DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Development of Ansible Playbooks

• Utilizing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error management, and tags
• Architecting complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Advanced Templating Methods

• Applying advanced filters and lookup techniques
• Developing dynamic templates
• Adopting templating best practices

Creating Custom Modules and Plugins

• Developing custom modules using Python
• Leveraging filters, callbacks, and connection plugins
• Implementing effective debugging and logging strategies

Managing Collections and Roles

• Organizing content through the use of roles
• Packaging and releasing Ansible Collections
• Handling versioning and dependency management

Integrating APIs and External Services

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

Testing and Validation Processes

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

Content Lifecycle and Version Control Management

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

Conclusion and Future Directions