Introduction to Ansible: Features, Architecture, and Playbooks

Explore Ansible, a simple open-source IT automation engine, in this 38-minute tutorial. Learn about its features, architecture, and capabilities for automating application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and cloud provisioning. Discover how to write Ansible playbooks and roles, and compare Ansible with Chef. Gain insights into Ansible's advantages, push-pull mechanism, and prerequisites. Understand the master server setup, user creation, directory structure, and playbook format. By the end of this tutorial, acquire a comprehensive overview of Ansible and its practical applications in IT automation.

Introduction
Agenda
Introduction to Ansible
Ansible Command
Playbook
Ansible Architecture
Questions
Ansible vs Chef
Advantages of Ansible
PushPull Mechanism
Prerequisites
Master Server
Create User
Directory Structure
Playbook Format
Playbook Overview