Ansible modules
Ansible modules[1] 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: ansible-doc --list. For example you can /manage AWS infrastructure using Ansible/, execute commands with shell module or collect information using setup[2] module.
ansible -m setup SERVER_NAMEwill collect information from your systemansible -m setup SERVER_NAME -a 'filter=ansible_distribution'. Collect just OS.
Other common useful modules include:
- Execution modules:
command, default for ad-hoc commands, bypasses the shell so won’t be impacted by local shell variables.shell, allow to use shell functionalities such as redirection.raw, do not require python on remote system[3]
gather_facts,lineinfile,user,group,mount,git,docker[4],docker_compose[5] andmailmodules, [6] see all of them by category: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/modules_by_category.html
Modules
- apt_repository: Ansible playbook: Add a repository
- docker compose: New in version 2.1 and was call docker_service before Ansible 2.8
file, for managing files and directories: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/file_module.htmlovirt_vm(KVM)
Examples
ansible -m raw DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptimeansible -m shell DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptimeansible -m command DESTINATION_HOSTNAME -a uptime
See also
- Ansible: modules, plugins, Playbooks (examples)
ansible-playbook,ansible-vault,ansible-inventory,ansible-config, Ansible Tower, Ansible Galaxy (Roles) (ansible-galaxy),ansible-cmdb,gather facts,ansible.cfg,Ansible Molecule, Ansible collections,register,template,--ask-pass,--ask-become-pass,remote_user:,/etc/ansible/hosts,ansible-doc,ansible-lint,.ansible/,--forks,--start-at-task,changelog,inventory,Notify:,ansible HOSTNAME -m ping,gathering,/usr/bin/ansible,ansible -m ping,ansible.builtin,hosts: (Ansible),set fact:,when:,blockinfile:,become method:,include:,git:, AWX,ansible --help, Tags, Ansible variables, versions
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