Ansible Content Creator Role And Collection

Mastering Ansible Automation Roles and Collections Code Writing and Testing.

What you'll learn

Master Ansible Role and Collection Writing

Effective Testing with Molecule

Integration with CI/CD Pipelines

Optimization and Best Practices

Requirements

Basic Ansible Knowledge

Linux System Administration Skills

Text Editor Proficiency

Git Version Control Basics

Access to a Computer or Virtual Machine

Description

Unlock the power of Ansible by mastering the art of writing roles and collections, coupled with advanced testing using Molecule. In this comprehensive course, led by expert instructor Luca Berton, you will embark on a journey to enhance your Ansible skills and streamline your automation workflows.Course Highlights:Ansible Role and Collection Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of the key concepts behind writing efficient and reusable roles and collections. Explore best practices for organizing your automation code for maximum clarity and maintainability.Advanced Role Development Techniques: Dive deep into advanced techniques for role development, including parameterization, conditionals, and role dependencies. Learn how to create versatile roles that can adapt to diverse environments.Testing Strategies with Molecule: Elevate your Ansible development process by incorporating Molecule for testing. Discover how to create robust and automated test suites for your roles and collections, ensuring reliability and stability in your automation projects.Scenario-based Testing: Explore real-world scenarios and simulate different environments using Molecule. Learn how to create custom scenarios to test your roles and collections against various configurations, allowing you to catch potential issues before deployment.Integration with Continuous Integration (CI) Tools: Understand how to seamlessly integrate your Ansible roles and collections into popular CI/CD pipelines. Explore examples of using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions to automate testing and deployment processes.Best Practices and Optimization: Learn industry best practices for writing Ansible roles and collections efficiently. Discover optimization techniques to improve performance and reduce execution times in large-scale deployments.By the end of this course, you will not only have a comprehensive understanding of writing roles and collections but also possess the skills to rigorously test and validate your automation code using Molecule. Whether you are a beginner looking to master Ansible or an experienced user aiming to refine your skills, this course will empower you to take your automation projects to the next level.Enroll now and unlock the full potential of Ansible role and collection development with Molecule testing!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Ansible terminology - What is an Ansible Playbook?

Lecture 3 Ansible terminology - ansible vs ansible-core packages

Lecture 4 How to install Ansible in macOS

Lecture 5 How to install Ansible Lint in macOS

Lecture 6 How to install Ansible in Fedora 39

Lecture 7 How to install Ansible with PIP

Lecture 8 Execute command on the Ansible host - Ansible localhost

Section 2: Role and Collection Fundamentals

Lecture 9 How to Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Roles — ansible-galaxy and requirements

Lecture 10 Download and Use Ansible Galaxy Collection - ansible-galaxy and requirements.yml

Lecture 11 Configure Ansible for AWS - ansible collection amazon.aws

Lecture 12 Configure Ansible for VMware - ansible collection community.vmware

Lecture 13 Build & Run an Ansible Execution Environment - ansible-builder & ansible-runner

Section 3: Advanced Development Techniques

Lecture 14 Ansible Development with Visual Studio Code

Lecture 15 Ansible Content Creator With ansible-creator

Lecture 16 Creating Ansible Collection Using ansible-creator and VSCode Ansible Extension

Lecture 17 Creating a Custom Ansible Lookup Plugin in Python for retrieving API token

Lecture 18 Creating a Custom Ansible Lookup Plugin in Python for Reading a File

Section 4: Testing Strategies with Molecule and Scenario-based Testing

Lecture 19 Ansible Role and Collection Testing With Molecule

Lecture 20 Ansible Collection Role Testing with Molecule

Section 5: Best Practices and Optimization

Lecture 21 Ansible troubleshooting - macOS fork error

Lecture 22 Ansible troubleshooting - indentation error

Lecture 23 Ansible troubleshooting - undefined variable

Lecture 24 Ansible troubleshooting - invalid argument

Lecture 25 Ansible troubleshooting - missing module parameter

Lecture 26 Ansible collections - ansible.builtin vs ansible.legacy

Lecture 27 Leveraging Ansible Callback Plugins for Enhanced Performance

Lecture 28 Ansible troubleshooting - the "role not found" error

Lecture 29 Ansible troubleshooting - VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED! ansible_hostname

Section 6: Integration with Ansible Automation Hub and Continuous Integration (CI) Tools

Lecture 30 Automation Hub Installation

Lecture 31 Integrate Private Automation Hub with Automation Controller

Lecture 32 Crafting and Publishing Your Custom Ansible Collection on Automation Hub

Lecture 33 Profiling, Troubleshooting, and Optimizing Resources Ansible Automation Platform

Lecture 34 Executing Custom Lookup Plugins in the Ansible Automation Platform

Section 7: Thank You

Lecture 35 Thank You

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