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Ansible

Summary

Ansible is a configuration manager[1]. Ansible draws 1,219 Wikipedia views per month (configuration_manager category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ansible is the creator of Michael DeHaan[3].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as configuration manager[4].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as infrastructure automation software[5].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as software framework[7].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as infrastructure provisioning tool[8].
  • Ansible is owned by Red Hat[9].
  • ansible is named after Ansible[10].
  • Ansible's developer is recorded as Red Hat[11].
  • Ansible's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[12].
  • Ansible's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[13].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Python[14].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Q840410[15].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Unix shell[16].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[17].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[18].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as BSD[19].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as macOS[21].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[22].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0.1[23].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1.0[24].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2.0[25].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0.0[26].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.0.0[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include configuration manager[4], infrastructure automation software[5], free software[6], software framework[7], and infrastructure provisioning tool[8].

History and Context

Ansible is owned by Red Hat[9]. ansible is named after Ansible[10].

Why It Matters

Ansible draws 1,219 Wikipedia views per month (configuration_manager category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Ansible has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Ansible is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD free software macOS Michael DeHaan Microsoft Windows Python Red Hat Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GNU Guix. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . api.github.com. api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Red Hat
    License → —
    Instance of → configuration manager, infrastructure automation software, free software +2
    Different from → ansible
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.18.17, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e9246695b17c|details]])"
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