DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Ansible Playbook Development

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

Jinja2 and Templating Techniques

• Applying advanced filters and lookups.
• Generating dynamic templates.
• Adhering to templating best practices.

Custom Modules and Plugins

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

Collections and Roles

• Structuring content through roles.
• Packaging and distributing 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 solutions.

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 using Git and GitOps practices.
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation.
• Establishing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content.

Summary and Next Steps