Course Introduction

Hello and welcome to the Ansible Advanced Course. I’m Mumshad Mannambeth, your instructor for this course. As the second installment in our Ansible series, this course builds on the foundational concepts introduced in the Labs: Ansible for the Absolute Beginners course.

Throughout this course, you will deepen your Ansible expertise through engaging lectures, detailed explanations, and practical demonstrations. You will have the opportunity to install and configure Ansible, automate deployments, and master best practices by working on real-world projects—such as deploying the KodeKloud e-commerce application.

Each lab is designed to provide you with:

• Instant access to a terminal connected to an Ansible control node and managed nodes.
• A quiz portal that validates your work in real-time.

Labs include tasks such as directory and configuration management, developing and running playbooks, and verifying your work through our automated quiz system—all in an interactive environment that helps solidify your understanding.

Course Objectives

In this lesson, you will cover essential Ansible concepts including:

• Inventory management
• Playbook development
• Modules, variables, and facts usage
• Installation and configuration of the Ansible control node and managed nodes

You will also learn how to run ad hoc commands, craft simple shell scripts using Ansible commands, and develop multiple playbooks employing a variety of modules.

Additional topics include:

• Dynamic inventories, variables, and facts management
• Role creation and reusability
• Secure storage of sensitive data with Ansible Vault
• Navigating the Ansible documentation effectively
• Creating robust configuration templates using Jinja2

Supplementary lectures in this course address prerequisites like shell scripting, package installation, and configuring services and firewall rules. For any questions, our dedicated Slack community is available for additional support.

That’s all for now. I look forward to guiding you through the advanced concepts of Ansible and seeing you succeed in the course!