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Java Architect Essentials
Java Architect Essentials
Aug 26, 2018 · Cloud Computing

Docker, CI/CD, and Major PaaS Platforms: An Overview of OpenShift, Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Ansible, and Cloudify

This article introduces Docker as a container engine, explains continuous integration and continuous deployment practices, and surveys major PaaS solutions—including OpenShift, Cloud Foundry, Heroku—as well as automation tools like Ansible and Cloudify, highlighting their roles in modern cloud computing.

AnsibleCloud ComputingCloudify
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Docker, CI/CD, and Major PaaS Platforms: An Overview of OpenShift, Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Ansible, and Cloudify
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 9, 2018 · Operations

How a Bank Built an Automated Operations Platform with Ansible and Open‑Source Tools

This article outlines the motivations, design principles, system architecture, and key tools—including Cobbler, Ignite‑UX, WSUS, and Ansible—behind a bank’s automated operations platform, and details Ansible’s features, capabilities across Linux, HPUX, Windows and OpenStack, and its practical application scenarios such as batch changes, software installation, and environment delivery.

AnsibleAutomationCloud
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How a Bank Built an Automated Operations Platform with Ansible and Open‑Source Tools
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jul 28, 2018 · Operations

Master the Most Common Ansible Modules: From ping to get_url

This guide introduces the most frequently used Ansible modules—including ping, setup, file, copy, service, cron, yum, user, group, synchronize, mount, and get_url—explaining their purpose, key options, and providing concrete command‑line examples to help you automate system tasks efficiently.

AnsibleAutomationModules
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Master the Most Common Ansible Modules: From ping to get_url
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jun 11, 2018 · Operations

How to Build Low-Cost Automated Operations with Prometheus, Ansible, and Jenkins

This guide walks small teams through step‑by‑step implementation of low‑cost automated operations, covering basic monitoring with Prometheus, configuration versioning via Ansible, CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, and scaling practices, enabling gradual evolution toward enterprise‑grade DevOps architectures.

AnsibleCI/CDJenkins
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How to Build Low-Cost Automated Operations with Prometheus, Ansible, and Jenkins
Practical DevOps Architecture
Practical DevOps Architecture
Apr 10, 2018 · Operations

Ansible Installation and Configuration Guide

This guide explains how to install Ansible via yum or pip, outlines its directory layout, describes host inventory setup, details SSH key configuration for password‑less access, and introduces common modules such as ping for basic connectivity testing.

AnsibleAutomationInstallation
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Ansible Installation and Configuration Guide
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Jan 25, 2018 · Cloud Native

How to Build a Lightweight Private Cloud with Docker and Ansible

This article explains the challenges of lightweight private‑cloud deployment, classifies distributed‑system types, and presents a practical solution that combines a standard OS layer, Docker containerization, and Ansible automation, illustrated with a real‑world RabbitMQ cluster example and supporting GitHub resources.

AnsibleDeploymentDocker
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How to Build a Lightweight Private Cloud with Docker and Ansible
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Aug 14, 2017 · Backend Development

Building a Django‑Based Operations Management Platform: Architecture, Modules, and Monitoring

This article walks through the design and implementation of a Django‑powered operations management platform, covering request flow, modular app structure, user authentication, asset storage, performance monitoring, batch management with Ansible, and full‑stack front‑end integration, illustrated with diagrams and code snippets.

AnsibleBackend DevelopmentDjango
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Building a Django‑Based Operations Management Platform: Architecture, Modules, and Monitoring
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
360 Zhihui Cloud Developer
Jul 13, 2017 · Cloud Computing

Inside 360’s Ultron: How OpenStack Powers a Scalable Private Cloud

This article details the evolution, architecture, deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization of Ultron—360’s internal OpenStack‑based virtualization platform—covering its three development stages, technical stack, automation with Ansible, advanced features like VXLAN and Ceph, and lessons learned from large‑scale operations.

AnsibleCephDPDK
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Inside 360’s Ultron: How OpenStack Powers a Scalable Private Cloud
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 21, 2017 · Operations

Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Playbooks and Automation

This comprehensive guide walks you through Ansible fundamentals, architecture, installation, core modules, playbook structure, variables, templates, handlers, roles, conditionals, loops, and practical examples, enabling you to automate configuration management across multiple Linux hosts with confidence and precision.

