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Ansible Automation Mastery: DevOps & Network Automation for 2024
What you will learn:
- Master Ansible's core concepts and architecture
- Configure Ansible on various platforms, including cloud environments
- Craft powerful ad-hoc commands and playbooks for efficient system management
- Leverage advanced techniques like custom modules, facts, and variables for complex automation
- Build dynamic inventory scripts for managing large-scale automation projects
- Integrate Ansible with popular cloud services like AWS and Google Cloud
- Automate Docker container deployment and management
- Implement robust error handling strategies
- Leverage code reuse techniques with Ansible Roles and Collections
- Secure your infrastructure with Ansible Vault for sensitive data management
- Interact with web services and APIs for seamless automation
- Gain hands-on experience through practical labs and real-world projects
- Master advanced techniques like templating for dynamic configuration generation
Description
Unlock the Power of Ansible: Master Automation & DevOps with Hands-On Projects
Are you ready to revolutionize your infrastructure management and become a true DevOps champion? This course equips you with the in-demand skills to automate your entire workflow, from basic configurations to advanced network automation, using Ansible.
Join us on this comprehensive journey where you'll learn:
Ansible Fundamentals: Explore Ansible's core concepts, architecture, and how it streamlines IT processes.
Hands-On Setup: Set up your Ansible environment and confidently configure it on various platforms, including cloud environments.
Ad-Hoc Command Mastery: Execute ad-hoc commands and craft powerful playbooks for seamless system management.
Advanced Techniques: Leverage custom modules, facts, variables, and dynamic inventories for sophisticated automation.
Real-World Projects: Apply your skills through practical labs and real-world projects that build your confidence.
Integrate with Docker & Kubernetes: Seamlessly manage containers and integrate with Kubernetes for comprehensive container orchestration.
Why Choose This Course?
- Comprehensive Coverage: From the ground up, this course covers everything you need to become an Ansible expert.
- Interactive Learning: Benefit from engaging video lectures, interactive demos, and quizzes to solidify your understanding.
- Expert Guidance: Learn from experienced professionals who share their insights and tips to accelerate your journey.
- Lifetime Access: Learn at your own pace and revisit the course anytime, anywhere.
Enroll now and unlock your full potential in automation!
Curriculum
Ansible Introduction
This section lays the foundation for your Ansible journey. You'll begin by getting a glimpse of Ansible's automation capabilities with a preview of its code files. Dive into a comprehensive overview of Ansible as a tool, exploring its architecture and uncovering the key benefits that make it a powerful choice for DevOps professionals. Understanding the reasons behind Ansible's popularity will set the stage for your exploration.
Ansible Environment Preparation & Installation
This section guides you through the essential steps of setting up your Ansible environment. You'll learn about the various installation methods, including using PIP and Python VirtualEnv, and master the process of configuring Ansible for optimal performance. You'll gain hands-on experience in installing and configuring Ansible on different platforms, ensuring your environment is ready for automation tasks.
Configure Ansible Engine and Ansible Clients
This section delves into the heart of Ansible's infrastructure setup. You'll learn how to establish connections between Ansible engines and clients, enabling you to manage remote systems effectively. The section covers setting up AWS, Google Cloud, and Digital Ocean nodes, ensuring you can confidently configure Ansible across popular cloud providers. You'll also gain insights into managing inventory files with groups and disabling host key checking for streamlined automation.
Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands
This section introduces you to the power of ad-hoc commands in Ansible. You'll grasp the syntax of these commands and explore their ability to execute tasks directly on remote clients. Learn how to transfer files between Ansible engines and clients, manage files and directories on remote systems, and effortlessly install packages on your target hosts. This section provides the essential groundwork for hands-on automation.
Ansible Facts, Modules & Variables
This section dives into the fundamental building blocks of Ansible automation. You'll gain a deep understanding of Ansible modules, the reusable components that perform specific tasks, and discover the power of Ansible Facts, which gather information about your systems. You'll explore the concept of variables, learn to create custom facts, and see how these elements work together to create dynamic and flexible automation scripts.
Ansible Inventories
This section empowers you to manage large-scale automation projects with confidence. You'll learn about Ansible Inventories, the mechanism for organizing and managing your remote hosts. Explore the creation of dynamic inventory scripts, which automatically generate lists of hosts from various sources like AWS, Google Cloud, and Digital Ocean. This section provides the skills to scale your automation projects efficiently.
Basic of Ansible Playbook
This section introduces the core concept of Ansible Playbooks, the powerful tool for orchestrating complex automation tasks. You'll understand the structure of Playbooks, learn how to write and execute them, and discover the fundamentals of managing multiple tasks in a structured manner. This section lays the groundwork for creating highly effective and reusable automation solutions.
Basic Concepts of Ansible PlayBooks
This section delves deeper into the intricacies of Ansible Playbooks. You'll learn how to incorporate logging and debugging statements for troubleshooting, leverage variables to make your Playbooks flexible, and effectively collect data from your systems. You'll explore the use of Set_Fact and Register for data management, understand how to perform arithmetic operations on variables, and master the power of filters and methods for data manipulation.
