Ansible

open-source software platform for remote configuring and managing computers
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Ansible

Summary

Ansible is a configuration manager[1]. Ansible draws 3,628 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 infrastructure as code[6].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as software framework[8].
  • Ansible's instance of is recorded as infrastructure provisioning tool[9].
  • Ansible is owned by Red Hat[10].
  • ansible is named after Ansible[11].
  • Ansible's developer is recorded as Red Hat[12].
  • Ansible's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[13].
  • Ansible's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[14].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Python[15].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Q840410[16].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Unix shell[17].
  • Ansible's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[18].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[19].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as BSD[20].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[21].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as macOS[22].
  • Ansible's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[23].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0.1[24].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1.0[25].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2.0[26].
  • Ansible's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0.0[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include configuration manager[4], infrastructure automation software[5], infrastructure as code[6], free software[7], software framework[8], and infrastructure provisioning tool[9].

History and Context

Ansible is owned by Red Hat[10]. ansible is named after Ansible[11].

Why It Matters

Ansible draws 3,628 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 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.0.0.1, 2.2.1.0, 2.3.2.0 +381
    Official forum url https://forum.ansible.com/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.19.13, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/aa0f8610f154|details]])"
  2. 12d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Computerlanguage.com definition Ansible
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13572]]: Ansible, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/70995066|Ansible (#70995066)]] for {{P|13572}}"
  3. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.0.0.1, 2.2.1.0, 2.3.2.0 +381
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.18.19, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a8a23f74c612|details]])"
  4. 9w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.0.0.1, 2.2.1.0, 2.3.2.0 +381
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/86295c621817|details]])"
  5. 13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.0.0.1, 2.2.1.0, 2.3.2.0 +381
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.16.19, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/90348e8bfeff|details]])"
  6. 17w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by Red Hat
    License
    Instance of configuration manager, infrastructure automation software, infrastructure as code +3
    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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