Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 2

Overview

This course is designed to equip you with the skills needed to efficiently manage IT automation. In this course, you'll learn to work with playbooks through four meticulously crafted lessons. You'll learn to harness the power of variables and Ansible Vault for secure and dynamic configurations. You'll then learn to explore conditionals, enabling you to execute tasks based on specific criteria. Next, you'll gain proficiency in managing and modifying files using advanced modules and templates. Finally, you'll learn about the integration of roles and collections, and streamlining your automation processes. By the end of this module, you'll possess the expertise to implement Ansible playbooks with confidence.

Syllabus

Developing Flexible Playbooks

This module is all about deepening your knowledge about working with playbooks. And at the end of this module, you'll know enough about Ansible to start working with it. This module contains four lessons that explain all the knowledge that is required to use playbooks efficiently. To start with, you'll learn how to work with variables, facts, as well as Ansible Vault. Next, we'll explore conditionals which allows you to launch specific tasks only if specific conditions are true. Then, you'll learn how to manage and modify files using different models as well as templates. And finally, you'll learn how to use standard components in your playbooks using roles and collections.