Re-evaluating old tools

May 2nd, 2024

It's been a while since I used Ansible.

I used it for automating infrastructure and deploying applications.

I gave a talk about it on several occasions, including remotely for the Ansible London meetup during COVID.

I haven't had to use it recently but, today, I brought it back out of my toolkit.

I was reviewing how I manage my website's configuration and files and Ansible seemed to be a perfect choice.

The files need to be uploaded to the server and, to handle redirects, I also have a custom NGINX virtual host configuration that needs to be uploaded if I change it and the NGINX service reloaded.

Ansible is a great tool for this type of task and, just because it's a tool I haven't used it for a while, that doesn't mean I can't re-evaluate it and see if fits my current requirements.

It's still in my toolkit, just in case I need it.