Ansible Playbook

An Ansible playbook automating server provisioning.

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About this format

Ansible playbooks describe IT automation rules in YAML, mapping hosts to required states and tasks.

Example Data

- name: Install Nginx
  hosts: webservers
  become: yes
  tasks:
    - name: Ensure nginx is at the latest version
      apt:
        name: nginx
        state: latest
    - name: Ensure nginx is running
      service:
        name: nginx
        state: started

When to use Ansible Playbook

  • Provisioning infrastructure
  • Managing configurations across servers
  • Automating deployment steps