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Ping a Host with the ping Module

Confirm connectivity using your first module.

Your First Module

The ping module is Ansible's hello world. It proves Ansible can reach a host and run Python there, end to end.

Not ICMP Ping

Despite the name, it is not an ICMP network ping. It connects over SSH, then confirms Python responds on the managed node.

All lessons in this course

  1. Installing the Ansible Control Node
  2. SSH Keys & Passwordless Login
  3. Your ansible.cfg: Sensible Defaults
  4. Ping a Host with the ping Module
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