Elevating Ansible Development with Visual Studio Code

Setting Up Visual Studio Code for Ansible YAML Development

Introduction

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a powerful and versatile code editor that supports a wide range of programming languages and extensions. If you are working with Ansible, the popular automation tool, you can enhance your development experience by setting up VS Code with the Ansible extension. In this guide, we will walk through the process of installing and configuring the Ansible VS Code extension for YAML code language, allowing you to leverage Ansible Lightspeed with IBM WatsonX Code Assistant functionality.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• Visual Studio Code (or a supported derivative) installed, with a minimum version of 1.70.1.

Installing the Ansible VS Code Extension

Follow these steps to install the Ansible VS Code extension:

1. Open VS Code: Launch Visual Studio Code on your machine.
2. Access Extensions: Click on the Extensions icon located on the left sidebar. You…