Getting Started with Ansible

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Wes Higbee

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getting-started-ansible.zip

Module 1 - Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:50

Module 2 - Ad Hoc Configuration with Idempotent Modules

01. Configuring an Explosion of Devices.mp4

03:32

02. Using the git config Command to Manually Configure User Name and Email.mp4

06:48

03. A Repeatable Script to Automatically Configure Git with user.name and user.email.mp4

10:12

04. git config --add Is Not Idempotent Because It Duplicates Config.mp4

09:16

05. Desired State Reconciliation and the Power of Ansible.mp4

08:02

06. Installing Ansible and the Installation Guide Docs.mp4

05:28

07. Updating Ansible via pip or Otherwise.mp4

03:05

08. Leverage the Porting Guides.mp4

01:35

09. Know How to Know What You Need to Know as You Go.mp4

01:32

10. Why Installs and Even Updates Are Easy - Control Node Architecture.mp4

04:41

11. The Ansible Ad-hoc Command.mp4

07:50

12. Disseminating a .gitconfig with Ansible Ad-hoc and the Copy Module.mp4

06:14

13. Understanding Idempotence with the Copy Module.mp4

02:41

14. How Ansible's Copy Module Handles Drift Thanks to Idempotence.mp4

02:38

15. The --check Flag Simply Checks if Changes Would Be Made.mp4

03:04

16. The --diff Flag Shows What Will Change or Did Change.mp4

04:01

Module 3 - Declaring Desired State with Playbooks

01. Ansible Is a Framework for Idempotent Commands.mp4

01:31

02. How About Just Scripting Multiple Ad-hoc Calls.mp4

02:29

03. Morphing Ad-hoc Calls or Scripted Ad-hoc Calls into Ansible Playbooks.mp4

08:29

04. docker Is to docker-compose What ansible Is to ansible-playbook.mp4

01:28

05. What a Script of Ad-hoc Ansible Calls Looks Like.mp4

03:58

06. Writing a First Playbook to Ensure Our .gitconfig Is Setup.mp4

07:30

07. Running ansible-playbook for the First Time.mp4

03:09

08. Testing ansible-playbook by Removing and Restoring Our .gitconfig.mp4

02:08

09. Increasing ansible-playbook Output Verbosity.mp4

05:15

10. I Cannot Emphasize Enough the Value of Versioning Playbooks with Git.mp4

01:51

11. Adding a Second Play with Two Tasks.mp4

05:17

12. What Happens When We Have a Syntax Error in a Playbook.mp4

02:05

Module 4 - Configuring Multiple Hosts

01. What Is Inventory.mp4

01:50

02. Creating Test VMs with Vagrant.mp4

02:47

03. Perusing My Inventory Directory Example and a Bit About ansible-config list and INVENTORY_IGNORE_EXTS.mp4

04:30

04. VMs Are Operational with No Git Configuration.mp4

00:48

05. Groups and Hosts and Ansible Ad-hoc with Multiple Hosts.mp4

06:43

06. Walking through the Playbook We Will Run against All VM Hosts.mp4

08:28

07. Running Our Playbook against Multiple VMs to Install and Configure Git.mp4

06:43

08. Destroying and Recreating Is Scalable and Reproducible.mp4

02:40

09. Configuring Ansible with ansible.cfg.mp4

02:21

10. Summarizing Inventory with ansible-inventory --graph and with --vars.mp4

05:12

11. Drilling into How Inventory Can Be Represented including with Static INI Files and Inventory Scripts.mp4

05:52

12. Troubleshooting Inventory Scripts by Running Them Independently before Plugging Them into Ansible.mp4

01:42

13. Ansible Uses Inventory Plugins to Provide Inventory in Any Number of Formats including Static and Dynamic.mp4

07:19

Module 5 - Productively Learning and Using Ansible

1. Learn Just What You Need to Be Productive.mp4

02:23

2. ansible-doc --help Is a Launching Point for Learning.mp4

04:03

3. Perusing Ansible's Source Code to Learn About Ansible and Discovering the git_config Module.mp4

04:50

4. Finding Nuanced Examples Specific to Your Use Case.mp4

01:49

5. Using Our Newfound git config Module.mp4

06:13

6. Learning from Extending Your IDE.mp4

03:44

7. I Can Not Emphasize the Value of Command Line Completion.mp4

01:26

8. The Ansible Console REPL.mp4

04:47

9. Don't Feel Bad About Evolving Your Usage and Understanding of Ansible.mp4

02:36

Module 6 - Alternatives to SSH for Connecting to Hosts

1. Perusing the Connection Plugins.mp4

03:38

2. Visualizing Connection Plugins, Specifically the Docker Connection Plugin.mp4

04:38

3. ansible-doc -t connection docker.mp4

00:39

4. Creating Three Background Containers with a Playbook.mp4

07:10

