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Date Published
Author
Jeff Fry
Word count
696
Language
English
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None

Summary

Ansible, a widely-used tool for automating IT tasks, is favored by operations teams to manage configurations of both on-premise and cloud-based software and infrastructure at large scales. Its open-source nature has fostered a vast community and ecosystem, making it compatible with a wide range of software and infrastructure through its modules. JFrog's enterprise customers utilize Ansible to handle thousands of servers, and the JFrog Ansible Collection available on the Ansible Galaxy Marketplace simplifies the management of JFrog Artifactory and Xray across networks. This collection includes various Ansible roles for installing Artifactory and Xray in different configurations, from simple setups to highly available architectures, and even offers optional roles for integrating a PostgreSQL database and NGINX. The example playbooks and inventory files provided facilitate common use cases, demonstrating how to set up Artifactory and Xray clusters. By employing Ansible's SSH-based connections and executing playbooks, users can efficiently deploy and manage software on numerous servers, illustrating Ansible's capability to handle large-scale deployments in globally distributed networks.