell execution.
The Ansible control node runs on most Unix-like systems that are able to run Python, including Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux installed. System configuration is defined in part by using its own declarative language.
For a quick overview see our Ansible FAQ Section. If you want to start using Ansible, dive into our Best practices and start setup Ansible on your Linux or Mac Client.
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By using Ansible, administrators can save time, reduce errors, and ensure consistency in managing infrastructure across multiple machines.