What is Ansible and How to Use Ansible in Docker
What is Ansible and How to Use Ansible in Docker Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool enabling infrastructure as code. It runs on many Unix-like systems, and can configure both Unix-like systems as well as Microsoft Windows. Benefits of Ansible: Free: Ansible is an open-source tool. Very simple to set up and use: No special coding skills are necessary to use Ansible’s playbooks (more on playbooks later). Powerful: Ansible lets you model even highly complex IT workflows. Flexible: You can orchestrate the entire application environment no matter where it’s deployed. You can also customize it based on your needs. Agentless: You don’t need to install any other software or firewall ports on the client systems you want to automate. You also don’t have to set up a separate management structure. Efficient: Because you don’t need to install any extra software, there’s more room f...