How to automate Ansible reporting + deployment of the Datadog Agent
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How to automate Ansible reporting + deployment of the Datadog Agent


Summary

This article details how to automate Datadog agent installation on AWS EC2 instances using Ansible. It leverages Ansible's dynamic inventory capabilities to automatically discover instances based on AWS tags, then uses those tags to configure and install the Datadog agent without needing a static host list. This approach streamlines monitoring setup and scaling within an AWS environment.
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