Course: Learn Ansible Basics - Beginners Course

Notes for the Learn Ansible Basics - Beginners Course course: 30 lessons across 9 sections.

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Introduction

• Introduction
• Ansible Introduction
• A Quick Reminder

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Configuration and Basic Concepts

• Introduction to Ansible Configuration Files
• Understanding YAML

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Ansible Inventory

• Ansible Inventory
• Inventory Formats
• Grouping and Parent Child Relationships

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Ansible Variables and Facts

• Ansible Variables
• Variable Types
• Registering Variables and Variable Precedence
• Variable Scoping
• Magic Variables
• Ansible Facts

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Ansible Playbooks

• Ansible Playbooks
• Verifying Playbooks
• Ansible lint
• Ansible Conditionals
• Ansible Conditionals based on facts variables re use
• Ansible Loops

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Ansible Modules & Plugins

• Ansible Modules
• Introduction to Ansible Plugins
• Modules and Plugins Index

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Ansible Handlers, Roles and Collections

• Introduction to Handlers
• Ansible Roles
• Ansible Collections

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Ansible Templates

• Introduction to Templating
• Jinja2 Templates for Dynamic Configs Demo

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Appendix

• Demo Setup Ansible Local Environment Using VirtualBox
• Demo Install Ansible