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+What is Ansible?
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+Ansible is an open-source **software provisioning**, **configuration management**, and **application-deployment** tool.
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+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansible_(software)
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+What is Ansible?
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+- CLI tool
+- Configured with YAML
+- Agentless, connects via SSH
+- Jinja2 for templating
+- Executes ad-hoc remote commands
+- Installs software packages
+- Performs deployment steps
+- Batteries included
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+  TextAnnotation "- Written in Python but configured with Yaml."
+  TextAnnotation "Drupal, Symfony and a lot of other projects use YAML."
+  TextAnnotation "Nothing needed on the server, other than Python."
+  TextAnnotation "First-party modules (SSH keys, file and directory management, package repositories, stopping/starting/restarting services, DO/Linode/AWS integration)."
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+Why Ansible?
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+- Familiar syntax (Drupal 8, Symfony, Sculpin)
+- Easily readable
+- No server dependencies
+- Easy to add to an existing project
+- Includes relevant modules (Git, Composer)
+- Idempotency, resulting in cleaner scripts