Ansible Operators

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Show Overview: Brian talks with Fabian von Feilitzsch (@fabianismus, Sr. Software Engineer at RedHat) and Shawn Hurley (@shawn_hurIey, Sr. Software Engineer at Red Hat) about Ansible Operators, how they work with Ansible Playbook, on-platform and off-platform usage, and examples to help people learn the new Kubernetes technology.

Show Notes:

• Try OpenShift 4 - http://try.openshift.com
• Ansible Operator (GitHub) - https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/blob/master/doc/proposals/ansible-operator.md
• Ansible Operator - What is it? - https://www.ansible.com/blog/ansible-operator
• An Introduction to Ansible Operators - https://opensource.com/article/18/10/ansible-operators-kubernetes
• Learn Ansible Operators - https://learn.openshift.com/ansibleop/ansible-operator-overview/
• Sample Ansible Operator (from Fabian) - https://github.com/fabianvf/jellyfin-operator

Show Topics:

Topic 1 - There are multiple types of operators: Go, Ansible, Helm. What are the basic things that the Ansible Operator does - in the context of the Operator Framework?

Topic 2 - Are there some basic things that an existing Ansible Playbook should have in order to easily fit into an Ansible Operator? 

Topic 3 - Will Ansible Operator mostly be targeting applications that are automated via Ansible Playbooks, or is it also applicable to infrastructure or security-related playbooks?

Topic 4 - How does an Ansible Operator interact with Ansible Tower, or how due those two worlds co-exist (or not)?

Topic 5 - Are there examples today of Ansible Operators that people can look at or try out? 

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