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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
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- Configured with YAML
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- Agentless, connects via SSH
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- Jinja2 for templating
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- Executes ad-hoc remote commands
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- Installs software packages
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- Performs deployment steps
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- Batteries included
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.. raw:: pdf
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TextAnnotation "- Written in Python but configured with Yaml."
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TextAnnotation "Drupal, Symfony and a lot of other projects use YAML."
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TextAnnotation "Nothing needed on the server, other than Python."
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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)
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- Easily readable
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- No server dependencies
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- Easy to add to an existing project
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- Includes relevant modules (Git, Composer)
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- Idempotency, resulting in cleaner scripts
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