Ansible Course

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20
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Final Project
Ansible

Ansible Course

Ansible is a tool for management and automation development, suitable for various environments including Linux. The primary users of this platform are mainly IT professionals or DevOps personnel. It's an innovative tool that simplifies and performs complex tasks, such as development and automation, in a relatively simple and fast manner while maintaining SSH security.

Characteristics of Ansible

Ansible serves a wide range of purposes:

  • Managing highly complex configurations.
  • Performing software installations and deploying various services in the cloud.
  • Developing automated tools.
  • Running Playbooks multiple times in succession.
  • Ansible allows testing the application at each stage of development and can effectively simulate activity from the boot and initialization stages.

In fact, almost any task in the DevOps world can be accomplished using Ansible, utilizing a variety of tools familiar to every Linux user and operable by them.

Advantages of Ansible Configuration Management

One of the major advantages of the software Ansible is that it does not require the setup of a central management server. In fact, every key holder working with the software can receive unique permissions for their specific role. This enables DevOps personnel to be integrated into the development process with access only to relevant matters, which streamlines activities and enhances the speed at which additional factors can be incorporated into product development tasks.

Another significant advantage is the security of the software, which is based on SSH. All communication is secure through it, and it is easy to install and work with passwords and key management that can be easily installed at the edge system.

An additional benefit is the ability to group and subgroup servers according to needs. For example, all servers of a specific version or type such as AWS or Ubuntu can be divided and subjected to tests and processes based on predefined commands. Ansible supports any programming language that supports JSON, such as Ruby, Bash, Python, and more.

In summary, Ansible boasts several key advantages such as open-source code, rapid installation process, security, process management like cloud installation and configuration management, automation, and more. These advantages have turned the platform into a valuable tool for DevOps personnel, simplifying processes significantly. Therefore, it's important to have automation or DevOps as part of every IT professional's toolkit.

This course is a hands-on program that includes both front-facing lectures and practical exercises. Throughout the course, topics will be taught through exercises and solutions. Classroom exercises are accompanied by explanations, homework assignments, and solutions on the course's website. Towards the end of the course, each student will undertake a practical project that summarizes the knowledge acquired during the course. Lectures are held once a week in the evening or morning hours.

Who is the Ansible Course for?

  • The course is suitable for those interested in professional training for the purpose of integration into the industry as System / Servers / IT / DevOps personnel, and more...
  • Professional from other fields who are interested in professional transition.

Ansible Course Prerequisites

  • Knowledge and experience working with computers, the internet.
  • Background and/or experience in the Linux operating system – an advantage.

Course Structure

Ch. 1

Introduction to Configuration Management

Ch. 2

Introduction to Ansible

Ch. 3

Installing Ansible - Preparing Your Environment

Ch. 4

Introduction to YAML files

Ch. 5

Getting Started with Ansible

Ch. 6

Building your own inventory file

Ch. 7

Ansible Ad-hoc Commands

Ch. 8

Ansible Tasks

Ch. 9

Ansible Playbooks

Ch. 10

Ansible Variables

Ch. 11

Ansible Roles

Head of the department
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Meet your instructor

Dmitri Danilov

Head of QA and DevOps Departments

Holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Network manager, and C++ developer. UI/UX user interface developer for Android applications. Has a vast experience working with Jenkins, Git, Docker, K8S, Ansible, and as a Linux admin.

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