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| − | [[Ansible]] modules<ref>https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/modules_by_category.html</ref> add new capabilities to Ansible and is a core component of the software, as of September 2019 there are more than 2.800 modules available: <code> | + | [[Ansible]] modules<ref>https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/modules_by_category.html</ref> add new capabilities to Ansible and is a core component of the software, as of September 2019 there are more than 2.800 modules available: <code>ansible-doc --list</code>. For example you can [[manage AWS infrastructure using Ansible]], execute commands with <code>shell</code> module or collect information using <code>setup</code><ref>https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/setup_module.html</ref> module. |
* <code>ansible -m setup SERVER_NAME</code> will collect information from your system | * <code>ansible -m setup SERVER_NAME</code> will collect information from your system | ||
* <code>ansible -m setup SERVER_NAME -a 'filter=ansible_distribution'</code>. Collect just OS. | * <code>ansible -m setup SERVER_NAME -a 'filter=ansible_distribution'</code>. Collect just OS. | ||
| + | Other common useful modules include: | ||
| + | * Execution modules: | ||
| + | ** <code>command</code>, default for ad-hoc commands, bypasses the shell so won’t be impacted by local shell variables. | ||
| + | ** <code>shell</code>, allow to use shell functionalities such as redirection. | ||
| + | ** <code>raw</code>, do not require python on remote system<ref>https://www.unixarena.com/2018/07/ansible-command-vs-shell-vs-raw-modules.html/</ref> | ||
| + | * <code>[[gather_facts]]</code>, <code>[[lineinfile]]</code>, <code>user</code>, <code>group</code>, <code>mount</code>, <code>git</code>, <code>[[docker]]</code><ref>https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/docker_module.html</ref>, <code>[[docker_compose]]</code> <ref>https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker_compose_module.html</ref> and <code>mail</code> modules, <ref>https://medium.com/@tcij1013/ten-useful-ansible-modules-83fb6fb2d45e</ref> see all of them by category: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/modules_by_category.html | ||
| − | + | ==Modules== | |
| − | == Modules == | + | * apt_repository: [[Ansible playbook: Add a repository]] |
| − | * | + | * docker compose: New in version 2.1 and was call docker_service before [[Ansible 2.8]] |
| − | * | + | * <code>file</code>, for managing files and directories: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/file_module.html |
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* <code>ovirt_vm</code> ([[KVM]]) | * <code>ovirt_vm</code> ([[KVM]]) | ||
| − | + | == Examples of execution modules == | |
| − | + | * <code>ansible -m raw DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptime</code> | |
| − | + | * <code>ansible -m shell DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptime</code> | |
| − | + | * <code>ansible -m command DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptime</code> | |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * {{Ansible | + | * {{Ansible}} |
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