Ansible Tips and Tricks : Practical Demos
This section provides practical insights and tips to enhance your Ansible skills. You'll learn how to pause playbook execution using the Pause module, pass variables to Playbooks via command-line arguments, and decipher the distinction between ansible_hostname and inventory_hostname. You'll explore setting environment variables per task or play, discover how to execute tasks on specific hosts, and understand the difference between the Ansible command and the Shell module. Additionally, you'll learn to incorporate dates, times, and timestamps into your automation scripts and master the use of dry run and diff mode for testing and validation.
Operators and Conditional Statement in Ansible Playbook
This section empowers you to create intelligent and adaptable Playbooks. You'll learn how to use comparison operators to make decisions in your scripts, master membership operators for checking membership in lists and dictionaries, and leverage logical operators to combine conditions effectively. You'll also gain the ability to implement conditional statements using if, elif, and else constructs, adding dynamic logic to your Playbooks.
Handlers in Ansible
This section introduces you to Ansible Handlers, a powerful tool for managing post-task actions. You'll discover how to define Handlers, which execute specific actions after a particular task is completed. This section provides the ability to create sophisticated workflows that automatically trigger actions based on the outcome of your tasks.
Secure Your Infra : Ansible Vault
This section addresses the importance of security in automation. You'll learn about Ansible Vault, a secure mechanism for encrypting sensitive data within your Playbooks. You'll understand the purpose of Ansible Vault, master the process of encrypting and decrypting data using vault commands, and gain hands-on experience integrating Ansible Vault with your Playbooks for secure configuration management.
Loops in Ansible Playbook
This section introduces loops, a fundamental technique for iterating over data and performing tasks repeatedly. You'll learn how to implement loops using the 'with_items' directive and explore various types of loops, including loops over lists, dictionaries, and ranges. This section provides the foundation for automating repetitive tasks efficiently.
Tags in Ansible
This section dives into the concept of tags in Ansible, which allows for selective execution of tasks. You'll understand how to use tags to group tasks, run specific sets of tasks, and control the execution of your Playbooks with precision. This section empowers you to create more manageable and flexible automation workflows.
Ansible Playbooks For Linux : Practical Labs
This section provides a series of practical labs, showcasing the use of Ansible to manage Linux systems. You'll explore various modules and commands, including lineinfile, blockinfile, reboot, Git checkout, file transfer, service management, cron job scheduling, and template manipulation. These labs provide hands-on experience applying Ansible to real-world scenarios.
Error Handling in Ansible
This section focuses on robust error handling, a critical aspect of production-ready automation. You'll learn about the 'block' and 'rescue' directives, which allow you to gracefully handle errors and execute alternative tasks in case of failures. This section ensures your automation solutions are resilient and can recover from unexpected issues.
Working with include and import module in Ansible
This section explores the concept of code reuse in Ansible. You'll learn about the 'include' and 'import' modules, which allow you to break down large Playbooks into smaller, more manageable files. This section promotes modularity and maintainability, making your automation scripts easier to manage and scale.
Ansible Machine Specific Execution
This section dives into the techniques for executing tasks on specific machines. You'll learn about the 'local_action' module, which enables you to run tasks on the Ansible control node, and the 'delegate_to' module, which allows you to delegate task execution to a specific remote host. This section provides the ability to tailor your automation scripts for machine-specific actions.
Ansible Code Reuse - Ansible Roles and Collections
This section introduces advanced techniques for code reuse and organization. You'll learn about Ansible Galaxy, a platform for sharing and reusing Ansible Roles and Collections. You'll understand the concept of Ansible Roles, which encapsulate sets of tasks and variables, and how to download and utilize pre-built Roles from Galaxy for common automation needs. This section streamlines development by leveraging existing solutions and promoting code reusability.
Manage Remote Machine File System via Ansible
This section focuses on managing remote file systems using Ansible. You'll master various modules, including those for creating, deleting, and managing files and directories on remote hosts. You'll also learn how to create symbolic links and hard links, download files to remote machines, and extract archives on remote systems. This section equips you with the tools to manage remote file systems efficiently.
Concept of Template in Ansible
This section introduces the power of templating in Ansible. You'll learn how to create dynamic configurations using Jinja2 templates, allowing you to generate files based on variables and other data. You'll explore the use of templates for customizing applications, creating user-specific configurations, and dynamically generating system files. This section provides the ability to create flexible and adaptable configurations.
Interact with Web Service APIs using Ansible
This section empowers you to interact with web services and REST APIs using Ansible. You'll learn how to submit GET requests to API endpoints, handle token-based authentication for secure access to APIs, and automate interactions with web services for retrieving data or triggering actions. This section opens up a world of possibilities for integrating Ansible with external services.
Ansible with Docker Containers
This section explores the powerful combination of Ansible and Docker. You'll learn how to install Docker using Ansible, manage Docker containers, build Docker images, and configure networking and storage for your containerized applications. This section equips you with the skills to automate the deployment and management of Docker containers, enhancing your DevOps capabilities.