Ansible Hands On in On-Premises & AWS Cloud Environments

Name: Ansible Hands On in On-Premises & AWS Cloud Environments
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Ansible + Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentoOS + AWS with Excercises

Created byVinod Kumar

Last updated 5/2020

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What you'll learn

What is Ansible ?
Why Ansible?
Ansible installation (on-prem or in AWS Cloud)
Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 (Ansible Control Server and Apache HTTPD) - Use Latest Version
Ansible Variable
Ansible Playbook
Error Handling at Playbook Level
Ansible Role
Ansible WordPress Role (MeriaDB/PHP/Apache Httpd)
Ansible Galaxy Role
Ansible Custom Modules
Ansible Testing Strategy and Dry-Run
Ansible configuration for AWS (BOTO) or Dynamic Inventory
AWS EC2/VPC creation by Ansible
Ansible Security Automation Overview
Note: due to security issue, we have provision Ansible server locally as we've to connect to AWS.

Course content

9 sections • 45 lectures • 6h 17m total length

Introduction9:54
Before going ahead with this, make sure you have one CC or Debit Card handy and PAN or other Tax related document for free account or other type of account.
Ansible Architecture2:33
Ansible (Control and Remote ) Servers Requirements2:52
Ansible Control Server and Node (On Premises or In Cloud)3:55
Set up an Ansible control server and manage nodes across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
Ansible Inventory Playbook Module Local Remote Execution and Other9:27
Explore Ansible inventory and playbook modules, learn local and remote execution, and practical hands-on techniques for managing on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
Ansible Terminologies15:01
Explore essential Ansible terminologies for managing on-premises and AWS cloud environments in a hands-on course.
Next: You Can Go with Vagrant and CentOS or AWS BOTO0:11
There is two options now:
1. You can do Ansible example with: Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 and Ansible Control and Remote Server.
2. You can do Ansibel example with: Ansible and AWS BOTO which is in AWS Cloud Environment.
Note: I will suggest to do in local PC only.
Ansible Quiz
Note: No labs in browser as we need to avoid AWS Access and Secret Key0:06

Vagrant Installation in Windows 102:21
How to install Vagrant in Windows 10?
VirtualBox Installation in Windows 101:20
How to install VirtualBox in Windows 10?
Vagrant Commands14:35
List of Vagrant commands needed for our demo:
vagrant init
vagrant up
vagrant provision
vagrant ssh
vagrant halt
vagrant destroy
Vagrant + CnetOS7 + Ansible Installation ( Ansible Playbook.yml)8:46
CentOS 7 Box I downloaded from: https://app.vagrantup.com/centos/boxes/7/
Execute this command in your windows for clean-up:
vagrant destroy

Note: unzip CentOS7.zip file in your C:\ or D:\ drive or as appropriate.
Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 + Ansible Control Server and WebServer13:00
SSH Commands:
ssh vagrant@192.168.10.5 -i .vagrant\machines\ansible_control\virtualbox\private_key
ssh vagrant@192.168.10.6 -i .vagrant\machines\webserver\virtualbox\private_key

Execute this command in your windows for clean-up:
vagrant destroy
Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 + Ansible Control Web Server with Examples18:18
cd C:\AppDemo\Vagrant\AnsibleToWebServer
vagrant up
ssh vagrant@192.168.10.5
cd /vagrant/
sudo chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml
vagrant destroy
Vagrant Box Clean-Up0:03
vagrant destroy
Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 Assignment
Vagrant Commands

101 Ansible Ad-hock Commands Hands On15:32
201 Ansible Variables Hands On16:59
Use this command:
ansible localhost -m setup
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -v
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vv
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vvv
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vvvv
301 Ansible Role20:15
ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no vagrant@192.168.10.5
ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no vagrant@192.168.10.6
chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vv
301.1 Ansible-WordPress-Role17:56
Use these commands:
ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no vagrant@192.168.10.5
ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no vagrant@192.168.10.6
chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vv
302 Ansible-Galaxy Role17:37
Commands:
sudo ansible-galaxy install geerlingguy.java
ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -vv
ansible-galaxy init apache
ansible-galaxy search <role>
ansible-galaxy search mysql
ansible-galaxy list
ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: list index out of range0:04
Just run the command by sudo as you done thave access of /etc/ansible/roles

sudo ansible-galaxy install user.role_name
401 Ansible Playbook, Inventory (Dev/QA/All Env) and Role33:11
Please feel free let me know if you have any question on this lecture.
501 Ansible Error Handling In Playbooks and Inventory21:40
601 and 602 Ansible Custom Module16:31
In this Lecture, we are going to talk about:
hello_world Ansible module example
person_name Ansible modue example
Ansible Hands On
Please provide feedback0:06

Ansible Boto (Ansible Control Server with Anasible and Boto) Installation9:34
Error: ERROR: "Authentication error retrieving ec2 inventory. - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_0:34
For this error just:
#place your key and value in it
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='AKIAUGHOY'
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='AmNbrLzbcTH'
AWS Access Keys and Key Pair4:11
Refer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html
Ansible ec2.py and ec2.ini files and AWS Access and Secret Key configuration6:58
URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/getting-started-with-ansible-and-dynamic-amazon-ec2-inventory-management/
Ansible EC2 Instance Creation and Destroy9:55
Ansible VPC Creation and Destroy8:38
Ansible AWS API0:02
AWS and VagrantBox Resource Clean-Up0:15

Requirements

PC Windows
Internet connectivity
Understanding of scripting will be advantage
Administrator or root level access in PC for installing all required software's

Description

In this course, you will gain hands-on, practical knowledge of Ansible, one of the most powerful automation tools used in DevOps and cloud environments today. The course is designed for beginners as well as professionals who want to automate infrastructure, configuration management, and application deployment efficiently.

You will start by learning Ansible installation using multiple approaches and across different environments. This includes setting up Ansible with Vagrant and VirtualBox, installing it on CentOS 7 systems, and configuring Ansible in a real AWS Cloud environment. This ensures you understand how Ansible works in both local and cloud-based infrastructures.

Next, the course dives deep into Ansible architecture, covering core components such as the Inventory file, Playbooks, Modules, SSH-based connectivity, and execution flow. Each concept is explained in detail with real-world examples so you can clearly understand how Ansible operates behind the scenes.

You will also explore Ansible variables, dynamic inventories, playbook structuring, error handling, and custom module creation, supported by demos and practical labs. These sessions focus on writing clean, reusable, and production-ready automation code.

Additionally, the course provides a solid AWS overview and teaches how to use Ansible with BOTO to provision and manage AWS resources programmatically. This helps you automate cloud infrastructure using Ansible modules effectively.

Kindly review the lecture headings for a detailed breakdown of topics covered. By the end of this course, you will be confident in using Ansible for real-world automation and cloud provisioning tasks.

Who this course is for:

Development
Configuration Management Team
Release Management
DevOps Team
Administrator or DBA
Infrastructure Management Team

Ansible Hands On in On-Premises & AWS Cloud Environments

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction8 lectures • 44min

Other and Mandatory2 lectures • 7min

On Premises (Vagrant + VirtualBox + CentOS7 (Ansible or HTTPD))7 lectures • 58min

Ansible Hands On10 lectures • 2hr 40min

Ansible Security Automation1 lecture • 5min

Ansible Testing Strategies (--check and Dry Run)1 lecture • 12min

Amazon Web Services AWS Cloud6 lectures • 50min

Ansible BOTO and AWS Cloud8 lectures • 40min

Thank you!2 lectures • 1min

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