Ansible Community Team

The #Ansible Bullhorn #230 is out!

Highlights: Community Execution Environment release.

Plus new Ansible Community Package releases.

New collection updates too.

Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-230/45889

#OpenSource #Automation

The #Ansible Bullhorn #227 is out!

This week's highlights include:

- Paramiko deprecated for network_cli.
- AWX modernization: Ansible Jewel proxy layer.
- ai-forge content development skills update.
- 6 collection updates - check the newsletter for the full list.

Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-227/45785

#OpenSource #Automation

The #Ansible Bullhorn #226 is out!

Highlights: Ansible UI returns to upstream development, AWX modernization update, cisco.ucs ACP requirements violation, and clarifying ansible-test for collection testing.

Plus new Ansible-Core, Antsibull and Ansible Community Package releases.

New collection updates too.

Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-226/45764

#OpenSource #Automation

The #Ansible Bullhorn #225 is out!

This week's highlights include:
- Ansible and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
- New Ansible-Core and Ansible Community Package releases.
- 9 collection updates - check the newsletter for the full list.
- Discussions around documenting breaking changes in collections.
- The Ansible Community AI Policy Proposal.

Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-225/45736

#OpenSource #Automation #IaC

The #Ansible Bullhorn #223 is out!

Highlights: Ansible AI collaboration repository, New CI requirement for included collections, and Ansible playbook scanning tools.

Plus new Ansible-Core and Ansible Community Package releases.

New collection updates too.

Read more: https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-223/45608

#OpenSource #Automation

Latest edition of the #Ansible bullhorn is out! With collection updates and Red Hat Summit details!

https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-220/45497

📯 The latest edition of the Ansible Bullhorn 219 is out! 🎉

https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-219/45456

It shares the release updates about ansible core and ansible community package, news about certified collections and events & meetups in the Ansible land.

Deep Dive Continues at Contributor Summit. We are diving straight into the technical heart of ecosystem. Matt Davis (@nitzmahone) & Felix Fontein (@felixfontein) are currently leading a high-impact session covering:Python Version Support Strategy, libdnf integration, Data Tagging & Templating enhancements, RHEL System Roles and much more. Don’t miss a beat watch the Livestream , collaborate live Notes at the HackMD pad. This is where the technical roadmap is shaped,come join the conversation!

Ansible Collections serve as standard distribution format for content, allowing community, partners to release modules, plugins, and roles independently of the core Ansible engine. This decoupled approach accelerates innovation and enables users to scale their automation by easily sharing and consuming specialized, ready-to-use tools.Don & Gundalow giving us a run down on what are planning to make content quality better and questions and suggestions are pouring from different parts of room.

It is that time of the year where the #Ansible #community gathers to celebrate successes and correct mistakes of last year and plan the roadmap for the year ahead. And we need all of your voices heard and opinions recorded. Please tune in to the livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5-T-RuhJzY and share your thoughts in here in the collaboration hackmd https://hackmd.io/hqN5QNMNQ-SawQPL1hfbdg?edit
Find the full agenda here https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44250

At #CfgMgmtCamp Matt Davis is sharing his "Love Letter to Ansible Core 2.19" to show you exactly how the latest features will simplify your life. 🔹 The Revamped Template Engine: Significant improvements to how your logic is processed. 🔹 Saner Error Handling: Say goodbye to cryptic failures; 2.19 is here to help you debug. 🔹 Modern Foundations: Understanding the "why" behind the latest core evolution.
If you want to stay ahead of the curve and move to the latest release with confidence.

After a quick waffle break,Kostiantyn talked about Ansible Style Guide at #cfgmgmtcamp. Helping us to clean up #Ansible technical debt jump to ansible-core 2.19. Take away🔹 Data Structures: Why you should prefer lists of dictionaries (and the filters to manage them). 🔹 Logic Flow: Proper usage of set_fact and Jinja conditionals. 🔹 The 2.19 Roadmap: Identifying removed functionality before it breaks your CI. 🔹 Code Cleanliness: Handling multi-line strings and task imports vs. includes.

We miss you at #cfgmgmtcamp 2026, but you can catch the livestream of the ansible talk here https://www.youtube.com/live/oJDGZnTDWJo?si=8MSZED23sdrvII-v
Also do not miss collaboration, because that is what makes ansible the best, so collaborate in this hackmd https://hackmd.io/syZKCWCrTjefZhW1v75QYg . Questions, ideas, and discussions are welcome.

Can a Local LLM debug your Ansible Playbooks? We know LLMs can write YAML,what about failing production deployment without compromising your data privacy? David is exploring the future of troubleshooting by “Asking a local LLM about my Ansible playbooks because why not?" at #cfgmgmtcamp. showing giving programmatic access to ARA Records Ansible using the MCP. This allowed the AI to "see" host facts, task results, and playbook files to help diagnose issues. #PrivacyFirst #security

#Ansible track at #cfgmgmtcamp started with a full house with the "Ansible - State of the Community" talk by @gundalow . This is the pulse-check for everything #Ansible He is covering: ⭐ Major #community wins from 2025, 💬 how the #AnsibleForum is building critical mass for users/devs , read the docs migration, release status and #community tooling like antsibull-nox and andebox. @gundalow is also 🌱 seeding for future discussions.

Maintainers, we know the struggle: testing #Ansible content can be complex. 😅

@felixfontein is live now at @cfgmgmtcamp@fosstodon.org to show us a better way! He’s deep-diving into antsibull-nox with a live demo on streamlining testing workflows for faster, more reliable CI pipelines. 🚀

Perfect for everyone from solo builders to major collection maintainers.

📺 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/cLT8tSGXCDc ✍️ Collab: https://hackmd.io/syZKCWCrTjefZhW1v75QYg

Ready to level up your #Ansible workflow? 🛠️
Now Ottavia Balducci is diving into the "world of possibilities" that opens up when you combine Ansible with #GitLab CI/CD.Not ust theory but with a series of live demos covering: 🔹 Automatic linting (The first big win!) 🔹 Building #ExecutionEnvironments & Collections on the fly 🔹 Automated testing with #Molecule 🔹 Handling releases with antsibull-changelog
Ansible turns automation smooth.