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Ansible facts are pieces of information about the remote system that Ansible gathers before executing tasks in a playbook. These facts, stored as variables, provide details about the system’s hardware, …

Automating repetitive tasks is one of the essential steps in large-scale environments. The Ansible cron module simplifies this by allowing administrators to manage cron jobs on remote systems. Cron jobs …

Managing long running tasks in Ansible is often challenging due to default timeout limitations. With async and poll, Ansible provides the flexibility to run tasks asynchronously, monitor their progress, and …

The Ansible URI module is a powerful tool for interacting with HTTP and REST APIs. It allows you to send HTTP requests and handle responses directly from your playbooks, making …

The wait_for module allows Ansible to pause until a specific condition is met. For example, when automating a service’s deployment, you may need to ensure that a required port is …

The fetch module in Ansible is used to transsfer files from remote hosts to the local machine running the playbook. This is the reverse operation of the copy module, which …

The get_url modules allows Ansible to download files from specified URLs and save them to a local or remote machine. This is particularly useful when working with remote servers, as …

Ansible allows you to retry a task until a specified condition is met. This feature is useful when working with tasks that depend on external events or conditions, such as …

Playbooks often include many tasks, some of which may not be necessary every time you run the playbook. Ansible tags provide a powerful way to manage which tasks run and …

The ping module is part of the Ansible core and verifies connectivity between the control node and managed nodes. It helps confirm that the target systems are reachable, properly configured, …