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SUMMARY:Testing Ansible Playbooks In Your Kitchen - Robby Callicotte
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DESCRIPTION:You’ve written some Ansible playbooks — but how do you rea
 lly know they work before you push them to production? In this session\, w
 e’ll explore how to test and validate your Ansible automation safely and
  repeatably using Test Kitchen with lightweight virtualization tools like 
 Docker\, Podman\, Vagrant\, or QEMU.\n\nWe’ll cover how to set up a loca
 l “kitchen” for experimenting with playbooks\, write simple verificati
 on checks\, and integrate tests into your CI pipeline. You’ll learn how 
 to:\n\nBuild reproducible test environments for your Ansible code\n\nValid
 ate roles and tasks automatically before deployment\n\nCatch errors early 
 and increase confidence in your automation\n\nWhether you’re new to Ansi
 ble or managing complex infrastructure\, this talk will show you how to co
 ok up reliable playbooks without burning down your servers.
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URL:https://pretalx.com/txlf2026/talk/MNVVLN/
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