Automation with Ansible Playbooks

Using Ansible to automate local and cloud configuration management tasks with Playbooks

Learn

Understand how to work with managed nodes if managed nodes are not installed with Python
Delve into the implementation of Ansible Playbooks from the basic level to the advanced level
Understand the block module and its usage
Understand how to set up password authentication
Perform Ansible installation and configuration

About

This course is designed to get you hands-on with using Ansible for automating local and cloud configuration management tasks with Playbooks.

You’ll be guided through working with managed nodes. Moving ahead, the course will get you hands-on with setting up password authentication. As you approach the concluding sections, you’ll even get to grips with transferring a file from Ansible Engine to nodes using the copy module.

By the end of this course, you will be well-versed with the essential concepts, along with having the skills you need to automate tasks effectively using Ansible.

All the codes and supporting files for this course will be available at- https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Automation-with-Ansible-Playbooks-

Features

Gain access to a preview of the course: Automation using Ansible - Step by Step
Explore different locations of an ansible.cfg file
Transfer a file from Ansible Engine to nodes using the copy module