Introduction to Ansible playbooks

Imagine you’re a conductor leading an orchestra. In this scenario, Ansible playbooks are akin to your musical score, guiding every musician to create a harmonious symphony of automation in the tech world.

In the realm of tech and automation, Ansible playbooks provide the following:

• Musical score for automation: Just as a conductor uses a musical score with notations to guide each instrument, an Ansible playbook contains a set of instructions and actions for orchestrating specific IT tasks and configurations, spanning from software deployments to system configurations.
• Harmonious guidance: Ansible playbooks take a similar approach. You declare the desired IT state, and Ansible plays the role of the conductor, ensuring that all the necessary steps are followed, much like specifying, “I want a flawless musical performance,” and Ansible orchestrates the entire process.
• Tasks and reusability: Ansible playbooks are...