Playbooks

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

Automating Data Transformation with Ansible: Converting Dictionaries to Lists

playbooks · 2

Explore how to automate data transformations in Ansible by converting dictionary-based structures into lists using Jinja2 filters. Simplify data handling.

Beginner

Ansible Product for Lists vs Combine for Dictionaries

playbooks · 3

Learn the distinct use cases of Ansible's `product` filter for lists and `combine` filter for dictionaries. This guide offers practical examples.

Advanced

Ansible assert Module: Validate Conditions in Playbooks

playbooks · 4

Ansible assert module validates conditions and stops playbooks on failure. Learn guard clauses, fail_msg, and success_msg parameters.

Advanced

Ansible Nested List Optimization

playbooks · 2

Learn how to handle and optimize nested lists in Ansible using powerful filters like `flatten` and `unique`. Simplify your playbooks and enhance.

Advanced

Handle Yum/DNF Failures in Ansible — Troubleshooting and Best Practices

playbooks · 5

Troubleshoot and handle Yum/DNF package manager failures in Ansible playbooks. Covers lock files, repo errors, dependency conflicts, retry patterns.

Beginner

Ansible Galaxy Roles — GitHub Actions

playbooks · 5

Learn how to automate infrastructure with Ansible Galaxy roles in GitHub Actions. Use Datadog for seamless monitoring integration.

Beginner

Ansible Conditional Role Execution

playbooks · 4

Discover how to use conditional logic in Ansible playbooks to execute roles like Datadog only when specific variables are set, optimizing deployments.

Advanced

Automate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Ansible Playbooks

playbooks · 6

Learn how to automate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Ansible, from setup to creating and managing compute instance pools.

Advanced

Ansible Development: A Comprehensive Guide

playbooks · 4

Learn how to automate IT tasks using Ansible, covering everything from installation to advanced integration with Kubernetes and cloud services.

Advanced

Ansible Documentation: Your Comprehensive Guide

playbooks · 4

Explore Ansible documentation with essential guides, practical examples, and best practices for effective IT automation and management.

Advanced

Ansible Troubleshooting Installation Issues on macOS and Python

playbooks · 3

Learn how to resolve the ImportError for Jinja2 when installing Ansible on macOS using Homebrew, ensuring smooth automation setup.

Advanced

Automating File Reading with Ansible

playbooks · 3

Automate reading and displaying text files in a directory with Ansible using find, slurp, and debug modules to manage file content effortlessly.

Advanced

Understanding Split in Ansible: A Powerful Tool for Data Transformation

playbooks · 3

Learn to use the split filter in Ansible Playbooks for tasks like converting CSV strings to lists, extracting substrings, and splitting lists into smaller.

Beginner

Master Ansible Automation: Comprehensive Guide for IT Pros

playbooks · 3

Embark on a journey to master Ansible Automation Platform. Explore tutorials, best practices, and advanced techniques to automate IT infrastructure.

Advanced

Simplify Ansible Output with the community.general.dense Callback Plugin

playbooks · 3

Learn how to reduce verbosity in Ansible output using callback plugins, enhancing efficiency and integration in large-scale automation tasks.

Advanced

Simplifying Ansible Output with the community.general.unixy Callback Plugin

playbooks · 3

Learn how to enhance Ansible playbook readability by using the community.general.unixy callback plugin for cleaner and more concise output.

Advanced

Automating PostgreSQL Configuration with Ansible Setting Maximum Connections

playbooks · 7

Learn how to use Ansible lineinfile module to configure PostgreSQL max_connections and other settings. Complete guide with playbooks for tuning.

Beginner

ARA Records Ansible — Reporting

playbooks · 4

Install and configure ARA Records Ansible to track playbook runs, audit changes, and troubleshoot failures via a web dashboard. Setup guide with examples.

Beginner

Custom hello-world Ansible Filter Plugin

playbooks · 3

Unveiling Ansible’s “hello-world” Filter Plugin in foo.bar: A glimpse into personalized automation for tailored solutions.

Advanced

Publishing Ansible Collections to Ansible Galaxy and Automation Hub

playbooks · 4

How to distribute our custom Ansible Collection to Ansible Galaxy and Automation Hub. With clear, copy-paste, step-by-step examples.

Beginner

Ansible troubleshooting — Error use-loop: Migrating from with_* to loop

playbooks · 5

Fix the ansible-lint use-loop error by migrating from with_items, with_dict, and with_fileglob to the modern loop syntax. Includes conversion examples for.

Beginner