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If you want to keep your servers in order, Ansible is the tool of choice! In this practical guide, you’ll learn how to use Ansible to automate server configuration, software deployment, and more. Start by installing Ansible and setting up your initial inventory management process. Then, follow step-by-step instructions for system orchestration, from the basics of playbooks and tasks to using Ansible with Docker. With expert tips and best practices for testing, debugging, and more, this is your all-in-one guide to automating with Ansible!

  • Install and set up Ansible on control nodes and target nodes
  • Create playbooks using YAML and learn to use tags, variables, loops, and more
  • Work with modules, collections, and roles


Ansible Basics
Install Ansible on your control and target nodes. Set up your initial inventory management process and use ad-hoc commands and YAML to start configuring and automating your tasks.

Playbooks, Modules, and Roles
Master complex deployments by storing tasks in structured playbooks and modules and then organizing tasks into reusable automated roles. Get hands-on practice with downloadable playbooks and configuration files.

Advanced Topics
Get advice from the experts on more advanced topics: understanding declarative and imperative configuration management, setting up web interfaces, using Ansible on the cloud, and more. Discover recipes, how-tos, and best practices to round out your Ansible skills.

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Ansible: The Practical Guide to Automating Configuration, Deployment, and Orchestration

Master configuration management to keep your data center tidy!

Ansible: The Practical Guide to Automating Configuration, Deployment, and Orchestration

Manage your servers and automate your IT infrastructure!

Administrators of large server landscapes and heterogeneous cloud infrastructures know that purely manual deployment can be error-prone and time-consuming. Configuration chaos is inevitable. Ansible simplifies IT management and orchestration by allowing you to automate system provisioning, software deployment, server configuration, and other tasks. You can use Ansible to roll out software on one machine or control configurations on hundreds of servers!

This book is a practical guide to Ansible. Author Axel Miesen teaches you how to work with Ansible in your landscape by explaining everything from the basics of initial setup through to software deployment. You’ll follow a detailed practical scenario to learn how to roll out services yourself. After you install Ansible, begin with an overview of YAML syntax, which you’ll use to write playbooks.

Learn how to define your playbook tasks with variables and use modules, collections, and roles to organize them according to your project needs. Then, containerize them and roll them out with Docker.

From there, you’ll move to more advanced techniques: encrypting your data with Ansible Vault, managing dynamic inventories, using Ansible in the cloud, and developing and testing with Molecule.

Of course, Ansible is not purely for administration. As a DevOps tool, it includes development features, such as if queries, error handling, loops, and access to complex data structures. You’ll learn to work with these features using hands-on examples and Python 3 code.

  • Basic setup and inventory management
  • Ad-hoc commands and patterns
  • YAML, playbooks, tasks and plays, callback plugins
  • Modularization with roles and includes
  • The module library
  • Web interfaces: Ansible AWX/Tower, ARA, and more
  • Docker
  • Example configurations and best practices
Ansible: The Practical Guide to Automating Configuration, Deployment, and Orchestration

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This book is for administrators and DevOps teams who are looking to use Ansible to automate their infrastructure configuration and management. Its practical examples and expert tips will help administrators automate system configuration, software deployment, and system orchestration. This book includes:

  • Includes the Linux distributions Debian 11, Rocky Linux 8, openSUSE Leap 15, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Easy-to-read tables and code listings
  • Numerous notes and reminder boxes
  • Extensive appendix on SSH and RegExes
  • Playbooks and configuration examples available for download

Ansible: The Practical Guide to Automating Configuration, Deployment, and Orchestration

Meet the author:

Axel Miesen is an Ansible coach. His interest in Linux systems began with his studies at the University of Kaiserslautern, where he studied mathematics and computer science. After graduating in 1998, he began working as a consultant and trainer and has passed on his Linux knowledge and experience to numerous professionals.

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About the Author

Axel Miesen is an Ansible coach. His interest in Linux systems began with his studies at the University of Kaiserslautern, where he studied mathematics and computer science. After graduating in 1998, he began working as a consultant and trainer and has passed on his Linux knowledge and experience to numerous professionals.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rheinwerk Computing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2025
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 474 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1493227025
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1493227020
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.84 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.25 x 7 x 10 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #317,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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