AnsibleAutomationPlaybooks
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Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Playbooks and Automation
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 9, 2017 · Operations

Ansible vs SaltStack: Which Automation Tool Wins for Secure, Fast Ops?

An in‑depth comparison of Ansible and SaltStack evaluates response speed, security, maintenance overhead, and syntax readability, concluding that despite slower performance, Ansible’s superior security and simpler operations make it the preferred automation solution for large‑scale, especially financial, environments.

AnsibleMicroservicesSaltStack
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Ansible vs SaltStack: Which Automation Tool Wins for Secure, Fast Ops?
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 7, 2017 · Operations

Deploy a Mezzanine Blog with Ansible and Docker: Step‑by‑Step Guide

This article walks through building a Mezzanine CMS blog, first manually on macOS, then automating the deployment with Ansible, refactoring using roles, and finally containerizing the setup with Docker, providing detailed commands, configuration files, and best‑practice tips for production environments.

AnsibleDeploymentDjango
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Deploy a Mezzanine Blog with Ansible and Docker: Step‑by‑Step Guide
ITPUB
ITPUB
Apr 4, 2017 · Operations

Real‑World Ops Pitfalls and Proven Ways to Avoid Them

This article compiles practical experiences from system administrators about common operational pitfalls, their root causes, and concrete mitigation steps, ranging from misconfigured HAProxy timeouts and risky rm commands to ansible async quirks and cron‑job failures.

AnsibleLinuxOperations
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Real‑World Ops Pitfalls and Proven Ways to Avoid Them
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 21, 2017 · Operations

Master YAML and Ansible: From Basics to Playbook Automation

This guide introduces YAML syntax and features, explains how to define variables, facts, and loops in Ansible, details the INI‑style inventory file format, and walks through creating playbooks with hosts, tasks, handlers, and tags for reliable automation.

AnsibleInventoryPlaybooks
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Master YAML and Ansible: From Basics to Playbook Automation
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 20, 2017 · Operations

Mastering Ansible: A Beginner’s Guide to Operations Automation

This article introduces Ansible as a powerful, agentless automation tool for operations engineers, covering the tasks suitable for batch deployment, its architecture, core concepts like idempotence, essential components, basic command usage, and practical examples such as installing software, managing users, and configuring SSH keys.

AnsibleOperations Automationconfiguration management
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Mastering Ansible: A Beginner’s Guide to Operations Automation
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jan 8, 2017 · Operations

Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Modules for Efficient Operations

This guide introduces Ansible for operations, covering its core features, installation, host preparation, key management, essential modules, playbook structure, YAML syntax, handlers, tags, variables, templates, loops, and conditional execution, with practical command examples and visual illustrations.

AnsibleAutomationOperations
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Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Modules for Efficient Operations
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 23, 2016 · Operations

How to Rapidly Deploy DCOS Services with Ansible and Docker

This guide walks through an automated, fast‑track deployment of DCOS components—including service selection, Docker‑based containers, host initialization, system checks, Ansible provisioning, Consul service discovery, HAProxy load balancing, MySQL HA, and Zookeeper/Marathon integration—providing concrete commands, configuration snippets, and practical tips.

AnsibleAutomationConsul
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How to Rapidly Deploy DCOS Services with Ansible and Docker
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Nov 14, 2016 · Operations

Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Automation without Agents

This comprehensive guide introduces Ansible, explains its agentless architecture, core components, installation, SSH key setup, inventory configuration, essential commands, and common modules, providing a practical roadmap for automating system administration and deployment tasks.

AnsibleAutomationOps
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Master Ansible: From Basics to Advanced Automation without Agents
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 24, 2016 · Operations

How Bilibili Scaled Its Operations: From Chaos to Automated DevOps

In this talk, Bilibili’s operations manager shares the journey from early firefighting to a standardized, automated DevOps pipeline, covering ansible‑based configuration, high‑quality release processes, metric‑driven monitoring, and elastic Docker‑based scaling using Mesos, Marathon, Consul, and custom IPAM plugins.

AnsibleDockerdevops
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How Bilibili Scaled Its Operations: From Chaos to Automated DevOps
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Sep 21, 2016 · Operations

Master Ansible Playbooks: Core Components, Variables, Loops & Handlers

Ansible playbooks, a powerful configuration management tool, use YAML to define tasks, variables, inventory, conditionals, loops, and handlers; this guide explains core components, syntax, variable scopes, command-line overrides, and provides practical examples for installing services, managing users, and triggering handlers based on changes.

