Ansible
Run Ansible in a Harness pipeline
Run Ansible in a Harness pipeline
Apply Harness IaCM Ansible integration to web fleets, database patching, multi-environment configuration, Kubernetes node bootstrap, and compliance hardening.
Create inventories and playbooks, then run Ansible from an IaCM pipeline using the IACMAnsiblePlugin step.
Install Python dependencies required by your Ansible playbooks in Harness IaCM.
Provide Python packages and other dependencies to your Ansible playbooks using runtime installation or pre-built images.
Understand how the Ansible plugin manages large playbook outputs through truncation and file export.
Configure output variables to export data from Ansible playbooks to other pipeline steps.
Understand how Ansible fits into Harness IaCM, core concepts for newcomers, and how inventories, playbooks, and pipelines work together.
Build custom Docker images with pre-installed dependencies for your Ansible playbooks in Harness IaCM.
Provide variable files to Ansible playbooks when running through Harness IaCM via repository conventions, plugin inventories, or dedicated variables repositories.