module

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

ansible.builtin.stat — Check If File or Directory Exists

playbooks · 5

The ansible.builtin.stat module checks if files, directories, or symlinks exist. Examples: conditional tasks, file properties, size checks, and checksums.

beginner

Ansible Docker — Containers & Images

playbooks · 6

Automate Docker with Ansible. Pull images, run containers, manage networks and volumes, deploy with docker_compose, and build images with practical.

intermediate

Ansible Handlers — notify on Change

playbooks · 5

Trigger service restarts and reloads only when changes occur with Ansible handlers. notify, listen, flush_handlers, and run-once examples.

beginner

Ansible Jinja2 Templates — Dynamic Configuration Files

playbooks · 7

Use Ansible template module with Jinja2 to generate dynamic configuration files. Variables, loops, conditionals, filters, and practical template examples.

beginner

Ansible Loop — Lists Dicts Files

playbooks · 6

Use Ansible loop to repeat tasks over lists, dictionaries, nested items, and file globs. Replace with_items, with_dict, and with_fileglob with modern loop.

beginner

Ansible blockinfile Module: Manage Text Blocks

playbooks · 6

Ansible blockinfile inserts, updates, or removes multi-line text blocks using marker comments — ideal for config sections, SSH keys, and structured content.

beginner

Ansible cron Module — Schedule Tasks

playbooks · 7

Manage cron jobs with the Ansible cron module. Create, modify, and remove scheduled tasks with time expressions, environment variables, and special times.

beginner

Ansible delegate_to: Run Tasks on Localhost & Other Hosts

playbooks · 4

Ansible delegate_to runs tasks on localhost or remote hosts while keeping variable context. Guide with load balancer, database, monitoring, and DNS examples.

intermediate

Ansible File Module: Manage Files, Directories, Symlinks

playbooks · 6

Learn the Ansible file module (ansible.builtin.file): create directories, set permissions and ownership, manage symlinks, and delete files.

beginner

Ansible git Module — Clone and Manage Git Repositories

playbooks · 4

Use the Ansible git module to clone repos, checkout branches, pull updates, and deploy code from Git. SSH keys, tags, and deployment patterns.

beginner

Ansible group Module — Manage Groups

playbooks · 6

Create, modify, and delete Linux groups with the Ansible group module. Manage system groups, GIDs, and user membership with practical playbook examples.

beginner

Ansible lineinfile Module — Add, Replace, Remove Lines

playbooks · 6

Add, replace, and remove lines in config files with ansible.builtin.lineinfile. Regex patterns, insertafter, insertbefore, backrefs, and validate examples.

beginner

Ansible pip — Manage Python Packages

playbooks · 4

Use the Ansible pip module to install, update, and remove Python packages. Virtual environments, requirements files, and version pinning for Python.

beginner

Ansible register: Capture and Use Task Output

playbooks · 6

Use Ansible register to capture task output. Access stdout, stderr, return codes, and use registered variables in conditions, loops, and debug.

beginner

ansible.builtin.service: Start, Stop, Restart Services

playbooks · 5

ansible.builtin.service manages system services: start, stop, restart, reload, and enable at boot. Examples, parameters, troubleshooting tips.

beginner

Ansible shell — Remote Shell Commands

playbooks · 6

Use the Ansible shell module to run shell commands with pipes, redirects, and environment variables. When to use shell vs command.

beginner

Ansible shell vs command Module — When to Use Each

playbooks · 6

Understand the difference between Ansible shell and command modules. When to use pipes, redirects, and environment variables vs simple commands. Examples.

beginner

Ansible template Module — Generate Config Files with Jinja2

playbooks · 7

Use the Ansible template module to generate dynamic config files from Jinja2 templates. Variables, loops, conditionals, filters, and validation with.

beginner

Ansible unarchive — Extract Archives

playbooks · 5

Use the Ansible unarchive module to extract tar.gz, zip, and bz2 archives. Download and extract from URLs, set permissions, and manage extracted files.

beginner

ansible.builtin.user Module: Manage Linux Accounts

playbooks · 6

Manage Linux accounts with ansible.builtin.user: create, modify, and delete users; set passwords, groups, SSH keys, home directories, and shells.

beginner

Ansible wait_for — Ports Files Conditions

playbooks · 4

Use the Ansible wait_for module to wait for ports to open, files to appear, services to start, and processes to complete. Deployment orchestration.

beginner

Ansible when — Conditional Tasks

playbooks · 5

Control task execution with Ansible when conditional. Test facts, variables, registered results, and combine multiple conditions with and/or logic.

beginner

Ansible win_file — Windows Files Dirs

playbooks · 6

Use the Ansible win_file module to create, delete, and manage files and directories on Windows hosts. Includes examples for directory creation, symlinks,.

beginner

Set Execute Permission (a+x) on Linux File Using Ansible

playbooks · 3

Learn how to set execute permissions (a+x) on a Linux file using an Ansible playbook. Follow this guide for easy automation with the Ansible file module.