Ansible ‍

All my posts about Ansible

14 posts

Walk-throughs and field notes on Ansible - playbooks, roles, dynamic inventories, and using it to drive provisioning across cloud and on-prem fleets. Most of these posts come from production-shaped problems I hit while writing or reviewing my Ansible books, so they lean towards 'here is what actually worked' rather than greenfield demos.

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21 Sept 202413 min read

Dynamic Network Config in Ansible: Local to Azure VNet

Learn to use Ansible's network utilities for dynamic subnet configuration and Azure VNet deployment. Boost your infrastructure-as-code flexibility with practical examples.

15 Sept 20243 min read

How to Install Ansible on a Mac: A Modern Approach

A guide to installing and managing Ansible on macOS using Conda, with tips for handling collections and dependencies.

28 Jun 20249 min read

Azure DevOps Ansible Pipeline; Boosting Efficiency with Caching

Discover how to optimize your Azure DevOps Ansible pipeline with caching techniques. Learn to reduce execution time, improve efficiency, and maintain security checks in your infrastructure as code deployments.

21 Apr 20242 min read

Announcing the second edition of Learn Ansible

My new book, the second edition of Learn Ansible is now available for pre-order.

6 Apr 202410 min read

Conda for Python environment management on macOS

Learn how to efficiently manage Python environments on your MacBook Pro using Conda. This comprehensive guide covers installation, creating and activating environments, installing packages, and best practices for streamlining your Python development workflow.