Summary
In this chapter, you have learned about the core concepts of Ansible, how Ansible works, and the key terminology, including Ansible inventory, playbooks, tasks, Ansible control node, managed nodes, and modules. You have also learned about basic Ansible installation, configuration, and deployment, and the importance of managed node configuration, SSH key credentials, and passwordless SSH.
In the next chapter, you will learn how to start with simple automation playbooks and execution. Then, you will learn how to find suitable Ansible modules for playbook development and remote node connection methods.