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Jenkins Ansible Plugin

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description Jenkins Ansible Plugin Overview

The Jenkins Ansible Plugin automates the execution of Ansible playbooks directly within the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline, enabling infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment across diverse environments from a centralized platform.

help Jenkins Ansible Plugin FAQ

What Pipeline step runs a playbook with the Jenkins Ansible Plugin?

A Jenkinsfile can call the `ansiblePlaybook` step with the playbook path as its required argument. Optional fields include `inventory`, `credentialsId`, `limit`, `tags`, `checkMode`, and `vaultCredentialsId`.

Does installing the Jenkins Ansible Plugin install Ansible itself?

No. Ansible must already be installed on the Jenkins agent that executes the job, and Jenkins must be configured with that installation or a usable executable path.

How should SSH and Ansible Vault secrets be supplied to the plugin?

Store them in Jenkins Credentials and reference their credential IDs from the Pipeline. The plugin supports separate `credentialsId` and `vaultCredentialsId` settings, which avoids putting passwords or private keys in the Jenkinsfile.

Can the plugin use dynamic inventories and limit a deployment to selected hosts?

Yes. The Pipeline step supports inventory files, inline inventory content, and dynamic inventory, plus the `limit` option for narrowing the target hosts. Dynamic inventory scripts still need their own runtime dependencies and cloud credentials on the agent.

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