Ansible for DevOps: Server and configuration management for humans

Description

Covers Ansible 2.10! Ansible is a simple, but powerful, server and configuration management tool (with a few other tricks up its sleeve). This book will help those familiar with the command line and basic shell scripting start using Ansible to provision and manage anywhere from one to thousands of servers. The book begins with fundamentals, like installing Ansible, setting up a basic inventory file, and basic concepts, then guides you through Ansible's many uses, including ad-hoc commands, basic and advanced playbooks, application deployments, multiple-provider server provisioning, and even Docker and Kubernetes orchestration! Everything is explained with pertinent real-world examples, often using Vagrant-managed virtual machines. Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Getting Started with Ansible Chapter 2 - Local Infrastructure Development: Ansible and Vagrant Chapter 3 - Ad-Hoc Commands Chapter 4 - Ansible Playbooks Chapter 5 - Ansible Playbooks - Beyond the Basics Chapter 6 - Playbook Organization - Roles, Includes, and Imports Chapter 7 - Ansible Plugins and Content Collections Chapter 8 - Inventories Chapter 9 - Ansible Cookbooks Chapter 10 - Deployments with Ansible Chapter 11 - Server Security and Ansible Chapter 12 - Automating Your Automation with Ansible Tower and CI/CD Chapter 13 - Testing and CI for Ansible Content Chapter 14 - Automating HTTPS and TLS Certificates Chapter 15 - Docker and Ansible Afterword Appendix A - Using Ansible on Windows workstations Appendix B - Ansible Best Practices and Conventions Notes