DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Ansible Playbook Engineering

• Leveraging variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling mechanisms, and tags
• Structuring intricate playbook workflows

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Utilizing advanced filters and lookup functions
• Generating dynamic templates
• Best practices for templating

Custom Modules and Plugins

• Developing custom modules in Python
• Employing filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Strategies for debugging and logging

Collections and Roles

• Organizing content through roles
• Packaging and distributing Ansible Collections
• Managing versions and dependencies

API Integration and External Services

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

Testing and Validation

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

Content Lifecycle and Version Control

• Managing code with Git and GitOps principles
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Implementing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content

Conclusion and Future Steps