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Ansible Advanced

Learn and practice advanced topics in Ansible including Roles, Jinja2, Lookups, and Filters. Learn to develop custom modules.

Mumshad Mannambeth

Created by Mumshad Mannambeth

Dive into advanced Ansible techniques to automate complex IT tasks with confidence. Explore roles, Jinja2 templating, lookups, filters, and learn to create your own custom modules for real-world automation challenges.

Packt | Mar 2018 | 162 min

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LevelExpert
CategoriesSystems Administration and Networking, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipelines, Ansible

What You Will Learn

You will work through practical scenarios that mirror real-world automation needs. By applying advanced Ansible features in hands-on exercises, you will build, test, and refine playbooks that solve actual deployment and orchestration problems. Each topic is reinforced with direct application, so you gain both understanding and practical skill.

Key Features

  • Build and reuse Ansible roles for modular, maintainable automation
  • Secure sensitive data using Ansible Vault and dynamic inventory techniques
  • Create custom modules and filters to extend Ansible's capabilities

Target Audience

Ideal for system administrators, DevOps engineers, or anyone with basic Ansible knowledge looking to deepen their automation skills. If you want to streamline deployments, manage complex environments, or contribute to automation projects, you'll find the content directly relevant to your goals.

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