Introduction to Ansible

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Genre: Development / Programming

Ansible afficionado Michelle Perz helps you "ansibilize" your IT environment in this fast paced and thorough overview of how to install and configure Ansible. Geared toward those with basic Linux and system admin skills, this video takes you through initial installation and setup to more complex playbooks and roles.

The course covers common use cases for Ansible (orchestration, app deployment, and configuration management) by demonstrating best practices as well as a selection of commonly-used modules. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Learn the fundamentals of setting-up and configuring Ansible

Pick up YAML, the file format for writing playbooks (Ansible's configuration management scripts)

Understand how roles are used to simplify and reuse playbooks

Explore playbook functions, modules, ad hoc commands, variables, loops, blocks, and more

Review include statements, role directory structure, and role dependencies

Understand privilege escalation, delegation, error handling, check mode, and playbook debugging

Learn about Windows Support and EC2 Dynamic Inventory