03 Feb Ansible, part IV – Variables and Jinja2 Templates
Variables are used to store various types of data. Their values usually depend on the location or context in which they are located. Variables can...
04 Nov Service Orchestration – let’s warm-up!
Orchestration simplifies the process of provisioning and providing services. It is highly conditioned by the automation of all tasks related to these processes. It applies...
26 Aug Ansible, part III – YAML and Playbooks
In the previous article, we showed how useful are ad-hoc commands. They allow us to run individual tasks on multiple nodes. Ad hoc commands are...
06 Aug OCI – what is that?
You know the TCP / IP protocol, right? So you would like to know OCI. Trust me, you do want to. "What the hell is...
23 Jun Ansible, part II – modules and ad-hoc commands
Sending ad-hoc commands is very simple and at the same time opens up many very useful possibilities. Thanks to them, we can conveniently issue single...
08 Jun Ansible, part I – basics and inventory
Making changes manually is tedious, and problematic in terms of documenting. Ansible addresses both of these problems. It's great for what we don't like. It...