Embark on a comprehensive 3-hour 23-minute video course that takes you from zero to hero in Ansible. Master the fundamentals of this powerful automation tool, starting with an introduction to Ansible and its stateless nature. Explore project structures, secure SSH connections, and YAML essentials. Dive into handlers, variables, and environment configurations. Learn to implement conditionals, organize roles and tasks, and utilize Jinja2 templates for dynamic setups. Discover active-passive deployment strategies, error handling techniques, and secure data management with Ansible Vault. Apply your newfound skills in a practical website deployment project. Suitable for beginners and intermediate users alike, this course equips you with the knowledge to efficiently manage configurations, automate deployments, and streamline your infrastructure management processes.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction to Ansible: Get an overview of what Ansible is and why it's such a popular choice for automation tasks.
- Understanding Ansible's Stateless Nature: Learn why Ansible's stateless architecture is a key feature for managing infrastructure efficiently.
- Ansible Project Structure: Explore how Ansible organizes projects and the best practices for structuring your Ansible projects.
- Secure Connection with SSH Key Management: Dive into the details of setting up secure connections with SSH keys for managing remote hosts.
- YAML and Ansible: Understand YAML, the human-readable data serialization format, and its importance in Ansible playbooks.
- Ansible Handlers: Discover how handlers work in Ansible to manage services and configurations.
- Ansible Variables: Learn how to use variables in Ansible playbooks to make your configurations more dynamic and reusable.
- Ansible Environment Variables: Explore how to work with environment variables in Ansible for configuring different environments.
- Ansible Conditional: Master the use of conditionals in Ansible playbooks to control the flow of execution based on specific conditions.
- Ansible Roles and Tasks: Dive into Ansible roles and tasks to organize and modularize your configurations effectively.
- Jinja2 Templates: Learn how to use Jinja2 templating engine in Ansible to create dynamic configurations.
- Active-Passive Deployment Strategy with Ansible: Understand how to implement an active-passive deployment strategy using Ansible for high availability.
- Ansible Error Handling: Explore error handling techniques in Ansible to gracefully handle errors during playbook execution.
- Ansible Vault: Discover how to use Ansible Vault to encrypt sensitive data within your playbooks and roles.
- Ansible Project to Deploy Website: Finally, put everything you've learned into practice by deploying a website using Ansible.
Taught by
Rahul Wagh
