Lesson 3: Ansible Inventory, Playbooks, Roles, and Configuration Automation

Lesson 3: Ansible Inventory, Playbooks, Roles, and Configuration Automation

This lesson covers the main concepts and practical tasks for ansible inventory, playbooks, roles, and configuration automation.

Topics Covered

• Ansible architecture, control node, managed nodes, inventory, and connectivity
• Modules, ad hoc commands, playbooks, variables, facts, handlers, and templates
• Roles, reusable content, conditions, loops, vault concepts, and idempotency
• Application and server configuration, deployment, and verification
• Automating a repeatable environment with Ansible

Lesson Outcome

Learners complete the lesson with a practical understanding of the covered workflow and common troubleshooting steps.