{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/9"},{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"},{"label":"Installation/Setup","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-installation-setup"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Ansible-base is the core automation engine for IT infrastructure management, handling configuration, deployment, provisioning, and orchestration through agentless SSH-based execution.","skillfed_tags":["agentless-automation","infrastructure-as-code","ssh-based"],"use_cases":["Deploy applications across multiple servers with zero-downtime rolling updates and load balancer coordination.","Manage configuration drift across a fleet of Linux/POSIX systems from a single control machine.","Provision cloud infrastructure and configure instances in a single orchestrated workflow.","Execute ad-hoc tasks or playbooks on remote machines without pre-installing agents.","Automate network device configuration and multi-node cluster orchestration."],"what_it_does":"Ansible-base is the foundational automation framework for managing IT infrastructure at scale. It provides a declarative, agentless approach to configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, and multi-node orchestration by leveraging SSH and existing system tools rather than requiring custom agents or open ports.\n\nThe package is designed around simplicity: infrastructure is described in human- and machine-readable language, changes like rolling updates with load balancers are straightforward to express, and new machines can be managed immediately without bootstrapping. It supports module development in multiple languages, runs without root privileges, and emphasizes security and auditability. The core engine handles parallel execution across many machines and is the basis for the broader Ansible ecosystem.","worth_installing":"Yes, with conditions. Ansible-base 2.10.17 is production-stable and actively maintained, but it is an older version branch (latest release 2022-01-31, 1656 days old). Install it only if you are committed to the 2.10.x line or have specific compatibility requirements; otherwise, evaluate current Ansible releases. The high install friction (source distribution) and Python version constraints (>=2.7, excluding 3.0-3.4) are manageable but worth verifying against your environment before committing."},"id":"ansible-base","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ansible-base","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ansible-base.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ansible-base/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2022-01-31","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"ansible-base","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Radically simple IT automation"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":148479,"position":11032,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.10.17"}