You're reading from Learn Ansible Automate your cloud infrastructure, security configuration, and application deployment with Ansible

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835088913

Length 414 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Russ McKendrick

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introducing, Installing, and Running Ansible FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Installing and Running Ansible

3. Chapter 2: Exploring Ansible Galaxy

4. Chapter 3: The Ansible Commands

5. Part 2: Deploying Applications

6. Chapter 4: Deploying a LAMP Stack

7. Chapter 5: Deploying WordPress

8. Chapter 6: Targeting Multiple Distributions

9. Chapter 7: Ansible Windows Modules

10. Part 3: Network and Cloud Automation

11. Chapter 8: Ansible Network Modules

12. Chapter 9: Moving to the Cloud

13. Chapter 10: Building Out a Cloud Network

14. Chapter 11: Highly Available Cloud Deployments

15. Chapter 12: Building Out a VMware Deployment

16. Part 4: Ansible Workflows

17. Chapter 13: Scanning Your Ansible Playbooks

18. Chapter 14: Hardening Your Servers Using Ansible

19. Chapter 15: Using Ansible with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

20. Chapter 16: Introducing Ansible AWX and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

21. Chapter 17: Next Steps with Ansible

22. Index

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Summary

This chapter explored Ansible AWX and touched upon Red Hat Automation Platform, two powerful graphical interfaces for managing and streamlining Ansible deployments.

We learned about their differences, the benefits they offer, and how to install and configure Ansible AWX on a Kubernetes cluster in Microsoft Azure. We successfully ran our playbook to launch and terminate WordPress running in Azure using Ansible AWX by setting up a project, credentials, inventory, and templates.

Throughout the process, we discovered the necessary playbook considerations and modifications, such as using Ansible Vault for sensitive information, handling SSH keys, and leveraging Ansible Galaxy collections.

While Ansible AWX offers numerous advantages, including its open source nature, community-driven development, and solid foundation, it is essential to be aware of its potential limitations in enterprise environments and the challenges associated with updating the platform.

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