AnsibleAutomationPlaybooks
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Master Ansible Playbooks: Core Components, Variables, Loops & Handlers
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jul 12, 2016 · Operations

How AutoAMS 2.0 Automates Server Asset Management with Django and Ansible

This article describes the design, architecture, and key features of AutoAMS 2.0, an automated asset management system built with Django, Bootstrap, MySQL, and Ansible, showing how it replaces manual Excel‑based tracking, collects server and network data without agents, and streamlines permission and location management for large‑scale operations.

AnsibleAsset ManagementDjango
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How AutoAMS 2.0 Automates Server Asset Management with Django and Ansible
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
May 25, 2016 · Operations

An Introduction to Ansible: Installation, Configuration, and MySQL Replication with Playbooks

This article introduces Ansible, a Python‑based configuration management and deployment tool, explains its installation prerequisites, demonstrates basic ad‑hoc commands, and provides a comprehensive guide to managing MySQL master‑slave replication using Ansible modules, playbooks, and role‑based directory structures.

AnsibleAutomationMySQL replication
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An Introduction to Ansible: Installation, Configuration, and MySQL Replication with Playbooks
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Mar 16, 2016 · Operations

How to Build Efficient CI/CD Pipelines for Startup Ops

This article outlines practical CI/CD and DevOps guidelines for startups, covering application management standards, branch strategies, code review tools, directory layout, permission controls, configuration change processes, release policies, logging practices, and automated deployment using tools like Git, Jenkins, and Ansible.

AnsibleCI/CDGit
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How to Build Efficient CI/CD Pipelines for Startup Ops
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Feb 18, 2016 · Operations

Salt vs Ansible: Which Configuration Management Tool Wins for Speed, Security, and Scalability?

After hands‑on experience with both Salt and Ansible, the author compares their terminology, architecture, community support, speed, code structure, security, auditing, deployment, learning curve, and documentation, concluding that Ansible excels in ease of use while Salt offers superior scalability and performance for cloud environments.

AnsibleAutomationconfiguration management
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Salt vs Ansible: Which Configuration Management Tool Wins for Speed, Security, and Scalability?
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Nov 5, 2015 · Operations

Unlocking DevOps Efficiency: 30‑Minute Ansible Automation Deep Dive

This 30‑minute session introduces Ansible's core concepts, demonstrates cross‑environment automation for PHP and Java services, showcases modular playbooks, discusses practical deployment workflows, and answers common operational questions, offering a concise yet comprehensive guide for ops engineers.

Ansibledevops
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Unlocking DevOps Efficiency: 30‑Minute Ansible Automation Deep Dive
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 6, 2015 · Operations

Top 5 Must‑Read DevOps Articles of 2015: From Fabric to Chaos Monkey

This article compiles and translates a selection of the most popular DevOps blog posts from the first half of 2015, highlighting key tools such as Fabric, Ansible, Docker, and case studies from Amazon and Netflix, and provides links to the original English sources.

AnsibleFabricOperations
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Top 5 Must‑Read DevOps Articles of 2015: From Fabric to Chaos Monkey
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Jul 1, 2015 · Operations

An Introduction to Ansible: Installation, Basic Usage, and MySQL Replication with Playbooks

This article provides a comprehensive guide to Ansible, covering its purpose, installation via pip, ad‑hoc command usage, MySQL replication with the mysql_replication module, role‑based playbook structure, sample YAML files, execution output, and a comparison with other configuration‑management tools.

AnsibleAutomationPlaybooks
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An Introduction to Ansible: Installation, Basic Usage, and MySQL Replication with Playbooks
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 11, 2015 · Operations

How to Automate LAMP Stack Deployment with Ansible Roles

This guide walks you through using Ansible—an agent‑less, SSH‑based automation tool—to create reusable roles and deploy a complete LAMP platform across multiple servers, covering installation, inventory setup, SSH key authentication, directory structure, playbooks, tasks, handlers, and verification steps.

AnsibleLAMPServer Configuration
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How to Automate LAMP Stack Deployment with Ansible Roles