Installing an Ansible control node on Ubuntu
Ansible has a very slim installation; there is no database, no custom daemons, no queues, or any other additional software required. You simply install a set of command-line tools that allow you to work with the Ansible code.
Tip
You should put some thought into choosing your control machine. Although it's feasible to run Ansible straight from your laptop, it's probably not a good idea once you have more than one person working with the code base. Ideally, you can create a small server that you can use to run the Ansible code and then you can add safeguards around who can log in and use the tool.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you need an instance/install of Ubuntu 14.04.
How to do it…
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