Ansible Installation Guide

This guide provides all the key information and getting-started instructions after a successful Ansible installation via DeploySage-CLI.

Getting Started: Ad-Hoc Commands

Ansible can run single tasks directly from the command line without needing a playbook. This is useful for quick checks and simple operations.

# Check the installed Ansible version
ansible --version

# Ping all hosts in your inventory to check connectivity
ansible all -m ping

# Gather system facts from all hosts
ansible all -m setup

# Run a shell command on all web servers
ansible webservers -m shell -a 'uptime'

Working with Playbooks

Playbooks are where you define your automation tasks in YAML format. They are the core of Ansible's power.

# Check the syntax of your playbook
ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml --syntax-check

# Run a playbook
ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml

# Perform a "dry run" to see what changes would be made
ansible-playbook my_playbook.yml --check

Key Directories and Files

The installer sets up a standard directory structure for your Ansible projects.

Item	Value
Main Configuration File	/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
Default Inventory File	/etc/ansible/hosts
Working Directory	/opt/ansible/
Example Playbook	/opt/ansible/playbooks/example.yml