DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Playbook Development in Ansible

• Managing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling, and tags
• Organizing complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

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

Developing Custom Modules and Plugins

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

Collections and Roles

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

API Integration and External Services

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

Testing and Validation Processes

• Leveraging 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 through Git and GitOps practices
• Tracking changes and maintaining documentation
• Establishing CI/CD workflows for Ansible content

Overview and Future Steps