Automation with Ansible Playbooks

1. Preview of the course: Automation using Ansible - Step by Step

Introduction: Preview of the course: Automation using Ansible - Step by Step

2. Introduction: Story before Ansible or Any other configuration Management tools

Introduction: Introduction: Story before Ansible or Any other configuration Management tools

3. Ansible Architecture

Introduction: Ansible Architecture

1. Ansible Installation and Configuration Part-1 (Installation)

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Ansible Installation and Configuration Part-1 (Installation)

2. Ansible Installation and Configuration Part-2 (Configuration)

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Ansible Installation and Configuration Part-2 (Configuration)

3. Ansible Directory Structures

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Ansible Directory Structures

4. How to disable host key checking?

Installing and Configuring Ansible: How to disable host key checking?

5. Inventory file with Groups and Group of Groups

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Inventory file with Groups and Group of Groups

6. Different locations of ansible.cfg file with priority

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Different locations of ansible.cfg file with priority

7. Review on Ansible Architecture

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Review on Ansible Architecture

8. Installing Ansible Engine on RHEL 8

Installing and Configuring Ansible: Installing Ansible Engine on RHEL 8

1. Introduction to Ad-hoc commands | Basic syntax for Ansible Ad-hoc commands

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Introduction to Ad-hoc commands | Basic syntax for Ansible Ad-hoc commands

2. How Ansible Works? (Executing Ad-hoc commands or Playbooks)

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: How Ansible Works? (Executing Ad-hoc commands or Playbooks)

3. Transfer a file from Ansible Engine to Nodes using copy module

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Transfer a file from Ansible Engine to Nodes using copy module

4. Download a file from Ansible Managed Nodes to Ansible Engine

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Download a file from Ansible Managed Nodes to Ansible Engine

5. Create or Delete a file or directory on Managed Nodes

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Create or Delete a file or directory on Managed Nodes

6. List of different modules to work with files

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: List of different modules to work with files

7. Install a package like git, httpd, mysql, git on Linux Systems using yum module

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Install a package like git, httpd, mysql, git on Linux Systems using yum module

8. Command Module

Ansible Ad-hoc commands: Command Module

1. Introduction to Ansible Facts

Ansible Facts and Variables: Introduction to Ansible Facts

2. How to create and work with custom facts?

Ansible Facts and Variables: How to create and work with custom facts?

1. Inventory Types and Working with AWS EC2 Dynamic Inventory Script

Ansible Inventories (Static and Dynamic Inventories): Inventory Types and Working with AWS EC2 Dynamic Inventory Script

2. Simple Custom Dynamic Inventory Script creation

Ansible Inventories (Static and Dynamic Inventories): Simple Custom Dynamic Inventory Script creation

1. Working with managed nodes using raw module

How to work with Managed nodes if managed nodes are not installed with Python: Working with managed nodes using raw module

1. Working with Managed Nodes using a Password | Password Authentication

Password Authentication setup and explanation: Working with Managed Nodes using a Password | Password Authentication

2. Executing Ansible tasks with default and different users on Managed Nodes

Password Authentication setup and explanation: Executing Ansible tasks with default and different users on Managed Nodes

1. Basic introduction to Ansible variables

Ansible Variables: Basic introduction to Ansible variables

1. Introduction to Playbooks with task and play concepts

Introduction to Ansible Playbooks: Introduction to Playbooks with task and play concepts

2. Writing Simple Playbooks for basic understanding

Introduction to Ansible Playbooks: Writing Simple Playbooks for basic understanding

3. Basic Key Points to run Ansible Playbooks

Introduction to Ansible Playbooks: Basic Key Points to run Ansible Playbooks

1. Print any message (ex: welcome to Playbooks) using playbook?

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Print any message (ex: welcome to Playbooks) using playbook?

