Ansible Consulting
Open Source Automation
Configure servers, deploy software, distribute updates: With Ansible, you can automate these tasks on Linux, Unix, and Windows—either via the command line or through a web interface like AWX. As part of our Ansible consulting services, we’ll work with you to set this up for your environment.
Still doing everything manually?
No two servers are alike
Changes are applied directly to individual servers. Over time, systems that are supposed to be identical begin to differ, and errors occur only in some of them.
New systems take days
Each new server is set up step by step, following a checklist. This helps build team cohesion, and a missed step often isn’t noticed until the system is up and running.
Security updates are taking a long time
A critical update must be installed on all systems, but each one must be handled individually. The vulnerability will remain open until the last server has been patched.
What Ansible Does
Ansible describes your infrastructure in YAML: repeatable, traceable, and consistent across all systems.
Agentless automation
Ansible communicates via SSH, without any agents on the target systems. This simplifies administration and significantly reduces your maintenance effort.
Enforce guidelines
You define security and configuration standards once in Playbooks. And ensure that all systems consistently comply with the same policies.
Simple provisioning
You describe the target state of your infrastructure in readable YAML files. Through idempotent execution, every system reliably achieves precisely this state.
Reusable rolls
Cross-platform
From Linux and Unix to Windows, network devices, containers and clouds such as AWS, Azure and GCP: Ansible controls your entire landscape from a single source.
Overview via web interface
With AWX or Ansible Tower, you control jobs via templates, see status and errors at a glance and assign roles and rights centrally in the team.
Why Set Up Ansible with NETWAYS?
We have been operating open-source infrastructures for over 30 years and automate them using Ansible. At Ansible Consulting, you’ll receive advice from the same team that conducts our Ansible training courses. This way, you’ll gain automation that works in your everyday life, along with the knowledge to further develop it on your own.
ANSIBLE Web Interface at a Glance
Here you’ll find an overview of Ansible Tower that clearly explains the various components and features of the dashboard.
Get a quick overview of all your systems and the respective status of executed jobs.
A graphical overview quickly shows how many jobs have run in a specific time interval and whether errors have occurred.
Ansible-Tower works with templates to simplify configuration. Get a quick overview of which templates were last used in the dashboard.
Get a quick overview of which jobs were recently run and whether they were successful.
Manage users in Ansible Tower and manage different roles and rights.
Here’s How Your Ansible Consultation Works
You don’t have to build Ansible alone. We accompany you step by step – and stay by your side afterwards.
Analysis & Concept
Setup & Integration
Commissioning & automation
Support & Operations
Shaping IT together
We help you to strategically plan, technically implement and sustainably operate modern IT and monitoring solutions. We combine consulting, implementation and support to create a tailor-made service that is geared to your requirements. Our aim is to make complex systems transparent, stable and efficient to use.
Ansible Training Courses
Learn to automate and manage complex IT infrastructures efficiently with Ansible
Ansible for Beginners
In this Ansible training course for beginners, we teach you the basics of Ansible. You will learn how to install and configure Ansible. The course also covers the many sources of variables and how Ansible uses them, the configuration of Linux/Unix systems and the importance of inventories, including an insight into Dynamic Inventories.
Ansible for Advanced Users
In this course, we will expand your Ansible skills and make you a high-flyer. You will practise creating a Python module, learn about advanced templating and how to develop Jinja2 filters yourself in Python.
Expertise in Ansible
Want to dig deeper? You might find these blog posts about Ansible interesting.
Ansible Loop: Basics and Looping Across Multiple Tasks
Last updated: October 1, 2026 · Reading time: 4–6 minutes With an Ansible loop, you can run a task for each item in a list. Here you'll find the basics, along with practical examples, and learn how to use ` include_tasks ` to loop through multiple tasks that depend on...
Ansible: What to Do with Standalone Roles?
Last updated: September 3, 2026 · Reading time: 9–11 minutes Ansible has been using so-called " Collections" since 2019. They are the primary method for sharing Ansible content with others. But even before Ansible Collections existed, roles were already used for this...
Ansible and the Elastic Stack
Last updated: August 6, 2026 · Reading time: 4–6 minutes In this article, I’d like to introduce you to the Ansible Collection netways.elasticstack, which allows you to automatically deploy and manage Ansible and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana,...
Ansible Icinga Collection
Last updated: July 16, 2026 · Reading time: 4–6 minutes With Ansible and Icinga, you can automate the setup of your entire monitoring environment. The " netways.icinga " collection brings together eight roles that handle exactly these recurring steps for you. We'll...
Ansible basics
Last updated: 28.05.2026 Imagine you have to install the same packages, start services and adjust configurations on 10 servers. Manually via SSH, with copy-paste commands and countless error searches. Ansible, an open source tool developed primarily by Red Hat,...
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Fundamentals, History, and Practical Applications of Ansible and GitLab
Introduction The way in which IT infrastructure is provided and operated has changed significantly in recent decades. In the early years of system administration, everyday life consisted of manually installing individual servers, importing software packages, editing...
Frequently Asked Questions About Ansible
What can you do with Ansible?
With Ansible, you can automate configuration management, software deployment, and the orchestration of workflows across multiple systems. Typical tasks include setting up new servers, rolling out updates, and enforcing standardized configurations. Learn more on our page " Configuration Management with Ansible."
What is an Ansible Playbook?
An Ansible Playbook is a YAML file that contains instructions for automating IT tasks. It describes step by step which configurations or actions are to be executed on target systems. Playbooks make it possible to control complex processes such as software installations, configuration changes or deployments across different hosts in a simple and repeatable way.
What is Ansible simply explained?
Ansible is a tool that can be used to automate computers and servers so that they perform certain tasks automatically. It uses simple text files to define what is to be done, such as installing programs or changing settings. This saves time and errors, as you don't have to do everything manually.
What does Ansible cost?
Ansible is open source, freely available and can be used free of charge. If you need our help with the introduction or operation of Ansible, there are costs for our services. Simply ask us about our services and we will be happy to explain the possible costs to you.
What is an Ansible script?
An Ansible script, usually referred to as a "playbook", is a text file that contains instructions in YAML format to automate certain tasks on servers. It describes which actions Ansible should perform on the target systems, such as installations or configuration changes. These scripts make it possible to carry out complex processes in a repeatable and efficient manner.
Which systems does Ansible support?
Ansible supports a wide range of operating systems, including Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian as well as Unix-based systems such as macOS. Windows can also be managed automatically with special modules and customizations. Ansible is also compatible with network devices, containers and cloud services such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
How much does Ansible consulting cost at NETWAYS?
The cost of an Ansible consulting project depends on how many systems and processes are to be automated and whether there are already existing playbooks. During the initial consultation, we'll discuss your needs and then provide you with a specific quote.
Do you also offer Ansible support?
Yes, for Ansible, we offer our own support contracts with clearly defined response times. You have direct technical contacts who are familiar with your environment, so you don't have to go through first- or second-level support first. We tailor the scope to your needs, from just a few hours a month to support for several system engineers. You can find details in the Ansible Support Data Sheet and on our support page.
