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# Ansible Support

> Run Ansible playbooks as env zero environments with native approval flows, PR plan triggers, drift detection, TTL policies, and scheduling alongside IaC tools.

[Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/) is an open-source automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It allows users to define their systems and infrastructure as code using simple, human-readable YAML files. Ansible now has first-class support in env zero.

## Ansible - How does it work

Deploy your playbooks as env zero environments, with all the benefits you know and love, like Approval Flow, Plan on Pull Request, Drift Detection, TTL, Scheduling, and a whole lot more!

To manage your Ansible deployments in env zero, you will need to create a new Ansible template, or run an environment directly from a VCS and choose the Ansible type:

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Read more [here](/guides/admin-guide/templates/ansible).