lookup

8 Ansible tutorials tagged “lookup”. Working examples covering automation, configuration management, and DevOps workflows.

Ansible lookup — Files & External Data

playbooks · 5

Use Ansible lookup plugins to read files, environment variables, passwords, CSV data, and query external sources. Practical examples with file, env, pipe,.

intermediate

Creating a Custom Ansible Lookup Plugin in Python for Reading a File

playbooks · 7

Create a custom Ansible lookup plugin in Python to extend capabilities for reading file contents on the Ansible controller, enhancing file retrieval.

Beginner

Creating a Custom Ansible Lookup Plugin in Python for retrieving API token

playbooks · 6

Learn how to create an Ansible lookup plugin to fetch API tokens, with a complete example of the token.py plugin code and step-by-step explanations.

Beginner

Customizing Ansible: Ansible Module Creation

playbooks · 5

Learn how to create custom Ansible modules in Python, utilizing Ansible Module Utils for efficient development. Follow best practices and explore an.

Advanced

Executing Custom Lookup Plugins in the Ansible Automation Platform

playbooks · 4

How to execute two custom Ansible Lookup Plugins to interact with API and read the contents of files in the local Ansible Controller.

Beginner

Read a JSON file into a variable — Ansible lookup plugin file

playbooks · 2

How to automate the reading of example.json file on Ansible host, assign to a variable and use in your Ansible Playbook code.

Beginner

Ansible file Lookup Plugin — Read Files into Variables

playbooks · 6

Use the Ansible file lookup plugin to read file contents into variables on the controller. Load configs, certificates, templates, and secrets into your.

Beginner

Read an environment variable — Ansible lookup plugin env

playbooks · 2

How to automate the reading of HOME environmental variable and use it in your Ansible Playbook code with lookup plugin env.

Beginner