Ansible 100 - Introduction to Ansible
This course provides the essential, foundational skills required to work confidently with Ansible, regardless of prior experience or career goals. It introduces learners to the core concepts, tools, and techniques used to automate system configuration, application deployment, cloud infrastructure management, and complex operational workflows.
Participants will learn how Ansible works, how to write and execute playbooks, manage inventories, and automate tasks using commonly used modules. The course emphasizes hands-on learning through guided labs and practical examples, enabling learners to immediately apply Ansible in real-world environments. From basic automation to more advanced playbook features and security practices, this course establishes the critical skills that form the backbone of all Ansible use cases.
This course is an ideal starting point for anyone looking to master IT automation using Ansible.
- Understand Ansible fundamentals, architecture, and core components
- Write and interpret YAML used in Ansible playbooks
- Create and manage Ansible inventories
- Execute playbooks to automate tasks across multiple systems
- Configure and customize Ansible behavior using ansible.cfg
- Use variables and loops to create dynamic and reusable playbooks
- Work with essential Ansible modules such as copy, file, get_url, and uri
- Create dynamic configurations using Jinja2 templates
- Implement handlers, conditionals, and tagging for advanced automation
- Secure sensitive data using Ansible Vault
- Organize automation using roles, collections, and Ansible Galaxy
- System Administrators automating repetitive tasks and system configurations
- DevOps Engineers integrating Ansible into CI/CD pipelines
- IT Operations Professionals managing large-scale environments
- Cloud Engineers automating deployments and cloud infrastructure
- Network Administrators managing network devices and configurations
- Beginner Automation Enthusiasts starting with IT automation
- Technical Managers seeking to understand automation benefits and efficiency gains
- Developers working in automation or infrastructure-as-code environments
- Students and IT learners pursuing careers in systems, DevOps, or cloud engineering
- Anyone interested in IT automation and scalable operations
- Basic keyboard proficiency
- Comfort using a terminal and/or text editor
- Ability to perform basic text editing, typing, and command execution