ansible/docs/man/man1/ansible-pull.1

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.SH "NAME"
ansible-pull \- set up a remote copy of ansible on each managed node
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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ansible \-d DEST \-U URL [options] [ <filename\&.yml> ]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBAnsible\fR is an extra\-simple tool/framework/API for doing \*(Aqremote things\*(Aq over SSH\&.
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Use ansible\-pull to set up a remote copy of ansible on each managed node, each set to run via cron and update playbook source via a source repository\&. This inverts the default \fBpush\fR architecture of ansible into a \fBpull\fR architecture, which has near\-limitless scaling potential\&.
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The setup playbook can be tuned to change the cron frequency, logging locations, and parameters to ansible\-pull\&.
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This is useful both for extreme scale\-out as well as periodic remediation\&. Usage of the \fIfetch\fR module to retrieve logs from ansible\-pull runs would be an excellent way to gather and analyze remote logs from ansible\-pull\&.
.SH "OPTIONAL ARGUMENT"
.PP
\fBfilename\&.yml\fR
.RS 4
The name of one the YAML format files to run as an ansible playbook\&. This can be a relative path within the checkout\&. If not provided, ansible\-pull will look for a playbook based on the host\(cqs fully\-qualified domain name and finally a playbook named
\fBlocal\&.yml\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-d\fR \fIDEST\fR, \fB\-\-directory=\fR\fIDEST\fR
.RS 4
Directory to checkout repository into\&.
.RE
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\fB\-U\fR \fIURL\fR, \fB\-\-url=\fR\fIURL\fR
.RS 4
URL of the playbook repository to checkout\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-C\fR \fICHECKOUT\fR, \fB\-\-checkout=\fR\fICHECKOUT\fR
.RS 4
Branch/Tag/Commit to checkout\&. If not provided, uses default behavior of module used to check out playbook repository\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR \fIPATH\fR, \fB\-\-inventory=\fR\fIPATH\fR
.RS 4
The
\fIPATH\fR
to the inventory hosts file\&. This can be a relative path within the checkout\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-purge\fR
.RS 4
Purge the checkout after the playbook is run\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-m\fR \fINAME\fR, \fB\-\-module\-name=\fR\fINAME\fR
.RS 4
Module used to checkout playbook repository\&. Defaults to git\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan\&. See the AUTHORS file for a complete list of contributors\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2012, Michael DeHaan
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Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 License\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBansible\fR(1), \fBansible\-playbook\fR(1), \fBansible\-doc\fR(1)
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Extensive documentation as well as IRC and mailing list info is available on the ansible home page: https://ansible\&.github\&.com/