Enroll, a tool to reverse-engineer servers into Ansible config mgmt
Happy new year folks! This tool was born out of a situation where I had 'inherited' a bunch of servers that were not under any form of config management. Oh, the horror... Enroll 'harvests' system information such as what packages are installed, what services are running, what files have 'differed' from their out-of-the-box defaults, and what other custom snowflake data might exist. The harvest state data can be kept as its own sort of SBOM, but also can be converted in a mere second or two into fully-functional Ansible roles/playbooks/inventory. It can be run remotely over SSH or…
Enroll, a tool to reverse-engineer servers into Ansible config mgmt launched on January 1, 2026 with 265 votes, #98 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Enroll is a tool that reverse-engineers unmanaged servers into Ansible configuration management code. It harvests system information including installed packages, running services, modified files, and custom configurations, then converts this data into functional Ansible roles, playbooks, and inventory files within seconds. The tool supports Debian and Red Hat-like systems, runs remotely over SSH or locally, and includes a diff mode to detect configuration drift over time. It is designed for system administrators who need to bring legacy servers under configuration management.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Happy new year folks! This tool was born out of a situation where I had 'inherited' a bunch of servers that were not under any form of config management. Oh, the horror... Enroll 'harvests' system information such as what packages are installed, what services are running, what files have 'differed' from their…
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