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July 23, 2024
Steampunk Spotter, a powerful Ansible Playbook Platform, has an easy-to-use web interface called the Spotter App that allows you to gain insights into playbook …
March 6, 2023
So, you decided to write your first Ansible Playbook. Maybe not even your first, maybe you just want to know how to write secure and reliable ones. Splendid, …
February 14, 2023
One of Slovenia's largest financial services companies needed a solution to automate the management of its infrastructure. With a proof of concept, XLAB …
January 31, 2023
In the past few months, AI systems have caused quite a stir on the web. We couldn't wait to get our hands dirty and try to write Ansible Playbooks even faster, …
January 26, 2023
Red Hat launched Ansible Automation Platform 2 (AAP2) in September 2021 and has since already updated to version 2.3. It brings many excellent features to …
January 24, 2023
Ansible Lint is a tool that checks your Ansible Playbooks for errors and provides recommendations for improvements. Steampunk Spotter is a tool that checks your …
January 17, 2023
If you're reading this, you know the feeling of putting off upgrading your Ansible Playbooks for as long as possible because you know it will take time, effort, …
December 20, 2022
Upgrading Ansible Playbooks and roles to the latest Ansible version can be quite a challenge, as a lot can change between versions (best practices alter, …
November 17, 2022
Modern IT systems and infrastructures are becoming increasingly complex, and while technological advancements bring many benefits to organizations, they also …
November 10, 2022
Every good web service needs a good authentication layer. AWS uses IAM to manage users, one of which is your development user (you're not using the root …
November 9, 2022
Don't you wish you had a little helper by your side to spot elusive errors when writing Ansible Playbooks? Or anticipate potential problems playbooks might …
November 3, 2022
We're constantly improving Steampunk Spotter by adding new checks that enhance stability, reliability, and security of your Ansible Playbooks, and enriching the …
October 12, 2022
In this article, you'll learn the basics of Configuration Management tools so that you can decide which one you need. Whether you're looking to automate your …
