Practical Ansible: Learn how to automate infrastructure, manage configuration, and deploy applications

Leverage the power of Ansible to gain complete control over your systems and automate deployments along with implementing configuration changesKey FeaturesOrchestrate major cloud platforms such as OpenStack, AWS, and AzureUse Ansible to automate network devicesAutomate your containerized workload with Docker, Podman, or KubernetesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionAnsible empowers you to automate a myriad of tasks, including software provisioning, configuration management, infrastructure deployment, and application rollouts. It can be used as a deployment tool as well as an orchestration tool. While Ansible provides simple yet powerful features to automate multi-layer environments using agentless communication, it can also solve other critical IT challenges, such as ensuring continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) with zero downtime.In this book, you'll work with the latest release of Ansible and learn how to solve complex issues quickly with the help of task-oriented scenarios. You'll start by installing and configuring Ansible on Linux and macOS to automate monotonous and repetitive IT tasks and learn concepts such as playbooks, inventories, and roles. As you progress, you'll gain insight into the YAML syntax and learn how to port between Ansible versions. Additionally, you'll understand how Ansible enables you to orchestrate multi-layer environments such as networks, containers, and the cloud.By the end of this Ansible book, you'll be well versed in writing playbooks and other related Ansible code to overcome all your IT challenges, from infrastructure-as-a-code provisioning to application deployments and handling mundane day-to-day maintenance tasks.What you will learnExplore the fundamentals of the Ansible frameworkUnderstand how collections enhance your automation effortsAvoid common mistakes and pitfalls when writing automation codeExtend Ansible by developing your own modules and pluginsContribute to the Ansible project by submitting your own codeFollow best practices for working with cloud environment inventoriesTroubleshoot issues triggered during Ansible playbook runsWho this book is forThis book is for DevOps engineers, administrators, or any IT professionals looking to automate IT tasks using Ansible. Prior knowledge of Ansible is not a prerequisite.Table of ContentsGetting Started with AnsibleUnderstanding the Fundamentals of AnsibleDefining Your InventoryPlaybooks and RolesCreating and Consuming ModulesCreating and Consuming CollectionsCreating and Consuming PluginsCoding Best PracticesAdvanced Ansible TopicsNetwork Automation with AnsibleContainer and Cloud ManagementTroubleshooting and Testing StrategiesGetting Started with Ansible Automation ControllerExecution Environments Read more