Order of operations during Ansible playbook parsing explained!
We will delve into some specifics of how a playbook is parsed for Order of operations. Ansible can be assumed to be executed in a top to bottom order; that…
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Ansible Variable: How can I pass variable to ansible playbook in the command line?
It is possible to set variables at the command line using the –extra-vars (or -e) argument. Variables can be defined using a single quoted string (containing one or more variables)…
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How to specifying multiple groups in a playbook hosts specification?
By design, Ansible executes just one play at a time. Your playbook consists of two plays (the two items in the root-level YAML list defined by the playbook file). Method…
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Octopus deploy Package Deployment Feature Ordering
When Octopus deploys packages, it runs a series of actions implementing the conventions or features enabled for that step. The order of evaluation once the package is extracted is: BeforePreDeploy.*…
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Difference between ansible vars_files vs include_vars
Both of them have some commonalities but they solve different purposes. vars_files are read when the play starts. include_vars are read when the play reaches the task. Format vars_files: directive…
Read more »Configuration Transforms in Octopus Deploy explained!
Before understanding “Configuration Transforms” in octopus deploy, lets understand what is “Web.config Transformation” in visual studio. What is Web.config? Web.config is an application configuration file of The Official Microsoft ASP.NET…
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