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Configuration Management Using Ansible
Gain insights into Ansible's core features like inventory, playbooks, and roles. Delve into writing playbooks, using Jinja2, and organize tasks for efficient, stable IT infrastructure management.
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32 Lessons
2 Projects
4h
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- An understanding of Ansible and its application to managing configuration for remote hosts
- Familiarity with Ansible architecture, including playbooks, inventory, modules, and plugins
- Working knowledge of installing NGINX with Ansible, including writing playbooks, working with tasks and handlers, and defining roles
- Familiarity with variables, loops, conditionals statements, and Jinja2 templating in Ansible
- Hands-on experience with creating inventory files, variables, roles, writing playbooks, and working with handlers using Jinja2 templating in Ansible
Learning Roadmap
2.
What Is Configuration Management?
What Is Configuration Management?
Grasp the fundamentals of automated system configurations, idempotency, and key configuration management tools.
3.
Basics of Ansible
Basics of Ansible
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Examine Ansible's fundamentals, setup, configuration, and efficient management of infrastructure.
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Major Concepts in Ansible
Major Concepts in Ansible
9 Lessons
9 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of YAML, Ansible modules, tasks, playbooks, handlers, and roles for effective automation.
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Ansible Variables and Other Elements
Ansible Variables and Other Elements
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Deepen your knowledge of Ansible variables, loops, conditionals, and Jinja2 templating for dynamic configurations.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
Configuration management plays a pivotal role in maintaining a stable and organized IT infrastructure by enabling the systematic gathering of information from remote hosts, facilitating server provisioning, and streamlining application upgrades or deployments.
You will learn the core features of Ansible, such as inventory, variables, playbooks, roles, and handlers, which serve as the building blocks for configuration management. You will learn how to write playbooks that define and execute complex orchestration tasks with ease. Next, you’ll learn how to use roles to maintain consistency across configuration management projects and how to harness the power of Jinja2 to apply logic and control structures and generate configuration files dynamically.
After completing this course, you will be equipped with the necessary skills for customizing configurations, organizing automation tasks efficiently, and maintaining a desired state for your infrastructure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kayode Sakeye
I am a DevOps Engineer who is acquainted with Information Technology and the Digital Economy. I am more passionate about Automated Infrastructure and Systems Administration. I enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others understand DevOps concepts.
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