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Ansible Zero to Hero

Day 1: Introduction to Ansible and Getting Started

  • Overview of Ansible: What is Ansible, its advantages, and why use it?
  • Comparison with Shell and Python scripting for automation.
  • Installing Ansible on different platforms.
  • IDE(VS Code) and Plugin configuration.

Day 2: Ansible Adhoc Commands

  • Passwordless Authentication
  • Ansible Inventory
  • Understanding Adhoc commands and their usage.
  • Examples of common Adhoc commands for system management tasks.
  • Exploring the power of Adhoc commands for quick tasks.

Day 3: Writing Your First Ansible Playbook

  • Understanding YAML basics and Ansible playbook structure.
  • Introduction to Ansible structure: Playbook, Play, Modules, Tasks and Collections.
  • Hands-on: Writing a playbook to install apache2 and deploy a static app on aws.

Day 4: Understanding Ansible Roles

  • What are Ansible roles and why use them?
  • Exploring the folder structure of Ansible roles.
  • Comparing roles with playbooks and understanding their advantages.
  • Hands-on: Creating a simple role and using it in a playbook.

Day 5: Deep Dive into Ansible Roles with Demo

  • Ansible Galaxy - Exploring pre-built Ansible roles.
  • Ansible Galaxy - Importing and Installing roles.
  • DEMO: Advanced usage of Ansible roles with a practical example project.
  • Best practices for organizing roles and playbook structure.

Day 6: Ansible Variables and Precedence

  • Create AWS Resources using Ansible (Collections)
  • Understanding Ansible variables and their scope with an example
  • Jinja2 Templating - Utilizing advanced templating features
  • Variable precedence: How Ansible resolves conflicts between different variable sources.
  • Hands-on: Using variables in playbooks and roles.

Day 7: Ansible Conditionals and Loops

  • Using conditionals in Ansible to control task execution.
  • Implementing loops for repetitive tasks.
  • Practical examples of conditionals and loops in playbooks.

Day 8: Error Handling in Ansible

  • Dealing with errors and failures in Ansible playbooks.
  • Error handling techniques and best practices.
  • Demonstrating error handling in practical scenarios.

Day 9: Ansible Vault for Security

  • Understanding Ansible Vault and its role in securing sensitive data.
  • Encrypting and decrypting files using Ansible Vault.
  • Best practices for managing secrets and sensitive data in Ansible.

Day 10: Policy as Code

Day 11: Network Automation using Ansible

Day 12: Ansible Tower Deep Dive

  • Understanding Ansible Tower
  • Comparision with Ansible command line and adhoc commands
  • RBAC and Security with Ansible Tower

Day 13: Advanced Ansible Project

  • Terraform + Ansible Project

Day 14: Ansible Interview Questions