Ansible Fundamentals

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Chris Behrens

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1. Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:32

02. Introduction to Ansible

01. Overview.mp4

01:32

02. Defining Configuration Management.mp4

00:58

03. Introducing Ansible.mp4

04:00

04. Ansible Basic Architecture.mp4

04:00

05. Ansibles Competitors.mp4

00:37

06. Understanding Infrastructure as Code.mp4

00:56

07. Understanding YAML.mp4

02:47

08. Demo - Exploring the Ansible Environment.mp4

05:44

09. Demo - Exploring the Ansible Inventory.mp4

05:52

10. Demo - Testing Node Connectivity.mp4

05:53

11. Summary.mp4

01:24

3. Setting up Ansible

1. Overview.mp4

00:29

2. Ansible Architecture.mp4

04:44

3. Installing Ansible.mp4

02:22

4. Ansible Distributions.mp4

02:43

5. Ansible Project Structure.mp4

05:57

6. Demo - Installing Ansible.mp4

04:05

7. Demo - Configuring Ansible.mp4

03:48

8. Summary.mp4

01:09

04. Ansible Playbooks and Modules

01. Overview.mp4

00:29

02. Ansible Playbooks.mp4

05:55

03. Ansible Modules.mp4

01:15

04. Modules vs. Plugins.mp4

01:43

05. Ansible Plugin Example Use Case.mp4

01:39

06. Ansible Galaxy.mp4

02:00

07. Ansible Collections vs. Roles.mp4

02:44

08. Running Ansible Playbooks.mp4

01:23

09. About Tags.mp4

01:21

10. Ansible CLI Examples.mp4

01:11

11. About Privilege Escalation.mp4

01:14

12. Demo - Troubleshooting the Inventory.mp4

04:00

13. Demo - Analyzing a Playbook.mp4

05:45

14. Demo - Running a Playbook.mp4

05:53

15. Demo - Refactoring a Playbook.mp4

01:32

16. Summary.mp4

01:10

05. Ansible Inventories and Variables

01. Overview.mp4

00:33

02. Ansible Inventory.mp4

02:40

03. Ansible Variables.mp4

01:18

04. Host and Group Variables.mp4

03:24

05. Variable Precedence.mp4

01:21

06. Demo - Variables in Inventory.mp4

04:11

07. Demo - Variables in a Playbook.mp4

03:11

08. Demo - Variable Files.mp4

02:03

09. Demo - Researching Modules.mp4

01:46

10. Summary.mp4

01:13

6. Ansible Roles and Templates

1. Overview.mp4

00:22

2. Ansible Roles.mp4

00:51

3. Role Directory Structure.mp4

03:37

4. Jinja and Ansible Templates.mp4

02:24

5. Demo - Finding Roles at Ansible Galaxy.mp4

04:19

6. Demo - Inspecting an Ansible Role.mp4

03:17

7. Demo - Inspecting Jinja2 Templates.mp4

03:34

8. Demo - Deploying a Role.mp4

02:47

9. Summary.mp4

01:17

07. Ansible Best Practices and Troubleshooting

01. Overview.mp4

00:31

02. Ansible Best Practices.mp4

02:52

03. Role Directory Structure, Revisited.mp4

02:02

04. Troubleshooting Ansible.mp4

02:08

05. Ansible Debugging - Examples.mp4

01:00

06. Privilege Escalation, Revisited.mp4

01:05

07. Leveraging Ansible Vault.mp4

01:44

08. Demo - Debugging Ansible Modules Part 1.mp4

01:31

09. Demo - Debugging Ansible Modules Part 2.mp4

01:48

10. Demo - Examining Debug Output.mp4

02:07

11. Summary.mp4

00:43

Description

This course will teach you how to automate the configuration of systems, deployment of software, and orchestration of more complex IT tasks, ultimately enabling you to manage complex, multi-tier IT infrastructure with ease and efficiency.

What You'll Learn?

Managing IT systems manually can be time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to standardize. Automation is the solution to these challenges, and Ansible is a leading tool in this domain. In this course, Ansible Fundamentals, you’ll learn to automate your IT infrastructure, thereby enhancing efficiency and reducing errors.

First, you’ll explore the foundations of Ansible, its architecture, and components, paving the way for you to set up your own Ansible environment. Next, you’ll dive into Ansible's core elements - playbooks and modules, empowering you to automate a vast array of system administration tasks. Finally, you’ll understand how to manage inventories, utilize variables for customization, and delve into advanced topics like roles and templates.

By the end of this course, you’ll have gained the knowledge and skills needed to use Ansible effectively, equipping you to automate and manage your IT infrastructure with increased proficiency and reliability.

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