Ansible is a free-software platform for configuring and managing computers which combines multi-node software deployment, ad hoc task execution, and configuration management. It manages nodes (Linux nodes must have Python 2.4 or later installed on them, Windows nodes require PowerShell 3.0 or later) over SSH or over PowerShell.Modules work over JSON and standard output and can be written in any programming language. The system uses YAML to express reusable descriptions of systems. The main components of Ansible are
- Inventory configuration file
- Playbook file