DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Sophisticated Ansible Playbook Construction

• Leveraging variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error management, and tags
• Organizing complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Advanced Templating Strategies

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

Development of Custom Modules and Plugins

• Creating custom modules using Python
• Integrating filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Applying debugging and logging methodologies

Managing Collections and Roles

• Structuring content through the use of roles
• Packaging and distributing Ansible Collections
• Handling versioning and dependency controls

API Connectivity and External Service Integration

• Interacting with REST APIs via the URI module
• Collaborating with cloud providers and external utilities
• Implementing secrets management solutions

Quality Assurance and Verification

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

Content Lifecycle Management and Version Control

• Overseeing code via Git and GitOps principles
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Establishing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content

Conclusion and Future Directions