Getting Started with Ansible Automation in 2025
A practical guide to starting your automation journey with Ansible — from first playbook to production-ready workflows.
Ansible remains the go-to tool for IT automation, and 2025 brings new features that make it even more powerful. Whether you’re managing a handful of servers or thousands, Ansible’s agentless architecture and human-readable YAML syntax make it accessible to teams of all sizes.
Why Ansible in 2025?
The IT landscape has evolved, but Ansible’s core strengths remain relevant: simplicity, flexibility, and a massive ecosystem of modules and roles. With the latest updates to Ansible Navigator and Execution Environments, the tooling has matured significantly.
Your First Steps
- Start small — Automate one repetitive task you do weekly
- Use roles from the start — Don’t wait until your playbooks are messy to refactor
- Version control everything — Your infrastructure code deserves the same rigor as application code
- Test with Molecule — Automated testing for your automation
- Document as you go — Future you will thank present you
From Playbooks to Platform
The real power of Ansible emerges when you move beyond ad-hoc automation to a platform approach. Ansible Automation Platform provides governance, analytics, and self-service capabilities that scale with your organization.
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