# Ansible Automation

> Ansible

- Skill: `comeonoliver/ansible-automation` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add comeonoliver/ansible-automation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/comeonoliver/ansible-automation/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: ComeOnOliver (https://skillmd.com/u/comeonoliver)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/comeonoliver/ansible-automation

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# Ansible

## Inventory (hosts.yml)
```yaml
all:
  children:
    webservers:
      hosts:
        web1: { ansible_host: 192.168.1.10 }
        web2: { ansible_host: 192.168.1.11 }
    dbservers:
      hosts:
        db1: { ansible_host: 192.168.1.20 }
```

## Playbook
```yaml
- hosts: webservers
  become: yes
  tasks:
    - name: Install nginx
      apt: name=nginx state=present
    - name: Copy config
      template: src=nginx.conf.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
      notify: restart nginx
    - name: Enable service
      systemd: name=nginx state=started enabled=yes
  handlers:
    - name: restart nginx
      systemd: name=nginx state=restarted
```

## Run
```bash
ansible-playbook -i hosts.yml playbook.yml
ansible-playbook playbook.yml --check  # Dry run
ansible webservers -m ping             # Ad-hoc
```

## Roles for reusable modules, Vault for secrets, Galaxy for community roles