DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Ansible Playbook Development

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

Jinja2 and Templating Techniques

• Utilising advanced filters and lookups
• Generating dynamic templates
• Applying templating best practices

Custom Modules and Plugins

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

Collections and Roles

• Organising content through roles
• Packaging and releasing Ansible Collections
• Managing versioning and dependencies

API Integration and External Services

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

Testing and Validation

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

Summary and Next Steps