Ansible News — Updates in the Ansible Core, Community, AWX, and DevTools

Discover the latest advancements in Ansible Core 2.17.1, Community Package 10.0, AWX Operator 2.19, and the new Ansible DevTools for an enhanced developer experience.

Luca Berton
5 min readJun 19, 2024

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Introduction

Hi friends! We have a lot of exciting news from our favorite automation tool, Ansible. If you’re not familiar with it, Ansible originated in the Bull City, Durham. Long story short, everything is summarized in the latest newsletter, but today we’ll dive into the new Ansible Core, the Ansible Community package, the new AWX Operator package, and the Ansible DevTools aimed at creating a wonderful developer experience.

Ansible Core 2.17.1

Let’s start with the meaty part. The Ansible Core is getting an update to release 2.17.1. This update has been eagerly discussed, and there are many exciting features to look forward to. One of the most notable improvements is the ability to run Ansible as a non-root user. This update brings a polished interface that visualizes many underlying processes, providing a solid foundation for all your projects.

Ansible Community Package 10.0

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Luca Berton

I help creative Automation DevOps, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator, and IT Professional to succeed with Ansible Technology to automate more things everyday