Coding Best Practices
Ansible can help you automate almost all your daily IT tasks, from mundane tasks, such as applying patches or deploying configuration files, to deploying entirely new infrastructure as code. The use of, and engagement with, Ansible has been growing year by year as more and more people realize its power and simplicity. You will find many examples of Ansible playbooks, roles, blog articles, and so on across the internet, and combined with resources such as this book, you will become proficient at writing your own Ansible playbooks.
Yet, how can you tell whether an example you found on the internet is actually a good way of doing things? In this chapter, we will take you through a practical guide of the best practices in Ansible, showing you what is currently considered good practice when it comes to directory structure and playbook layout, how to make effective use of inventories (especially on the cloud), and how best to differentiate your environments. By the...
