DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Sophisticated Ansible Playbook Creation

• Utilizing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling, and tags
• Structuring intricate playbooks

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Advanced use of filters and lookups
• Building dynamic templates
• Best practices in templating

Developing Custom Modules and Plugins

• Coding custom modules in Python
• Leveraging filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Strategies for debugging and logging

Collections and Roles

• Structuring content with roles
• Packaging and distributing Ansible Collections
• Managing versioning and dependencies

API Integration and External Services

• Invoking REST APIs using the URI module
• Interacting with cloud providers and external tools
• Integrating secrets management

Testing and Verification

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

Content Lifecycle and Version Control

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

Recap and Future Directions