Configuration Management Using Ansible
Beginner
32 Lessons
4h
Certificate of Completion
Takeaway Skills
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
Course Overview
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 orchestr...Show More
Course Content
Getting Started
What Is Configuration Management?
Basics of Ansible
Major Concepts in Ansible
Ansible Variables and Other Elements
Manage Configuration with Ansible
Project
Wrap Up
1 Lesson
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