Ansible For The Absolute Beginner - Hands-On - Devops

This course introduces Ansible to the absolute beginner in DevOps. Practice Ansible with coding exercises in browser.

What you'll learn
Beginner level introduction to Ansible
Automate provisioning and web server deployment
Build Ansible Inventory Files with Hands-on Exercises
Introduction to YAML and Hands-on Exercises
Build Ansible Inventory Files with Hands-on Exercises
Requirements
Basic Linux Administrator Skills
Good to have (Not Mandatory) access to a Linux System to setup Ansible to follow along
Description
his course introduces a beginner in DevOps to basic fundamentals of Ansible with easy to do hands-on exercises that you can practice right in the browser. The course introduces basic use cases of Ansible followed by an introduction to Ansible Inventory, Playbooks, Modules, Variables, Conditionals, Loops and Roles. Each lecture is accompanied by a set of coding exercises giving the user a hands-on experience in developing Ansible Playbooks.What is so special about THIS course?Lectures backed by animated slides makes it simple and easy to understand. This is the only course that provides Coding Exercises were you can practice Ansible Playbooks right in your browser.What is Ansible?Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy. Avoid writing scripts or custom code to deploy and update your applications— automate in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems.Legal Notice:Ansible® and Ansible Tower® are registered trademarks of Ansible, Inc. in the United States and other countries. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by Ansible, Inc.Who this course is for:System AdministratorsCloud Infrastructure EngineersAutomation EngineersAnyone who wants to learn to automate without coding

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Ansible Introduction and What to Expect

Lecture 3 Introduction to Ansible

Lecture 4 What is Configuration Management

Lecture 5 Use cases of Ansible

Lecture 6 Architecture

Lecture 7 Ansible installation

Section 2: Ansible Playbooks

Lecture 8 YAML files

Lecture 9 Ad-hoc commands

Lecture 10 Modules

Lecture 11 Modules

Lecture 12 Tasks

Lecture 13 Playbooks

Lecture 14 Playbooks

Section 3: Ansible Inventory

Lecture 15 Inventory/Host file

Lecture 16 Host groups

Lecture 17 Ansible Variables

Section 4: Ansible Roles

Lecture 18 Roles

Lecture 19 Directory structure of roles

Lecture 20 Directory structure of roles

Lecture 21 Templates

Lecture 22 Templates

Lecture 23 Handlers

Lecture 24 Handlers

Section 5: Conclusion

Lecture 25 Conclusion

What's in this course? This course introduces a beginner in DevOps to basic fundamentals of Ansible with easy to do hands-on exercises that you can practice right in the browser. The course introduces basic use cases of Ansible followed by an introduction to Ansible Inventory, Playbooks, Modules, Variables, Conditionals, Loops and Roles. Each lecture is accompanied by a set of coding exercises giving the user a hands-on experience in developing Ansible Playbooks