DO374 - Ansible Automation: Advanced Development Training Course

Advanced Playbook Development in Ansible

• Utilizing variables, loops, conditionals, and handlers
• Implementing blocks, error handling, and tags
• Designing complex playbook structures

Jinja2 and Templating Strategies

• Applying advanced filters and lookups
• Building dynamic templates
• Following templating best practices

Custom Modules and Plugins

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

Collections and Roles

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

API Integration and External Services

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

Testing and Validation

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

Content Lifecycle and Version Control

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

Recap and Future Directions