Quick start for developers

This section shows how to get started with Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed as a developer.

Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed simplifies writing and managing infrastructure as code with intuitive automation and integrations, enabling fast, efficient coding. Developers can focus on applications, not infrastructure management, due to its simplified workflows.

After the organization administrators have set up Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed, automation developers can use the Ansible Lightspeed service to develop and use custom automation content.

Perform the following tasks to develop Ansible content:

  • Install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension
  • Develop Ansible content

Install and configuring Ansible VS Code extension
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To access Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed, all Ansible users must install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension in their VS Code editor. For the procedure, see Install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension.

Develop Ansible content
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After installing and configuring the Ansible VS Code extension, developers can create custom Ansible content.

You can perform the following tasks:

  • Start a free 90-day trial of Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed

    This is especially useful as you do not need a trial or paid subscription to IBM watsonx Code Assistant. After your 90-day trial expires, you must set up the cloud service or on-premise deployment to continue accessing the Ansible Lightspeed service.

  • Create single-task or multitask code recommendations

    You can generate single-task or multitask code recommendations for your task intent using the Ansible VS Code extension.

  • Create Ansible playbooks and view playbook explanations

    You can create Ansible playbooks and view explanations for new or existing playbooks by using the Ansible VS Code extension.

  • Create roles within a collection and view role explanations

    You can generate roles within collections using the Ansible VS Code extension and view explanations for existing roles.

Quick start for developers
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Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed simplifies writing and managing infrastructure as code with intuitive automation and integrations, enabling fast, efficient coding. Developers can focus on applications, not infrastructure management, due to its simplified workflows.

After the organization administrators have set up Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed, automation developers can use the Ansible Lightspeed service to develop and use custom automation content.

Perform the following tasks to develop Ansible content:

  • Install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension
  • Develop Ansible content

Installing and configuring Ansible VS Code extension
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To access Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed, all Ansible users must install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension in their VS Code editor. For the procedure, see Install and configure the Ansible VS Code extension.

Developing Ansible content
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After installing and configuring the Ansible VS Code extension, developers can create custom Ansible content.

You can perform the following tasks:

  • Start a free 90-day trial of Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed

    This is especially useful as you do not need a trial or paid subscription to IBM watsonx Code Assistant. After your 90-day trial expires, you must set up the cloud service or on-premise deployment to continue accessing the Ansible Lightspeed service.

  • Create single-task or multitask code recommendations

    You can generate single-task or multitask code recommendations for your task intent using the Ansible VS Code extension.

  • Create Ansible playbooks and view playbook explanations

    You can create Ansible playbooks and view explanations for new or existing playbooks by using the Ansible VS Code extension.

  • Create roles within a collection and view role explanations

    You can generate roles within collections using the Ansible VS Code extension and view explanations for existing roles.