Kirill Satarin

ARA Ansible for the Team (Boston)

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

# Abstract

ARA is a powerful development tool that revolutionizes how teams understand, troubleshoot, and debug Ansible content. By providing detailed execution records and intuitive visualizations, ARA transforms complex playbook runs into actionable insights, significantly reducing development time and improving collaboration.

This session will demonstrate:

• ARA fundamentals - Architecture, core features, and how it captures Ansible execution data • Environment setup - Quick installation and configuration for local and team environments • Team collaboration - Sharing execution reports, comparing runs, and maintaining playbook documentation

Target audience: Ansible developers, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure teams looking to enhance their automation workflows. No prior ARA experience required - examples will progress from basic concepts to advanced use cases.

Key takeaways: Attendees will leave with practical knowledge to implement ARA in their environments and measurably improve their Ansible development process.

# Slide Deck

ARA Ansible for the teams

# Video

## Conference page

https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-us-2025/talk/88AVFL/

ARA Ansible for the team

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

# Abstract

ARA (ARA Records Ansible) is an Ansible development tool that makes it much easier to understand, troubleshoot and debug Ansible content during development process. This tool can also help you to collaborate with your team members on Ansible content development.

This talk will cover the following topics:

What is ARA and how it works
How to set up ARA in your environment
How to use ARA to understand, troubleshoot and debug Ansible content
How to use ARA to collaborate with your team members on Ansible content development
How to integrate ARA into your CI/CD pipeline
How to use ARA to track changes in your Ansible content

This talk is designed for Ansible content developers of all levels. Whether you are a seasoned expert or just starting with Ansible.

# Slide Deck

ARA Ansible for the teams

# Video

## Conference page

https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/talk/S9ZRBD/

Functional programming design patterns in Ansible code

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

# Abstract

Ansible yaml code is easy to write but hard to understand and reason about, hard to maintain, debug and test.

All of this until you take a functional programming perspective look at an Ansible code. Concepts from functional programming like pure functions, effects, composition, lazy evaluations and others are very much applicable and very useful in Ansible.Allow me to show you how concepts from functional programming can help you simplify Ansible content development, make your Ansible content bullet proof tested, easy to maintain, understand and reuse.

This talk does not require any prior knowledge of functional programming. It is designed to be useful to both beginners and experienced Ansible content developers.

Ansible’s YAML syntax makes writing automation straightforward — but as projects grow, maintaining large playbooks and roles becomes a real challenge. In this session, Kirill Satarin proposed a powerful solution: borrowing functional programming (FP) principles to improve Ansible code quality. Attendees learned how adopting functional patterns like pure functions, clear separation of effects, immutability, composition, and lazy evaluation can make Ansible automation far easier to test, debug, understand, and extend. These ideas were made accessible even to those without prior FP experience, with real-world Ansible examples illustrating each principle. What is covered in the talk: Why complex Ansible codebases become difficult to manage Introduction to functional programming concepts relevant to Ansible Practical techniques to apply FP principles in roles, playbooks, and modules Strategies for improving testability, modularity, and maintenance How beginners and experienced developers alike can benefit from FP patterns By adopting a functional mindset, attendees were shown a clear path to more reliable and resilient automation content.

# Slide Deck

Functional programming design patterns in ansible code

# Code samples

Code examples for the talk given by Kirill Satarin at CfgMgmtCamp 2025

https://github.com/kksat/functional-ansible

# Video

Will be provided as soon as it is available.

## Conference page

https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/talk/NVGQ39/

Enhancing Ansible Development with SOLID Principles

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:15:00 +0200

# Abstract

Discover how the fundamental principles of SOLID—Single Responsibility, Open-Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion—can significantly elevate your Ansible role and playbook development. Join us for a session that delves into the practical application of SOLID principles within the realm of Ansible content creation.

Through insightful examples drawn from real-world experiences, this presentation will illuminate the precise moments and methods for applying SOLID principles to enhance Ansible content. Attendees will glean actionable strategies for efficiently refining their Ansible content by applying these principles.

Geared towards both seasoned Ansible practitioners and newcomers, this session will feature accessible, yet impactful examples that transcend expertise levels. Whether you’re seeking quick ways to improve your Ansible content or aiming to optimize your development workflow, this presentation promises practical insights and actionable takeaways.

Target Audience: Individuals interested in optimizing their Ansible content development process, whether they possess familiarity or are new to Ansible. The presentation will offer generic examples that cater to a diverse audience, requiring no expert-level knowledge of Ansible.

# Slide Deck

Enhancing Ansible Development with SOLID Principles

# Code samples

Code examples for the talk given by Kirill Satarin at DevConf 2024.

https://github.com/kksat/SOLID-Ansible

# Video

01:10 Why?

06:56 Single responsibility principle

11:25 Open close principle

15:48 Liskov substitution principle

18:38 Interface segregation principle

23:15 Dependency inversion principle

26:53 SOLID principles for Ansible

27:53 References

28:16 Contacts

29:09 Question 1

31:32 Question 2

## Conference page

https://pretalx.com/devconf-cz-2024/talk/HUWMAX/

Ansible Molecule for DevOps

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:50:00 +0200

# Abstract

In this lightning talk I will present Ansible Molecule driver that allows quickly provision infrastructure on major cloud providers from YAML file. Created landscape may include disks, shared storage, networks, all in different regions. Additional operations on provisioned landscape are possible - backup, restore, deallocation, allocation. Author will share how he and team used Ansible Molecule to test complex Ansible role in DevOps manner. Expected that participants are interested in quick and easy ways to provision compute infrastructure on major cloud providers and will be using presented tools after.

# Slide Deck

# Video

00:00 Ansible Molecule for DevOps - DevConf CZ 2023

00:21 Contents

00:45 Ansible Molecule quick introduction

01:56 Molecule installation and usage

03:11 Molecule folder structure and molecule commands

04:10 Molecule configuration file molecule.yml

05:03 Molecule.yml platforms for molecule-azure-driver

06:33 Architecture overview for molecule-azure-driver

07:54 How we use Ansible Molecule and benefits

10:10 TL; DR

11:26 Question

# Presentation page

https://devconfcz2023.sched.com/event/18c43a49c3bbf9d6a5ff47ed111463da