10 Ways to Speed Up Your Ansible Playbooks

Mastering Ansible Efficiency Using Ten Proven Strategies for Faster Playbook Execution

Introduction

Ansible, an open-source automation tool, simplifies IT infrastructure operations. Whether tackling simple package installations or orchestrating complex clustered solutions, optimizing Ansible playbooks is key to faster execution.

Step by Step

Here are ten methods to enhance Ansible Playbook performance:

1. Identify Slow Tasks with Callback Plugins in ansible.cfg:

• Use callback plugins like `timer`, `profile_tasks`, and `profile_roles` to assess task execution times. Configure ansible.cfg to enable these plugins and analyze task performance.
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/index_callback.html

2. Disable Fact Gathering in Playbook:

• Unless ansible_facts are utilized, disable fact gathering in playbooks with gather_facts: False. This improves performance, particularly in larger environments.
• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_vars_facts.html