The Ultimate Ansible Masterclass – From Beginner To Expert

Unlock the Power of Ansible for Complete IT Automation

What you’ll learn
Automate IT tasks with Ansible: Learn to automate repetitive IT tasks across infrastructure, improving speed, consistency, and reducing errors.
Create and Manage Playbooks: Master Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules for configuration management and streamlined deployments.
Implement Best Practices: Understand best practices for modular, maintainable playbooks and reusable roles in Ansible automation.
Troubleshoot Ansible Issues: Develop skills to troubleshoot and debug Ansible deployments, ensuring smooth, error-free automation.

Requirements
No prerequisites needed! This course is beginner-friendly, so all you need is a computer with internet access and a desire to learn Ansible and automation. I will guide you step-by-step from the basics to advanced concepts—perfect for beginners and anyone curious about IT automation!

Description
Unlock the power of IT automation with Ansible! This comprehensive course takes you from Ansible basics to advanced automation techniques, equipping you with the skills to efficiently manage and configure IT infrastructure. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned IT professional, this course will help you master Ansible and elevate your DevOps or IT career.In this course, you’ll start with foundational concepts, learning how to install and set up Ansible on your systems. We’ll cover the essentials of writing and executing playbooks, managing configurations, and using roles and modules to keep your workflows organized and scalable. As you progress, you’ll dive into more advanced topics like troubleshooting Ansible deployments, integrating Ansible with popular DevOps tools and cloud providers (such as AWS and Docker), and implementing best practices for automation in real-world environments.What You’ll Learn:Automate Routine IT Tasks: Save time and reduce errors by automating repetitive tasks.Create and Manage Playbooks and Roles: Write effective playbooks and organize your Ansible code with reusable roles.Configuration Management: Ensure consistency across systems with Ansible’s configuration management capabilities.Debugging and Troubleshooting: Master techniques to diagnose and fix common issues in your Ansible setups.Integrate Ansible with DevOps and Cloud Tools: Streamline workflows by integrating Ansible with AWS, Jenkins, Docker, and more.This course is ideal for:IT Professionals and System Administrators looking to automate tasks and improve infrastructure consistency.DevOps Engineers wanting to add Ansible to their automation toolbelt.Developers and Beginners interested in infrastructure-as-code and the basics of IT automation.By the end of this course, you’ll have hands-on experience with Ansible, ready to tackle real-world automation challenges with confidence!

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 What is Ansible?

Section 2: Lab & Environment Setup

Lecture 2 Install Ansible on Windows

Lecture 3 Setup Visual Studio Code

Lecture 4 Create AWS account

Section 3: Simple Playbook

Lecture 5 Introduction

Lecture 6 Let’s create a VM

Lecture 7 Demo: Simple Playbook

Section 4: YAML

Lecture 8 What is YAML?

Lecture 9 Demo: YAML

Section 5: More on Playbooks

Lecture 10 Big Picture

Lecture 11 Playbook & Plays

Lecture 12 Tasks

Lecture 13 Modules

Lecture 14 Inventory

Lecture 15 Variables

Lecture 16 Debug

Lecture 17 Loops

Lecture 18 Handlers

Lecture 19 ansible.cfg file

Section 6: More on Variables

Lecture 20 Variables from a file

Lecture 21 Variables from user prompt

Lecture 22 Variables from command line

Lecture 23 Register Variables

Section 7: Facts & Special Variables

Lecture 24 Gather Facts

Lecture 25 Special Variables

Lecture 26 Setup Module

Lecture 27 Set Facts

Section 8: More on Inventories

Lecture 28 Basics of Inventory

Lecture 29 Behavioural Inventory Parameters

Lecture 30 Let’s create few more VMs

Lecture 31 Add & Group VMs in Inventory file

Lecture 32 Add group variables in Inventory file

Lecture 33 ansible.cfg default parameters

Lecture 34 group_vars & host_vars

Lecture 35 Variables precedence

Section 9: Test Tasks and Playbooks

Lecture 36 Assert module

Lecture 37 Syntax check

Lecture 38 Check mode

Lecture 39 List tasks & List hosts

Lecture 40 Tags

Lecture 41 Limits

Section 10: Roles

Lecture 42 Introduction to Roles

Lecture 43 Roles directory structure

Lecture 44 Create Task & Variables in a Role

Lecture 45 Install a Role from Ansible Galaxy

Lecture 46 Pre vs Post tasks

Lecture 47 requirements.yaml

Lecture 48 Import vs Include tasks

Section 11: Stdout Plugins

Lecture 49 What are Stdout Plugins?

Lecture 50 Demo: Stdout Plugins

Section 12: Custom Task Control

Lecture 51 changed_when

Lecture 52 failed_when

Section 13: Filters & Lookups

Lecture 53 Filters

Lecture 54 Demo: Filters

Lecture 55 Lookups

Lecture 56 Demo: Lookups

Section 14: More on Handlers

Lecture 57 What is Meta?

Lecture 58 Meta clear facts

Lecture 59 Meta Stop Play

Lecture 60 Meta Run Handlers

Lecture 61 Listening Handlers

Lecture 62 Demo: Listening Handlers

Section 15: Advanced Loops

Lecture 63 Until loop

Lecture 64 Demo: Until loop

Lecture 65 Loop var

Lecture 66 Demo: Loop var

Section 16: Custom Modules

Lecture 67 Custom Module

Lecture 68 Lets Create our First Custom Module

Section 17: Collections

Lecture 69 What are Collections?

Lecture 70 FQCN

Lecture 71 How to use Collections and add custom module inside them.

Lecture 72 Roles inside Collections

Section 18: Ansible Vault

Lecture 73 What is Ansible Vault?

Lecture 74 Demo: Ansible Vault

This course is ideal for: IT Professionals and System Administrators Anyone looking to automate infrastructure tasks, manage server configurations, or improve deployment workflows. DevOps Engineers and Cloud Engineers Those who want to integrate Ansible into their DevOps pipelines, work with cloud environments, or streamline automation across platforms. Developers Interested in Automation Software developers who want to learn infrastructure-as-code and simplify deployment and configuration processes. Beginners in IT and DevOps Anyone curious about Ansible or new to IT automation—no prior Ansible experience required!