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Introduction
What is Ansible?
Ansible is an automation language that can describe any IT environment, whether homelab or large-scale infrastructure. It is easy to learn and reads like clear documentation.
If you manage multiple servers and find yourself doing the same configuration over and over — setting up SSH keys, disabling root users, configuring firewalls — Ansible can automate the entire process and dramatically increase your productivity.
It only requires Ansible on the Control Node and Python 3 on the Managed Node.
What is the Control Node?
The system that Ansible is installed on — it controls the remote machines.
What is the Managed Node?
The remote system or host that Ansible controls. Ansible is agentless, meaning you don't need to install Ansible on managed nodes — just Python 3.
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