Ansible boilerplate

Boilerplate, docs, and info for Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Official docs and helpful links

• Ansible
• Ansible lint
• Ansible navigator
• Ansible builder
• Red Hat CoP > Good Practices for Ansible

References

• List of builtin modules
• List of all modules
• Jinja builtin tests
• Jinja builtin filters

Writing playbooks

Basics

• Playbook guide
• Example playbooks
• Testing strings and evaluating expressions
• Conditionals
• Loops
• Encrypting content
• Role directory structure
• Using roles

Advanced

• Module defaults
• Making variables optional
• Advanced playbook syntax

Ansible Automation Platform

Ansible is an open source automation tool, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) is a web UI and set of tools to support Ansible within an organization.

Note: Red Hat changed the name from "Ansible Tower" to "Ansible Automation Platform" to better reflect the expanding toolset, which eventually became more than simply the web UI and controller.

AAP 1.x

• Ansible Tower User Guide v3.8.6

⚠️ WARNING -- This version is not recommended. It's scheduled to reach end-of-life on September 29, 2023, and Red Hat will not offer support afterwards.

AAP 2.x

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Life Cycle
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Planning Guide
  • Chapter 2. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Architecture
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Installation Guide
  • Chapter 3. Installing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
• Reference Architectures > 2021 > Deploying Ansible Automation Platform 2.1
• Ansible Automation Platform docs
  • Automation Controller user guide
    • Builtin credential types
    • Custom credential types