Ansible consulting and automation from Vienna
ForgeOne helps organizations in Austria and beyond automate Linux servers, IT infrastructure and platform services with Ansible.
We create new playbooks, roles and collections and professionalize existing automation with clear inventories, variables, secrets, testing, Git workflows and documented operating procedures.
The focus is hands-on engineering: from manual Linux administration and accumulated scripts to maintainable, idempotent automation in regular operations.
Use cases
The following scenarios are common entry points, not mandatory modules.
Playbook design
Maintainable playbooks, roles and collections with clear standards.
Server and platform automation
Provisioning-adjacent steps, hardening, patching, services, users, policies and integration.
Script migration
Shell scripts and manual runbooks are moved into traceable automation logic.
Ansible engineering for existing and new environments
ForgeOne assesses existing playbooks, roles, scripts and operating procedures, separates reusable logic from environment configuration and turns them into a maintainable repository and inventory structure.
This includes static or dynamic inventories, variable and secret management with Ansible Vault or existing secret systems, error handling, idempotency, ansible-lint, suitable tests, GitLab CI/CD and traceable approval and rollback processes.
We automate users, packages, services, hardening, patching, maintenance windows, provisioning, monitoring and backup agents. Documentation and knowledge transfer enable internal teams to operate the automation over the long term.
Typical Ansible projects with ForgeOne
- Standardize recurring Linux configuration and reduce manual drift.
- Consolidate, test and restructure accumulated playbooks, roles and shell scripts.
- Manage heterogeneous Linux estates with distribution-aware roles and shared operating standards.
- Integrate Ansible with GitLab CI/CD, approval workflows and existing infrastructure platforms.
- Separate OpenTofu for infrastructure resources from Ansible for operating system and application configuration.
- Introduce AWX or Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform where centralized execution, roles and auditability are required.
For centralized open-source execution, see AWX.
For enterprise governance and vendor support, see Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Technical guide: test and lint Ansible roles in CI.
Technical guide: orchestrate updates, reboots and maintenance windows.
Related solutions and services
These pages help with positioning, planning and delivery.
Automation, Infrastructure as Code & GitOps
Orientation for tool roles, operating model, integration and the next practical step.
Automation & Configuration as Code
The solution cluster behind the products.
Linux & Infrastructure
Foundation for server automation, provisioning and operations.
Container & Platform Engineering
Especially relevant for Argo CD, Kubernetes and OpenShift delivery.
Analysis & Assessment
Assess current state, risks and automation maturity.
Solution Design & Planning
Plan target state and delivery path reliably.
FAQ
Is Ansible the same as Infrastructure as Code?Show answerHide answer Action: Open answerClose answer
Ansible is primarily configuration management and automation. Infrastructure as Code for target infrastructure is represented by OpenTofu in this group.
Can ForgeOne migrate existing scripts?Show answerHide answer Action: Open answerClose answer
Yes. We analyze scripts, separate logic, secrets and environment specifics, and move them into testable playbooks and roles.
Recommended next step
From the product decision, the next step leads into architecture, implementation or operations.
Automation & GitOps
Understand the product family in context and compare alternatives.
Analysis & Assessment
Clarify scope, risks, migration and operating model with ForgeOne.
Discuss the project
Align concrete needs, timeline and next appointment.
Introduce Ansible cleanly
We clarify use case, architecture, operations and the next sensible step.
Practical guides
Install Ansible and create your first playbooks
From installation through inventory and playbooks to a reusable Chrony role.
Ansible inventories, roles and Vault
Repository structure, YAML/YAML, inventories, variables, roles, Vault and technical acceptance for reproducible Linux operations.
Linux baseline with Ansible
Packages, services, SSH drop-ins, handlers, check mode and technical acceptance as a reusable Linux baseline role.