Install Ansible

🎯 Objective

Install Ansible, an open-source automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation.

Ansible allows administrators to manage multiple servers from a single control node.

🤖 What is Ansible?

Ansible is an agentless automation tool that uses SSH to manage remote systems.

It is commonly used for:

Key features:

📦 Step 1: Install Ansible (RHEL / CentOS / Rocky Linux)

Update system packages:

sudo yum update -y

Install Ansible:

sudo yum install ansible -y

📦 Install Ansible (Ubuntu / Debian)

Update package list:

sudo apt update

Install Ansible:

sudo apt install ansible -y

🔍 Step 2: Verify Installation

Check the installed version:

ansible --version

Example output:

ansible [core 2.15]

🖥️ Step 3: Test Ansible Command

Run a simple test command:

ansible localhost -m ping

Expected output:

localhost | SUCCESS => {
    "ping": "pong"
}

📁 Important Ansible Files

⚠️ Important Notes

🎯 Result