ansible-dk ☆

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Description:
Omnibus-based toolkit for working on Ansible-based infrastructure code

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.2.0,3@0 | Tracked Since: Aug 5, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 85 | Forks: 8 | Language: Ruby | Category: Devops

Tags: ansible devops infrastructure-as-code testing ruby automation

Install: brew install --cask ansible-dk

About:
Ansible DK is an omnibus-based toolkit that bundles all necessary dependencies for developing and testing Ansible playbooks, roles, and infrastructure code. It provides a consistent, isolated development environment with pre-installed tools like Ansible, Test Kitchen, serverspec, and foodcritic. The main value proposition is eliminating dependency conflicts and setup time for Ansible development workflows.

Key Features:

Bundles Ansible and essential testing tools in a single package
Provides isolated, consistent development environment for infrastructure code
Includes Test Kitchen integration for infrastructure testing
Pre-configured with serverspec and foodcritic for validation
Omnibus packaging ensures dependency management and version consistency

Use Cases:

Developing and testing Ansible playbooks and roles in isolated environments
CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure-as-code validation and testing
Onboarding new team members with pre-configured Ansible development setups

Alternatives:

Vagrant – More general virtualization/provisioning tool, while ansible-dk is specifically tailored for Ansible development with bundled testing tools
Docker-based Ansible images – Containerized approach vs ansible-dk's omnibus packaging, with different dependency management strategies

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	1.2.0,3	0	VERSION_BUMP	7275aaba
Sep 27, 2022 11:02pm	1.2.0,3	0	VERSION_BUMP	ac14d411