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It's been a while since I used Ansible.<\/p>\n\n
I used it for automating infrastructure and deploying applications.<\/p>\n\n
I gave a talk about it<\/a> on several occasions, including remotely for the Ansible London meetup during COVID.<\/p>\n\n I haven't had to use it recently but, today, I brought it back<\/a> out of my toolkit.<\/p>\n\n I was reviewing how I manage my website's configuration and files and Ansible seemed to be a perfect choice.<\/p>\n\n The files need to be uploaded to the server and, to handle redirects, I also have a custom NGINX virtual host configuration that needs to be uploaded if I change it and the NGINX service reloaded.<\/p>\n\n Ansible is a great tool for this type of task and, just because it's a tool I haven't used it for a while, that doesn't mean I can't re-evaluate it and see if fits my current requirements.<\/p>\n\n It's still in my toolkit, just in case I need it.<\/p>\n\n ",
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