IT Operations

Participate in the Ansible Project Survey 2024 & Join the Community

Help Shape the Future of Ansible: Participate in the 2024 Project Survey and Stay Engaged with the Ansible Community As we continue to advance in the world of automation, collaboration, and open-source innovation, we are excited to announce a significant milestone in the Ansible community: the launch of the Ansible Project Survey 2024.

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Automate Ansible Galaxy Roles with GitHub Actions

In modern DevOps practices, automation plays a crucial role in managing infrastructure, and tools like Ansible and GitHub Actions are essential for automating tasks such as configuration management and continuous integration.

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Conditional Ansible Role Execution in Playbooks

Conditional Role Execution in Ansible: A Guide to Running the Datadog Role Based on Variables In complex infrastructure environments, there are often scenarios where you need to run specific tasks or roles conditionally.

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Integrate Ansible with VMware vRealize Automation Efficiently

Introduction As IT environments become increasingly complex, the need for robust automation tools to manage infrastructure across various platforms is more critical than ever.

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Ansible Configuration File (ansible.cfg): A Comprehensive Guide

The ansible.cfg file is a crucial component in the Ansible ecosystem, providing a centralized configuration point to customize the behavior of Ansible.

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Ansible-Core: The Foundation of Modern IT Automation

Ansible-Core is the minimalist, yet powerful, foundation of the Ansible automation ecosystem.

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Project Policy Validation with OPA and ansible-policy

Introduction There’s a new Ansible feature in town, and I’m thrilled to announce the Ansible Policy utility, which can directly interact with the Open Policy Agent (OPA).

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Automating File Reading with Ansible

Introduction Automation is key in modern IT infrastructure management. Ansible, a powerful automation tool, makes it easy to manage complex environments.

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Pluralsight The IT Ops Labs: Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Kubernetes

Kubernetes Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot on Pluralsight Title: The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling

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How to Upgrade Kubelet in Kubernetes: A Complete Guide

Introduction In the rapidly evolving world of container orchestration, Kubernetes has established itself as a front-runner, offering unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and management features.

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Pluralsight The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling

Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling on Pluralsight Title: The IT Ops Labs: Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling

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Automating Dynamic Time Date Facts with Ansible

Introduction In the realm of automation and infrastructure management, Ansible stands out for its simplicity and power, enabling IT professionals to automate a wide array of tasks efficiently.

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Understanding the ansible-console Command

Introduction Ansible is a powerful automation engine used for IT tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and provisioning.

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Understanding Split in Ansible: A Powerful Tool for Data Transformation

Introduction Ansible is a powerful automation tool widely used in IT operations for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation.

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Enhancing Ansible Role Development with Best Practices with ansible-later

Introduction When it comes to developing Ansible roles in a collaborative environment, adhering to coding and best practices is essential.

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform book by Luca Berton

Introduction Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building and operating IT automation at scale, from security and networking to operations and software development teams.

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ARA Records Ansible for Ansible Reporting

Original post: https://blog.while-true-do.io/spotlight-ara-records-ansible/ Introduction Are you an avid Ansible user? Do you find yourself utilizing Ansible in pipelines or collaborating across teams?

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Creating Ansible Collection Using ansible-creator and VS Code Ansible Extension

Introduction Ansible, an open-source automation tool, has become a cornerstone in the world of IT automation and configuration management.

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Mastering Ansible-Creator: Simplify Your Ansible Collection Development

Introduction Ansible, the open-source automation platform, has become an integral part of many IT environments, simplifying complex tasks through the creation and management of Ansible Collections.

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How to Break a String Over Multiple Lines with Ansible and YAML

Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot! I’m Luca Berton, and today we’ll explore a handy technique in Ansible – breaking strings over multiple lines using YAML.

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How to Change a User Password with Ansible

How to Change a User Password with Ansible Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot!

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How to Pass Variables to Ansible Playbook via Command Line?

Passing Variables to Ansible Playbook: A Quick Guide In today’s episode of Ansible Pilot, we’ll delve into the practical aspect of passing variables to Ansible Playbooks via the command line.

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The Red Hat Developer Subscription Renewal Process

Introduction Developers who leverage the Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals enjoy a host of benefits, including support, security, updates, and more.

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Publishing Ansible Collections to Ansible Galaxy and Automation Hub

Introduction Ansible Collections provides a structured way to package and distribute Ansible content, offering a modular and organized approach to automation.

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Ansible troubleshooting - Error no-same-owner

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Ansible: no-same-owner Rule When working with Ansible to automate server configurations, it’s important to ensure that your playbooks run smoothly and securely.

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