5. Using ansible-console to Quickly Inspect Our Newly Created Containers.mp4

02:37

6. Configuring git in Our Three Containers.mp4

02:42

7. Force Killing and Destroying Our Containers at Mock Speed with state=absent and force_kill=yes docker_container Module Parameters.mp4

02:30

8. Making and Testing a Hypothesis About Ansible Using docker container exec.mp4

04:15

9. ansible-pull Is yet Another Connection Approach.mp4

02:00

Module 7 - Exploiting Roles and Collections with ansible-galaxy

01. Roles and Collections Are High Level Compositions of Low Level Blocks.mp4

04:00

02. galaxy.ansible.com.mp4

00:59

03. Finding Content on Ansible Galaxy.mp4

01:46

04. First Look at the ansible-galaxy Command and its Role and Collection Actions.mp4

04:18

05. Listing Installed Roles and an Aside to Learn About keep_remote_files.mp4

02:33

06. ansible-galaxy's role install and remove Actions.mp4

03:32

07. Installing a Role and Finding Role Docs Online.mp4

05:17

08. Know What a Role Does before Using It for Security's Sake and, to Know What It Will Do.mp4

06:36

09. Exploiting Containers to Quickly Test Past ansible-galaxy Versions.mp4

03:26

10. Safety Meets Sanity - Testing a Role in an Isolated, Freshly Created Container.mp4

06:18

Description

What if you could specify WHAT a system should look like and another tool took care of making that possible so you don't need to know HOW it works and can focus on WHAT outcome is desired. That's what Ansible can do for you!

What You'll Learn?

Ansible is a popular choice for IT automation because it allows you to concisely specify a desired state and then it does the heavy lifting to make that state a reality. In this course, Getting Started with Ansible, you will learn foundational knowledge to quickly and reliably configure just about anything with Ansible. First, you will learn how to install Ansible and use the ansible Ad-hoc command line tool to execute one-off modules in Ansible to configure single aspects of a system like ensuring a line exists in a file, or an application is installed. Playbooks will be composed of modules to build up larger configurations all stored in simple file(s) that pass through ansible-playbook. Then, you'll see how to use inventories to configure multiple machines including a full fledged VM learning lab that you then use Ansible to configure. Next, you'll explore how to learn what you need to know, when you need to know it. Later, you'll see how to swap out Ansible's default usage of SSH via connection plugins to connect to different environments such as Windows machines and docker containers. And how the ansible-pull command inverts Ansible's default push model. Finally, you'll discover reuse with Ansible Galaxy and corresponding ansible-galaxy command via both Roles and Collections. By the end of this course you'll be prepared to move beyond manually configuring applications, servers, networks, etc. Beyond writing confusing scripts. To spending your time on more valuable endeavors.

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Wes Higbee is passionate about helping companies achieve remarkable results with technology and software. He’s had extensive experience developing software and working with teams to improve how software is developed to meet business objectives. Wes launched Full City Tech to leverage his expertise to help companies delight customers. Although his primary focus is on outcomes, implementation often includes technical competency. Wes frequently speaks about impactful aspects of software development including effective automated testing, database delivery automation, distributed version control, refactoring, aesthetics of code, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. He speaks professionally to help organizations improve and volunteers at user groups, code camps, and community organizations. He’s a Pluralsight author. He writes extensively about both technical and non-technical aspects of software development. His written work includes articles featured on VeraSage, MSDN Magazine, InfoQ, and JetBrain’s TeamCity Blog. He’s been interviewed on The Businessology Show and Art of Value about how important value is in software development. And, he occasionally gets highly technical in a shared screencast or webinar.

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