Ansible Basics Online Course

Ansible Basics Online Course

Unlock the power of automation with this comprehensive Ansible course. Begin with core concepts, environment setup, and foundational commands, then progress to installing packages, managing users, and configuring services. Explore advanced topics like hosts, tasks, variables, handlers, templating, and control flow to create dynamic automation scripts. Master roles to modularize and scale configurations, and apply your knowledge through hands-on projects, including NGINX setup, NFS architecture management, and role-based restructuring. By the end, you’ll be confident in automating and managing IT infrastructure with Ansible.

Who should take this Course?

The Ansible Basics Online Course is ideal for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who want to automate configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure provisioning. It is also suitable for beginners in automation, cloud professionals, and students looking to gain hands-on experience with Ansible’s simple, agentless architecture to streamline IT operations and improve efficiency.

What you will learn

• Set up and configure Ansible for IT automation
• Execute basic and advanced Ansible commands
• Manage users, services, and packages efficiently
• Utilize Ansible roles to streamline configurations
• Implement and manage NFS architecture

Course Outline 

Introduction and Setup

• Overview
• Creating the Environment
• Setting Up Ansible
• Simple Commands Using Ansible

Basic Operations

• Installing Packages
• Installing Packages Part 2
• Managing Users
• Managing Services
• Running Commands

Core Concepts

• Hosts
• Tasks
• Variables
• Variables Part 2
• Handlers
• Templating
• Templating Part 2
• Loops
• Control Flow

Working with Roles

• Getting Started with Roles
• Roles and Tasks
• Roles and Handlers
• Roles and Control Flow
• Roles and Templating
• Roles and Files

Static Site Deployment

• Requirements for Static Site Deployment
• Setting Up NGINX
• Templating the NGINX Configuration
• Creating a Static Site Role

Network File System (NFS) Setup

• Planning the NFS Architecture
• Setting up the NFS Server
• Setting up the NFS Clients
• Restructuring to Roles: Server
• Restructuring to Roles: Clients