DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Ansible Playbook Engineering

• Utilizing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling mechanisms, and tags
• Designing and structuring intricate playbooks

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Leveraging advanced filters and lookup functions
• Generating dynamic templates
• Applying best practices for templating

Developing Custom Modules and Plugins

• Authoring custom modules using Python
• Utilizing filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Employing debugging and logging strategies

Collections and Roles Management

• Organizing content through roles
• Packaging and distributing Ansible Collections
• Handling versioning and dependency management

API Integration and External Service Connectivity

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

Testing and Validation Processes

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

Conclusion and Future Directions