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Current ansible-playbook Path - playbook_dir Magic Variable - Ansible Tip and Tricks

July 22, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, magic, variable, linux, internal, tip, tricks

How to display the Current ansible-playbook Path? I’m going to show you how to Use the “playbook_dir” Ansible Magic Variable in Ansible Playbook with a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux 9 - Ansible install

July 19, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, CentOS, EPEL, rocky linux, operating system, installation, linux, rpm, enterprise, RedHat Enterprise Linux

How to install Ansible in Rocky Linux version 9. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Rocky Linux 9 using the appstream system repository.

Reduce Intel Laptop CPU Temperature Overheating In Linux - ansible module package and Thermald

July 19, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, cpu, laptop, linux

How to Reduce Laptop CPU Temperature Overheating In Linux? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Configuring Ansible for AWS: Setup Guide & Playbook

July 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, aws, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, dynamic, inventory, ec2, vpc

How to configure Ansible for AWS? Ansible provides various modules to manage AWS infrastructure, which includes EC2, VPC, Security Groups, etc.

Search for AWS EC2 AMI ID by Region - Ansible module ec2_ami_info

July 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, aws, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, dynamic, inventory, ec2, vpc, amazon web services

How to Search for EC2 AMI ID by AWS Region with Ansible?

Ansible troubleshooting - AWS Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)

July 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
aws, troubleshooting, python, library, boto, playbook, pip, linux, ec2, amazon, amazon web services, error, fatal, ansible.cfg

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about the “Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)” message and enable Ansible For AWS.

Configure a Python Virtual Environment for Ansible AWS - ansible collection amazon.aws

July 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, aws, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, dynamic, inventory, ec2, vpc

How to configure a Python Virtual Environment for Ansible AWS? Using a Python Virtual Environment is a convenient way to maintain up-to-date Python dependency of the Ansible collection amazon.

How to install Ansible in AlmaLinux 9 - Ansible install

July 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, CentOS, EPEL, AlmaLinux, operating system, installation, linux, rpm, enterprise

How to install Ansible in AlmaLinux version 9. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside AlmaLinux 9 using the appstream system repository.

How to install Ansible in Oracle Linux 9 - Ansible install

July 12, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, CentOS, EPEL, OracleLinux, oracle, operating system, installation, linux, rpm, enterprise

How to install Ansible in OracleLinux version 9. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside OracleLinux 9 using the appstream system repository.

The best book about Ansible For Linux

July 11, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, book, best, linux, learning, reading

The best book and video course to learning Ansible for Linux operating systems:

Find All Files with Extension - Ansible module find

July 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, search, filesystem, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, find, extension

How to Find All Files with a specific Extension with Ansible?

Search for a String in a File - Ansible module lineinfile

July 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, search, filesystem, linux, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, find, extension

How to Search for a String in a File with Ansible?

Get VMware vSphere Virtual Machine UUID - Ansible module vmware_guest_info

June 24, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, vmware, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, UUID

How to Get VMware vSphere Virtual Machine UUID with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Gather VMware ESX/ESXi Host Info with Ansible

June 21, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, vmware, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, pyvmomi

How to Gather Info about all VMware ESX/ESXi Hosts in a given Cluster with Ansible?

Configure a Python Virtual Environment for Ansible VMware - ansible collection community.vmware

June 20, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, vmware, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, dynamic, inventory

How to configure a Python Virtual Environment for Ansible VMware? Using a Python Virtual Environment is a convenient way to maintain up-to-date the Python dependency of the Ansible collection community.

Configure Ansible Dynamic Inventory for VMware in Simple Steps

June 20, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, vmware, infrastructure, linux, python, datacenter, cluster, host, virtualmachine, dynamic, inventory, vSphere, ESX, ansible.cfg

Introduction This guide shows you the best way to list all the virtual machines within your VMware infrastructure using Ansible.

Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL - Ansible module postgresql_query

June 18, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_query, sql, PostgreSQL, query, command, version, table

How to Run a SQL Command/Query on PostgreSQL with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Rename a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

June 16, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, Rename, PostgreSQL, db

How to Rename a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Drop a PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_db

June 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, Drop, PostgreSQL, db

How to Drop a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Automate PostgreSQL Backups with Ansible Playbook

June 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, backup, PostgreSQL, db, dump

How to Backup a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Restore a PostgreSQL Database — Ansible module postgresql_db

June 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_db, backup, PostgreSQL, db, dump, restore

How to Restore a PostgreSQL Database with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database - Ansible module postgresql_privs

June 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_privs, permission, PostgreSQL, db,

How to Grant Privileges to User/Role on PostgreSQL Database with Ansible?

Configure PostgreSQL with Ansible: User Access and Service Management

June 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_user, authentication, PostgreSQL, user, role, md5

How to Allow md5 Connection for a PostgreSQL User / Role with Ansible?

Create PostgreSQL Users/Roles with Ansible: A Simple Guide

June 9, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, database, module, postgresql_user, create, PostgreSQL, user, role

How to Create a PostgreSQL User / Role with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Ansible for PostgreSQL: PGMeetUp Bari 2022 Highlights

June 8, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, news, conference, community, virtual, PostgreSQL

TL;DR: Ansible For PostgreSQL - PGMeetUp Bari 10 June 2022 conference Save the date!