DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Playbook Engineering in Ansible

• Leveraging variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling mechanisms, and tags
• Architecting complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Utilizing advanced filters and lookup functions
• Generating dynamic templates
• Adhering to templating best practices

Custom Module and Plugin Development

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

Collections and Role Management

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

API and External Service Integration

• Interacting with REST APIs via the URI module
• Coordinating with cloud providers and third-party tools
• Integrating secrets management solutions

Testing and Verification

• Applying 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 repositories with Git and GitOps principles
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Establishing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content

Conclusion and Future Steps