DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Ansible Playbook Creation

• Utilizing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling, and tags
• Architecting complex playbooks

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Applying advanced filters and lookups
• Generating dynamic templates
• Following templating best practices

Custom Modules and Plugins

• Developing custom modules in Python
• Leveraging filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Implementing debugging and logging strategies

Collections and Roles

• Structuring content using roles
• Packaging and releasing Ansible Collections
• Handling versioning and dependency management

API Integration and External Services

• Interacting with REST APIs via the URI module
• Collaborating with cloud providers and external tools
• Integrating secrets management

Testing and Validation

• Employing ansible-lint, Molecule, and CI/CD pipelines
• Guaranteeing idempotency and reproducibility
• Conducting static and dynamic analysis of Ansible code

Content Lifecycle and Version Control

• Managing code via Git and GitOps
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Establishing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content

Recap and Future Directions