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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