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Julian Markwort: Use Ansible to herd your Elephants! (PGConf.EU 2023)
Discover the power of Ansible in automating complex tasks and managing heterogeneous systems at this talk, covering its configuration, features, and community-driven approach.
- Use Ansible to run ad-hoc tasks and automate repetitive tasks.
- YAML is used for configuration and formatting, with specific rules to avoid errors.
- Ansible supports multiple inventories, which can be customized with variable files and encrypted with Ansible Vault.
- Playbooks can be used to manage complex tasks, such as setting up PostgreSQL databases.
- Ansible supports fact-gathering, which can be used to collect information about the target machine.
- Ansible has a built-in templating engine, called Ginger, which can be used to generate text.
- Playbooks can be reused by reusing variables and tasks.
- Ansible has a large community and a strong focus on security and scalability.
- Ansible can be used to manage heterogeneous systems, such as different operating systems and versions.
- Ansible can be used to automate tasks, such as database management, network configuration, and security.
- Ansible supports parallel execution of tasks, which can speed up deployment.
- Ansible has a built-in module for PostgreSQL, which can be used to manage database settings.
- Ansible can be used to create custom modules and roles, which can be shared with others.
- Ansible has a graphical interface, AWX, which can be used to manage playbooks and inventory.
- Ansible supports version control, which can be used to track changes to playbooks and inventory.
- Ansible has a strong focus on collaboration and community, with many developers contributing to the project.