Ansible - can it schedule package updates from git to the server and restart the target application?

Question

linux

Good evening!
Can Ansible work on a schedule - at a certain time, install package updates from git on the server, and restart the application that has been updated?
What is the best use for this? I know that Jenkins can do this on schedule (in terms of git), but I would also like to restart the application on separate servers, and somehow report that the application has risen after a reboot and update.

Answer 1

Updates should be explicit and scheduled, not timed automatic.
But if you want, then cron + ansible can solve your problem.
And it is better not by the timer, but by the calculation event. It is possible through CI, it is possible through your tiny script on an event from the repository.

Answer 2

just jenkins can do all this and there is no need to raise idiocy on ansible

Answer 3

In general, the correct option is https://www.ansible.com/tower , but Jenkins can be used to save money.