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Ansible Fundamentals - Playbooks, Inventory & Modules

Learn Ansible from scratch! Write playbooks to automate TaskFlow server configurations, create inventories to organize infrastructure, and master core modules (apt, copy, template, service). Transform manual server management into reliable, repeatable automation.

600 minutes
devops/automation
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Lab Overview

Master Ansible fundamentals and automate TaskFlow server configuration. Install Ansible, create inventories to organize servers, write your first playbooks, and use core modules to automate common tasks. Learn idempotency and why it's critical for reliable automation.

You'll configure TaskFlow application servers using Ansible playbooks, replacing manual SSH commands with declarative automation. Learn the basics that form the foundation for all configuration management automation.

Prerequisites

Week 9 AWS Cloud Computing (EC2, SSH concepts)

Week 5 Bash Scripting (understanding of automation)

Basic YAML syntax knowledge

Linux command-line proficiency

Technologies Covered

ansibleautomationconfiguration-managementplaybooksinventorymodulesidempotencyyaml

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