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Mastering Ansible Automation (Coursera)

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Mastering Ansible Automation (Coursera)

Learn the essentials to quickly master automation with Ansible! While this course is designed for learners with limited coding experience, it is helpful (though not required!) to have familiarity with Linux or Unix-like operating systems, the command line interface, and the basics of shell scripting.

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To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
The modules in this course cover an introduction to Ansible, automations, and connecting to web-based systems.
This course can be applied to multiple Specializations or Professional Certificates programs. Completing this course will count towards your learning in any of the following programs:

What You Will Learn

  • Automate tasks associated with files, packages, and users
  • Learn the syntax and structure of YAML files

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction to Ansible
Welcome to Week 1 of the Mastering Ansible Automation course. These assignments cover the basics of Ansible syntax and managing a host. The module ends with a hands-on, graded exercises.

WEEK 2
Automations
Welcome to Week 2 of the Mastering Ansible Automation course. These assignments cover managing packages, users, and files. The module ends with a hands-on, graded exercises.

WEEK 3
Connecting to Web-Based Systems
Welcome to Week 3 of the Mastering Ansible Automation course. These assignments cover third-party Ansible modules and cloud providers. The module ends with a hands-on capstone and graded exercises.

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