{"id":4349,"count":19,"description":"<h2>Ansible Automation<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><img style=\"margin-left: 1%\" title=\"Ansible by Red Hat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ansible-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Ansible logo\" width=\"100px\" align=\"right\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"lead-block white-block\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/ansible\/\">Ansible<\/a> IT automation software allows you to manage software deployments to remote servers with human-readable configuration files. InMotion Hosting recommends several ways to use Ansible.\r\n\r\nFor small deployments, we recommend our <strong>free Ansible Control Node<\/strong>. This is a bare bones Linux container completely separate from the servers it will manage. The Ansible Control Node is included with your first purchase of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/cloud-vps\">Cloud Server<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/bare-metal-servers\">Bare Metal Dedicated Server<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor larger deployments, such as a Private Cloud to run multiple Cloud or Bare Metal servers, we recommend setting up a dedicated Cloud Server or using a virtual machine (VM) in your Private Cloud as your Ansible Deployment Server. This is a more advanced scenario for System Administrators. Get started with our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/install-ansible\/\">Install Ansible on a Linux Server<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor free Ansible support, please ask a question in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/questions\/\">Community Support Center<\/a>. For paid support, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/managed-hosting\">Managed Hosting team<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor bug reports and related issues, please let us know on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/inmotionhosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InMotion Github<\/a><\/strong> page.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row flexwrap-row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 guide-block\">\r\n<div class=\"white-block\">\r\n<div class=\"title\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/templates\/supportcentertemplate\/images\/red_icons\/icon_im_new.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h2>Ansible Control Node Quick Start<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/creating-wordpress-with-ansible\/\">Creating your First WordPress Site with Ansible<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/getting-started-with-ansible\/\">Getting Started with Ansible<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/getting-started-ansible-control-node\/\">Accessing your Ansible Control Node<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/inmotion-wordpress-ultrastack-playbook\/\">Deploying a Test WordPress Server with Ansible<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/backup-and-version-control-ansible-playbook\/\">How to Backup and Version Control Ansible Playbooks<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 guide-block\">\r\n<div class=\"white-block\">\r\n<div class=\"title\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/templates\/supportcentertemplate\/images\/red_icons\/icon_domains.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h2>InMotion Hosting Ansible Catalog<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/inmotion-wordpress-ultrastack-playbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress UltraStack Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/galaxy.ansible.com\/inmotionhosting\">InMotion Hosting on Ansible Galaxy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/inmotionhosting\">InMotion Hosting on GitHub<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 guide-block\">\r\n<div class=\"white-block\">\r\n<div class=\"title\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/templates\/supportcentertemplate\/images\/red_icons\/icon_transfers.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h2>Related Info<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/what-is-ansible\/\">What is Ansible?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/getting-started-with-ansible-galaxy\/\">Ansible Galaxy and Prebuilt Playbooks<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/backup-and-version-control-ansible-playbook\/\">Maintaining Your Deployments<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/general-server-setup\/cloud-vps\/manage-ssh-keys\">Manage SSH Keys for your Server<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssh\/how-to-login-ssh\">How to Connect to your Server with SSH<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/amp\/amp-login-security-features\">AMP Security Features<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 guide-block\">\r\n<div class=\"white-block\">\r\n<div class=\"title\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/templates\/supportcentertemplate\/images\/red_icons\/icon-email.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h2>Ansible Configuration<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/install-ansible\/\">How to Install Ansible on a Linux Server<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/ultrastack-ansible-configuration-file\/\">Editing the Ansible Configuration File<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/add-hosts-to-ansible-inventory\/\">How to Add Hosts to Your Ansible Inventory<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/ansible\/backup-ansible\/\">How to Backup Ansible<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&lt;!--\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 guide-block\">\r\n<div class=\"white-block\">\r\n<div class=\"title\"><img 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