2. Variable and data types

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Variable and data types

3. Data Structures/ Data Collections

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Data Structures/ Data Collections

4. Simple playbook to understand the usage of register and set_fact

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Simple playbook to understand the usage of register and set_fact

5. How to read a variable and print using ansible playbook?

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): How to read a variable and print using ansible playbook?

6. How to read a variable from yaml/json file?

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): How to read a variable from yaml/json file?

7. Working with command line arguments

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Working with command line arguments

8. Working with Gather facts variables or setup module variables

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Working with Gather facts variables or setup module variables

9. Working with inventory_hostname and hostvars variables

Basic concepts to write Playbooks (Working with different variables): Working with inventory_hostname and hostvars variables

1. Installing and using Visual Studio Code Editor for Ansible Playbooks

Visual Studio Code Editor for Ansible Playbooks: Installing and using Visual Studio Code Editor for Ansible Playbooks

1. Arithmetic operators on numbers

Operations on strings and numbers using Playbooks (Filters and Methods): Arithmetic operators on numbers

2. Simple practice on Arithmetic Operators

Operations on strings and numbers using Playbooks (Filters and Methods): Simple practice on Arithmetic Operators

3. Filters and Methods of Ansible Playbooks

Operations on strings and numbers using Playbooks (Filters and Methods): Filters and Methods of Ansible Playbooks

1. Comparison operators

Operators to work with tasks: Comparison operators

2. Membership operators and Test Operators

Operators to work with tasks: Membership operators and Test Operators

3. Logical operators

Operators to work with tasks: Logical operators

1. Settings for Ubuntu server to consider it as a Managed Node

Conditional Statements: Settings for Ubuntu server to consider it as a Managed Node

2. How to use when conditional statement? (Explanation with simple playbook)

Conditional Statements: How to use when conditional statement? (Explanation with simple playbook)

3. Inline conditional statement

Conditional Statements: Inline conditional statement

1. Basic usage of Handlers

Introduction to handlers: Basic usage of Handlers

1. Introduction to loops

Loops: Introduction to loops

1. Working with tags and skip tags

Tags: Working with tags and skip tags

1. Error Handling part 1

Error Handling (ignore_errors,failed_whenblock, rescue and always): Error Handling part 1

2. Error Handling with block and rescue part 2

Error Handling (ignore_errors,failed_whenblock, rescue and always): Error Handling with block and rescue part 2

1. Reusable tasks with import and include

Ansible reusable concepts with: import_tasks,include_tasks: Reusable tasks with import and include

1. Usage of local_action and delegate_to

loacal_action vs delegate_to: Usage of local_action and delegate_to

1. Java and Tomcat installation and configuration using template module

Tomcat Installation and Configuration using Playbook: Java and Tomcat installation and configuration using template module

1. Introduction to template module with variables

Template module: Introduction to template module with variables

2. Template variables, conditional statements and loops

Template module: Template variables, conditional statements and loops

1. Ansible Environment setup for AWS Provisioning

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Ansible Environment setup for AWS Provisioning

2. Launch EC2 Instances with multiple security groups and Tags

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Launch EC2 Instances with multiple security groups and Tags

3. Simple playbooks to start stop and terminate ec2 instances

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Simple playbooks to start stop and terminate ec2 instances

4. Single playbook to start stop and terminate Instance

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Single playbook to start stop and terminate Instance

5. EC2 Tags help to start, stop and terminate instances

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: EC2 Tags help to start, stop and terminate instances

6. Cleanup Tag-less EC2 Instances using Playbooks

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Cleanup Tag-less EC2 Instances using Playbooks

7. Generate CSV Reports using ansible Playbooks for ec2 Instances

AWS Provisioning Using Ansible: Generate CSV Reports using ansible Playbooks for ec2 Instances

1. Ansible-Vault

Ansible Vault to Protect Ansible Playbooks with Encryption: Ansible-Vault

1. Converting a playbook into to Ansible Roles

Ansible-Roles: Converting a playbook into to Ansible Roles