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# deploy.yml
- hosts: webservers become: yes tasks: - name: Install Nginx -weight: 500;">apt: name: nginx state: present - name: Copy site config template: src: nginx.conf.j2 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default notify: Restart Nginx - name: Deploy app -weight: 500;">git: repo: https://github.com/myorg/myapp.-weight: 500;">git dest: /var/www/myapp version: main handlers: - name: Restart Nginx -weight: 500;">service: name: nginx state: restarted
# deploy.yml
- hosts: webservers become: yes tasks: - name: Install Nginx -weight: 500;">apt: name: nginx state: present - name: Copy site config template: src: nginx.conf.j2 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default notify: Restart Nginx - name: Deploy app -weight: 500;">git: repo: https://github.com/myorg/myapp.-weight: 500;">git dest: /var/www/myapp version: main handlers: - name: Restart Nginx -weight: 500;">service: name: nginx state: restarted
# deploy.yml
- hosts: webservers become: yes tasks: - name: Install Nginx -weight: 500;">apt: name: nginx state: present - name: Copy site config template: src: nginx.conf.j2 dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default notify: Restart Nginx - name: Deploy app -weight: 500;">git: repo: https://github.com/myorg/myapp.-weight: 500;">git dest: /var/www/myapp version: main handlers: - name: Restart Nginx -weight: 500;">service: name: nginx state: restarted
ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini deploy.yml
ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini deploy.yml
ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini deploy.yml
# inventory.ini
[webservers]
web1.example.com
web2.example.com [databases]
db1.example.com
# inventory.ini
[webservers]
web1.example.com
web2.example.com [databases]
db1.example.com
# inventory.ini
[webservers]
web1.example.com
web2.example.com [databases]
db1.example.com - Agentless (uses SSH)
- YAML-based playbooks
- 3,000+ modules (packages, files, services, cloud, etc.)
- Idempotent (safe to run multiple times)
- Inventory management
- Roles and Galaxy (reusable components)
- Vault (encrypted secrets)
- Free and open source