Introduction to Ansible Playbook A Playbook is a component of Ansible used for configuration management. While Ansible’s AD-Hoc command functionality is powerful and can accomplish some basic configuration management tasks, AD-Hoc commands cannot support the configuration management of complex environments. In our practical use of Ansible, most of the time is spent writing Playbooks. In … Read more
Ansible Configuration File Ansible looks for a file named <span>ansible.cfg</span> as its configuration file. [root@ansible ansible]# ansible –version ansible [core 2.16.3] config file = /root/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ansible_core-2.16.3-py3.12.egg/ansible ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible python version = 3.12.8 (main, Dec 12 2024, … Read more
In today’s digital age, operations and maintenance work is like finding an exit in a complex maze; a small mistake can lead to trouble. Under traditional operations and maintenance methods, personnel need to connect to servers one by one via SSH, manually copy and paste commands, or write complex shell scripts to execute operations in … Read more
Ansible Beginner’s Practical Guide: Achieve Server Configuration Automation in 3 Steps and Say Goodbye to Repetitive Manual Operations Ansible is an extremely useful tool in the DevOps field that helps us easily manage server configuration automation. Imagine having to manually type commands and configure files every time you deploy an application; that would be quite … Read more
Mastering Ansible: Building an Automation Operations Platform from Scratch, Achieving 8x Efficiency Ansible is a powerful automation operations tool in the DevOps field that can help us automate repetitive operational tasks, such as batch configuring servers and deploying applications. When used correctly, it can boost your efficiency by up to 8 times. Next, I will … Read more
Both virtualization and containerization are common technologies in the DevOps field, enabling resource isolation, but they differ significantly in principles and application scenarios. Today, we will compare them to see how to choose the right one in practical work. Virtualization: The Heavyweight “Fortress” Virtualization divides a physical machine into multiple virtual machines (VMs) through a … Read more
Ansible – The Best Automation Library in Python Hello everyone, I’m Zhang Ge, and today I’m bringing you a super useful Python library: Ansible. If your Python skills are just starting out, or if you haven’t thought about automation in operations, then you are really behind the times. Ansible is like your personal IT assistant; … Read more
Ansible: The Swiss Army Knife for Automation! Hi, Python enthusiasts! Today we are going to learn about a very practical automation tool – Ansible. Whether you are a DevOps engineer, a system administrator, or a developer interested in automation, Ansible can bring efficiency and convenience to your work. Let’s embark on the journey of Ansible … Read more
Introduction INTRODUCTION The essence of open source lies in openness, sharing, and collaboration. The open source model is a method that relies on internet platforms to accumulate collective intelligence on a large scale through joint participation and collaboration, achieving continuous innovation. Source This article is an original publication by the e-works editorial department, Yang Pei. … Read more
1. Continuously Trying to Implement AI Application End Based on my understanding of operations and maintenance, I developed an open-source operation and maintenance tool https://github.com/shaowenchen/ops. The Ops tool divides operation and maintenance tasks into two categories: script execution and file distribution, while the operation and maintenance targets, hosts and Kubernetes clusters, implement these two types … Read more