How to deploy the New Relic Java APM agent with Ansible
Blog post from New Relic
New Relic has released an Ansible role that allows for seamless deployment, configuration, and updating of its Java agent on popular application servers and frameworks like Apache Tomcat, Eclipse Jetty, WildFly, and Spring Boot. The role provides a standardized file-and-directory structure, enabling automation of tasks such as provisioning containers or VMs, deploying monitoring agents alongside the application code, and providing automatic backups of configuration files. To use this role, users need to download and install it through the Ansible Galaxy CLI, create a playbook and inventory file, and execute their playbook using the `ansible-playbook` command. The role is an open source contribution under the Apache 2.0 license and welcomes requests for improvements.