Getting Started with Ansible training Course – Simple, Powerful, Agentless Automation for Your Infrastructure
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Each session will take place even if only one person is registered (except in cases of force majeure).
Description of this Getting Started with Ansible training Course
Ansible is one of the most widely used automation tools in modern DevOps environments. Thanks to its declarative, agentless approach, it allows you to deploy applications, configure systems and orchestrate complex tasks in a reproducible, secure and easy-to-maintain manner.
This Ansible training course provides you with all the basics you need to master playbook writing, manage inventories, organise your roles and automate production scenarios on your Linux or cloud servers. Also discover our Apache Kafka Training Course – Master Real-Time Data Streaming, our GitHub Actions Training Course – Automating Azure Load Testing and our GitHub Fundamentals Training Course: Master the Basics of Collaboration and Repositories.
Format
Remote (recorded sessions).
GOOD TO KNOW
This training course includes numerous exercises (60% practical) to enhance learning. Each session will take place even if only one person is registered (except in cases of force majeure). A preliminary interview is held between the participant and/or a company representative in order to fully assess the participant’s profile (level, needs, professional context, challenges, etc.).
Assessment : during the training course, the trainer assesses the participants’ progress through multiple-choice questions, role-playing exercises and practical work. Participants receive a certificate of completion at the end of the training course.
This training course is part of our DevOps Training Courses. Discover our complete DevOps offer to go further in automation, CI/CD and infrastructure industrialisation.
objectives of this Getting Started with Ansible training Course
By the end, each participant will be able to :
- Understand how Ansible works and its agentless model.
- Write reusable playbooks to automate recurring tasks.
- Manage inventories (static and dynamic) and environment variables.
- Use roles to structure your code and promote maintainability
- Deploy services and applications at scale
- Apply security best practices (Vault, sudo, user management)
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Linux command line
- Basic system administration skills (configuration files, services, packages)
- Proficiency with a text editor and YAML files
- Because each participant has a unique background and expectations, a preliminary interview with our expert allows us to precisely identify their objectives, level and professional challenges.
This enables us to tailor the training content to ensure relevant and personalised learning.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Ideal training for developers, sysadmins, DevOps engineers, or integrators who wish to standardise and improve the reliability of their IT operations.
Detailed of this Getting Started with Ansible training Course
Introduction to Ansible
Architecture, operation, agentless mode, advantages over other tools (Puppet, Chef, etc.).
Inventories and variables
Static inventory (INI/YAML file), host groups, variable management.
Playbooks and modules
Playbook syntax, common modules (apt, yum, copy, template, service, etc.), error handling and conditions.
Roles and factorisation
Organisation of playbooks into roles, reusability, variables per role, default files and vars.
Security management
Using Ansible Vault, sudo, user deployment, SSH key management.
Application deployment
Case study : deployment of a web stack (Nginx, app, database), management of handlers and dependencies.
Structure and best practices
Project structure, idempotence, debugging, testing, infrastructure as code maintenance.
The advantages of this training course
This training course :
- Focuses on practical applications and business cases
- Provides a clear overview of infrastructure as code that is accessible to all
- Links manual scripting with long-term automation
- Enables rapid skill development that can be applied immediately
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FAQ – Getting Started with Ansible Training
What is Ansible used for?
Ansible is an open-source automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and orchestration. It uses simple YAML playbooks and operates over SSH (or WinRM for Windows) without requiring any agent on managed nodes. Its readability and gentle learning curve make it the most popular automation tool for IT teams. MFE-IT trains beginners on the Ansible fundamentals through hands-on labs.
Is Ansible easy to learn?
Yes, Ansible is one of the easiest IT automation tools to learn — its YAML-based playbooks read like documentation, the agentless architecture removes deployment complexity, and the module library covers most common tasks out of the box. A motivated beginner is productive within a few days. The MFE-IT Getting Started with Ansible training compresses this learning curve into a focused intensive program.
What is the difference between Ansible and Terraform?
Ansible and Terraform serve complementary roles: Terraform is best for declaring cloud infrastructure (VMs, networks, databases) — what should exist — while Ansible excels at configuring servers and orchestrating procedural workflows once they exist. Most mature DevOps teams use both. Through MFE-IT’s hands-on approach, learners experience both tools and learn when to use each.
Do you need Python for Ansible?
You write Ansible playbooks in YAML, not Python — so basic Ansible usage requires no Python knowledge. However, Ansible itself runs on Python, and Python becomes useful when writing custom modules, filters, or callback plugins for advanced needs. Our MFE-IT Getting Started with Ansible training focuses on YAML playbooks and standard modules, with optional Python touches for the curious.
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