Mastering Ansible Administration: The 2025 Edition

Automate, Orchestrate, and Manage Infrastructure with Ansible 2025

What you'll learn

Comprehensive Coverage: Learn Ansible from the fundamentals to advanced automation techniques with both theory and hands-on practice.

Hands-On Learning: Work on real-world labs including inventory files, playbooks, roles, templates, and AWS EC2 provisioning.

Beginner-Friendly Approach: Start with Ansible basics and gradually move to advanced topics, no prior experience required.

Cloud-Based Labs: Perform all exercises on free AWS EC2 machines, giving you practical exposure to cloud environments.

Industry-Relevant Skills: Master Ansible modules, tasks, variables, roles, handlers, and collections to meet real-world automation needs.

Step-by-Step Guidance: Follow structured instructions for every lab, simplifying complex Ansible configurations.

Practical Use Cases: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployments with real-time examples.

Learn from Anywhere: All you need is a PC/laptop, stable internet, and a free AWS account — we’ll guide you through setup.

Career Advancement: Gain in-demand Ansible automation skills to stand out in cloud and DevOps roles.

Requirements

To take this course, all you need is a PC or laptop with a stable internet connection. No prior experience with Ansible or automation is required, as we start with the basics and gradually move toward advanced topics. For the hands-on labs, we will be using free AWS EC2 machines. You only need a free AWS account, and we’ll guide you step-by-step on how to create your account and launch virtual machines. All practical exercises will be executed on these AWS instances, giving you real-world exposure to Ansible in a cloud environment. With clear instructions and a structured approach, this course is designed for both beginners and professionals looking to master Ansible automation.

Description

Master Ansible—the powerful automation tool for IT infrastructure and DevOps—in this practical, hands-on course. Starting from the basics of Ansible architecture, YAML, and core components, you’ll quickly progress to advanced topics like roles, templates, plugins, and collections.What makes this course unique is its lab-focused approach. What makes this course unique is its practical, real-world approach. Every topic is paired with interactive labs on free AWS EC2 instances, where you’ll:Write and execute Ansible playbooksOrganize inventory files efficientlyWork with variables, templates, and handlersAutomate configuration management, provisioning, and application deploymentExplore advanced use cases like role-based project structures, conditional logic, and cloud provisioningBy the end of this course, you’ll not only have the knowledge but also the confidence and hands-on skills to use Ansible effectively in real-world IT and DevOps environments. Whether your goal is to build a career in cloud and automation or to streamline your organization’s infrastructure management, this course will equip you to automate at scale and solve real-time IT challenges with ease. Whether your goal is to build a career in cloud and automation or to streamline your organization’s infrastructure management, this course equips you with the tools to automate at scale and solve real-time IT challenges with ease.

Overview

Section 1: Understand Real Time Infrastructure Problem Statements

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Ansible Introduction

Lecture 2 Ansible Introduction

Section 3: Ansible Architecture

Lecture 3 Ansible Architecture control node, managed nodes, and execution flow

Section 4: Introduction to YAML

Lecture 4 Introduction to YAML syntax, the foundation of Ansible playbooks

Section 5: LAB: Create AWS Account, Virtual Machines and Password-less Setup

Lecture 5 LAB: Create AWS Account, Virtual Machines and Password-less Setup

Section 6: LAB: Ansible Setup

Lecture 6 LAB: Ansible Setup

Section 7: Understand Ansible Playbooks and Core Components

Lecture 7 Understand Ansible Playbooks and Core Components

Section 8: Ansible Inventory File

Lecture 8 Ansible Inventory File

Lecture 9 LAB: Inventory File

Section 9: Ansible Variables

Lecture 10 Understand variables to make playbooks flexible and reusable.

Lecture 11 LAB: Group and Host Variables

Section 10: Ansible Task and Modules

Lecture 12 Ansible Task and Modules

Lecture 13 LAB: Task and Modules

Section 11: Ansible Plugins

Lecture 14 Ansible Plugins

Lecture 15 LAB: Lookup Plugin

Section 12: Ansible Roles, Handlers and Collections

Lecture 16 Ansible Roles, Handlers and Collections

Lecture 17 LAB: Roles and Handlers

Lecture 18 LAB: Ansible Collections

Section 13: Ansible Templating

Lecture 19 Ansible Templating

Lecture 20 LAB: Ansible Templates

Lecture 21 LAB: Ansible Template and IF ELSE Statement

Section 14: Ansible Project Structure

Lecture 22 Ansible Project Structure

Section 15: LAB: Ansible Roles, Handlers, Collection, Templates

Lecture 23 LAB: Ansible Roles, Handlers, Collection, Templates

Section 16: LAB: Ansible List and Loop Variables and Collections

Lecture 24 Learn to iterate over lists, loops, and collections in automation tasks.

Section 17: LAB: Create AWS EC2 Machine

Lecture 25 Automate provisioning of EC2 instances on AWS with Ansible.

This course is designed for individuals at different stages of their Ansible automation journey, offering valuable content for both beginners and seasoned professionals.,Beginners: If you’re new to Ansible, this course provides a strong foundation. You’ll clearly understand the fundamentals of automation and develop practical skills to start managing infrastructure with Ansible.,Intermediate Users: For those with prior Ansible knowledge, this course dives deeper into advanced topics. You’ll refine your playbook development, explore roles, handlers, plugins, and collections, and strengthen your approach to managing infrastructure automation.,Experienced Administrators: Professionals with significant experience will benefit from expert-level strategies, best practices, and real-world use cases. You’ll gain insights into scaling automation, managing complex environments.,IT Professionals: This course is ideal for system administrators, DevOps engineers, cloud professionals, and developers looking to automate repetitive tasks, manage configurations, and provision infrastructure with Ansible. Whether you work in corporate IT, as a freelancer, or within a DevOps/cloud team, these skills are highly valuable across industries and job roles.,Regardless of your background or experience level, if you’re passionate about mastering Ansible and acquiring hands-on skills for real-world infrastructure automation, this course is tailored for you.