Install Ansible on Windows, Linux, and MacOS

📦 Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or later (except on Windows where WSL is recommended)
• Administrator or sudo privileges
• Internet connection

🪟 Windows (via WSL)

Ansible is not natively supported on Windows. Use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

1. Enable WSL

wsl --install

:::info Restart your computer if prompted. :::

1. Install a Linux distribution
2. Open Microsoft Store and install Ubuntu (or another preferred distro).
3. Launch Ubuntu from Start Menu
4. Update packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

1. Install Ansible

sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
sudo apt install ansible -y

1. Verify installation

ansible --version

🐧 Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

1. Update system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

1. Install Ansible

sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
sudo apt install ansible -y

1. Verify installation

ansible --version

🍎 macOS

1. Install Homebrew (if not already installed)

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

1. Install Ansible

brew install ansible

1. Verify installation

ansible --version

✅ Post-Installation Tips

• Create an inventory file: /etc/ansible/hosts or a custom one.
• Test with:

ansible all -m ping -i your_inventory_file