Automating It Infrastructure With Ansible

Automating IT Infrastructure with Ansible

Beginner

46 Lessons

12h

Certificate of Completion

Learn Ansible from scratch or update an existing project? Automate your System Administrator's day-to-day tasks with the Ansible Open Source IT automation tool.

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This course includes

37 Playgrounds

37 Illustrations

This course includes

37 Playgrounds

37 Illustrations

Course Overview

In an era of IT environments, automation is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. Ansible, an open-source IT automation tool, has become a go-to solution for streamlining IT tasks. This comprehensive course aims to equip you with both fundamental and advanced Ansible knowledge. You'll start by installing Ansible, understanding its architecture, and diving into inventory management and playbook creation. Next, you'll explore variables, conditional statements, loops, handlers, roles, and collections. After th...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Devops

Filesystem

User Management

Networking And Services

Kubernetes Api Objects

Application Deployment

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of Ansible and its practical applications in IT automation

Proficiency in creating playbooks and managing Ansible inventory

Hands-on experience in task automation with Ansible

Capability to troubleshoot and resolve common issues in Ansible

Familiarity with Ansible's key components, including variables, loops, roles, and more

Course Content

1

Getting Started

Course Introduction

What Is Ansible?

Ansible Architecture Ansible Ad Hoc Commands Quiz: Getting Started

2

Ansible Language

Inventory Playbook Variables Facts Magic Variables Vault Conditional Loop Handler Role Collection Filters Template Plugin Quiz: Ansible Language Exercise: Ansible Language Solution: Ansible Language

3

Ansible for Linux

Testing Host Availability Printing Text or Variables in Ansible Editing a Text File Creating a Text File Executing Commands on the Target Node Quiz: Ansible for Linux Exercise: Ansible for Linux Solution: Ansible for Linux

4

Ansible Troubleshooting

Connection Failed Missing Module Parameter Syntax Error Syntax Verification Tools Quiz: Ansible Troubleshooting Exercise: Reading a File with Ansible Solution: Reading a File with Ansible Exercise: Fixing Errors in the Playbook Solution: Fixing Errors in the Playbook

5

Appendix: Ansible Installation

Ansible Packages Install Ansible on Fedora Install Ansible on Ubuntu Install Ansible on Windows Install Ansible on macOS Useful Ansible Links

6

Conclusion

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