20. Ansible Informations¶
20.1. Where do I find the documentation for Ansible¶
20.2. Where can I find additional informations and other Ansible users?¶
- Mailing List (http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project)
- Meetups (http://www.ansible.com/ansible-meetups / http://www.meetup.com/de-DE/Ansible-Zurich)
- webinars (http://www.ansible.com/webinars-training)
- info@ansible.com
- irc.freenode.net #ansible
- http:/support.ansible.com
- http://docs.ansible.com
- https://github.com/ansible/
- https://twitter.com/ansible
- https://www.ansible.com/resources
20.3. Are there official support plans available for Ansible?¶
20.4. Releases / Changelog¶
- Select the version in github -> https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md
- Ansible Porting Guide
- Ansible Release and Maintenance Page
20.4.1. Ansible v2.3¶
- Have a look at the porting guide -> http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guide_2.3.html
20.4.2. Ansible v2.4¶
- Have a look at the porting guide -> http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guide_2.4.html
- http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks_reuse.html#dynamic-vs-static
- plugin changes (inventory, vars) -> http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guide_2.4.html#plugins
- New import/include keywords to replace the old bare include directives * Using import_* (import_playbook, import_tasks, import_role) directives are static * Using include_* (include_tasks, include_role) directives are dynamic. This is done to avoid collisions and possible security issues as facts come from the remote targets and they might be compromised.
- Users can now set group merge priority for groups of the same depth (parent child relationship), using the new ansible_group_priority variable, when values are the same or don’t exist it will fallback to the previous sorting by name’.
- inventory handling! * It is now possible to specify mulitple inventory sources in the command line (-i /etc/hosts1 -i /opt/hosts2) * Group variable precedence is now configurable via new ‘precedence’ option in ansible.cfg (needs docs)
- new ansible vault features -> multiple passwords, IDs...