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// Features
Management over SSH
You don't need to install any daemons. You don't need to wrestle with a custom PKI solution. Add a Ruby stack? No need. Ansible manages machines over SSH, something you've already got out there, and you know to be secure. Need to use Kerberos or SSH Jump Hosts? No problem! Want to go faster? Ansible can bootstrap an ephemeral 0mq connection!
Developer Friendly
Configurations are text. Ansible modules can be written in any language -- if you would like to add extensions in bash, Python, Ruby, or even C, you are welcome to do so. Inventory can be pulled in from external sources like EC2, OpenStack, and Cobbler!
Dead simple
In addition to not requiring any daemons or bootstrapping, Ansible's Playbook language is the simplest systems management language out there. It reads like English.
We believe you have other work to do, so we want you to get things done quickly and get out of your way.
//User Spotlight
High Technology
Ansible's SSH-key based access allows contributors to the Fedora Project to assist in automating infrastructure while having access limited appropriately. Ansible is also used to roll out and manage clusters of machines and ISV software, such as Basho's flagship key-value store Riak.
Universities
Ansible's easily editable and auditable synax is a great fit for replacing in-house automation solutions. One such user is Duke University Economics. Ansible is also used to manage Aristotle University's Scientific Computing Center Grid.
Web Powerhouses
Other major users include Four Kitchens, CatN Hosting, and Tomorrow Focus Technologies.
//Connect
Ansible was created and is run by Michael DeHaan, CTO of AnsibleWorks. Michael also created the popular open-source DevOps install server Cobbler. Cobbler is used to deploy mission critical systems all over the planet, in industries ranging from core internet infrastructure, finance, chip design, massively multiplayer gaming, and more. Michael also co-authored Func, an early precursor to Ansible. He’s worked on systems software for IBM, Motorola, Red Hat’s Emerging Technologies Group, Puppet Labs, and more. Reach Michael by email here.
Ansible is open source software, and is developed by a large group of industry-experts from all over the world.
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