For years, Ansible has been a go-to choice for infrastructure automation. As Kubernetes adoption has skyrocketed, Ansible has continued to shine in the emerging container orchestration ecosystem.

Ansible fits naturally into a Kubernetes workflow, using YAML to describe the desired state of the world. Multiple projects, including the Automation Broker, are adapting Ansible for use behind specific APIs. This article will focus on a new technique, created through a joint effort by the Ansible core team and the developers of Automation Broker, that uses Ansible to create Operators with minimal effort.

An Operator is a Kubernetes controller that deploys and manages a service or application in a cluster. It automates human operation knowledge and best practices to keep services running and healthy.

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