This section offers a collection of “How To” guides for effectively using Ansible in modern DevOps and infrastructure automation scenarios. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user, these guides will help you understand and implement best practices, integrate Ansible with CI/CD pipelines, manage configurations, provision infrastructure, enhance security, monitor systems, adopt DevOps practices, work with cloud platforms, explore Ansible Galaxy, and manage secrets with Ansible Vault. Each guide is designed to provide step-by-step instructions and practical examples to help Linux server administrators and DevOps engineers automate and streamline their workflows using Ansible.
Current stable version: Ansible-core 2.20.2 (released January 29, 2026)
- Setup Ansible - Complete guide to installing and configuring Ansible on Linux and macOS systems
- Ansible Configuration File - Understanding and customizing the ansible.cfg file for optimal performance
- Ad-hoc Commands - Quick tasks and commands for immediate system management
- Ansible Best Practices - Learn the best practices for using Ansible effectively. These guidelines will help you write efficient and maintainable Ansible playbooks.
- Ansible for Managers - Understanding Ansible from a leadership perspective, including business benefits and ROI considerations
- Ansible for Auditors - How Ansible supports compliance, security, and governance requirements for audit purposes
- Ansible for Compliance - Using Ansible for compliance automation with frameworks like NIS2, CIS, ISO 27001, and others
- Ansible Configuration Management - Discover how to manage and configure systems using Ansible. With Ansible, you can automate repetitive tasks and ensure consistent configurations across your infrastructure.
- Ansible Infrastructure Provisioning - Learn how to provision and manage infrastructure using Ansible. This includes setting up servers, configuring network devices, and deploying applications.
- Ansible Security - Understand the security best practices and principles for using Ansible. By following these guidelines, you can secure your infrastructure and protect sensitive data.
- Ansible Monitoring - Learn how to monitor and manage systems using Ansible. This includes setting up monitoring tools, collecting metrics, and alerting on issues.
- Ansible DevOps - Discover how to implement DevOps practices using Ansible. This includes automating your build, test, and deployment processes, as well as promoting collaboration and communication between development and operations teams.
- Ansible Cloud Platforms - Overview of cloud platform automation with Ansible
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch
- Microsoft Azure - VMs, Storage, SQL Database, VNet, AKS, Functions
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, GKE, Cloud SQL
- Other Platforms - DigitalOcean, Linode, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, VMware, Proxmox, OpenStack
- Ansible Galaxy - Explore the Ansible Galaxy and its role and module collections. This is a community-driven repository of Ansible content, including roles and modules that can be reused in your own playbooks.
- Ansible Vault Secrets - Learn how to manage and secure sensitive data using Ansible Vault. This includes encrypting files, protecting variables, and managing vault passwords.
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