Learning Ansible

Ansible is a popular open-source tool that provides automation, configuration management, and orchestration all in one. In this course, instructor Greg Sowell introduces Ansible and explains the many reasons that system administrators and DevOps engineers choose to keep Ansible in their IT tool kit. Learn how to install Ansible in different environments and work with hosts, variables, inventories, and playbooks. Practice your new deployment and playbook writing skills with the exercise challenges at the end of each section. Along the way, Greg reviews various use cases and practical examples to highlight how Ansible can solve a variety of real-world problems more effectively and efficiently.

Learning objectives
Understand the basics of Ansible and its advantages.
Install Ansible in different environments.
Work with hosts, variables, inventories, and playbooks.
Use Ansible for system configuration management.
Create your own Ansible playbook.