What is a CI/CD pipeline?

A CI/CD pipeline is an automated workflow that builds, tests, and deploys code or infrastructure changes through defined stages. In this course, you learn to integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines so infrastructure provisioning runs automatically and consistently.

What is dynamic inventory in Ansible?

Dynamic inventory is an Ansible feature that automatically discovers and lists infrastructure hosts instead of relying on static files. It is essential for managing cloud environments where servers are created and removed frequently.

What are the prerequisites for this course?

This intermediate Ansible course recommends a basic understanding of Ansible playbooks, Jenkins, YAML, Amazon EC2, and IAM. Access to an AWS Free Tier account is also recommended for the cloud provisioning demonstrations.

What topics are covered in this course?

This Ansible DevOps integration course covers playbook performance optimization, dynamic inventory and cloud provisioning, testing and debugging with Molecule, CI/CD pipeline integration, environment promotion, and governance through RBAC, compliance, and auditing.

Is this course suitable for beginners?

This is an intermediate-level Ansible course. Beginners are encouraged to start with the foundational courses in the Specialization, as this course assumes you can already write and structure Ansible playbooks and roles.

Do I need a cloud account to complete this course?

Cloud provisioning in this course is demonstrated using AWS. An AWS Free Tier account is recommended for practicing dynamic inventory and cloud provisioning with Ansible, though the core concepts can be understood without one.

Is this a follow-along course?

Yes. This is a follow-along Ansible course built around hands-on demonstrations, so you can replicate each technique in your own environment as you learn playbook optimization, cloud provisioning, testing, and CI/CD integration.

What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Ansible Automation and DevOps Integration

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Ansible Automation and DevOps Integration

This course is part of Automating Server Provisioning with Ansible Specialization

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Optimize Ansible playbook performance using execution strategies, forks, and fact caching
Configure dynamic inventory and cloud inventory plugins for changing infrastructure
Test and debug Ansible playbooks using linting, idempotency checks, and Molecule
Integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines with governance, RBAC, and auditing

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Ready to take your Ansible automation beyond basic provisioning and into production-grade DevOps workflows? This course teaches you how to scale, optimize, test, and govern Ansible automation so it performs reliably across real infrastructure.

The course combines concise concept videos with hands-on demonstrations, so you learn each technique and then watch it applied in a real Ansible environment. You will benchmark and refactor playbooks, configure dynamic cloud inventory, debug failed runs, and execute provisioning through a CI/CD pipeline, following along with guided demos at each stage. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Optimize Ansible playbook performance using execution strategies, forks, and fact caching 2. Configure dynamic inventory and cloud inventory plugins for changing infrastructure 3. Test and debug Ansible playbooks using linting, idempotency checks, and Molecule 4. Integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines with governance, RBAC, and auditing This course is ideal for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure engineers who can already write Ansible playbooks and roles and want to run automation at production scale. Before starting, you should have a basic understanding of Ansible playbooks, Jenkins, YAML, Amazon EC2, and IAM, along with an AWS Free Tier account for the cloud demonstrations. Enroll now to build production-grade Ansible automation skills and a hands-on DevOps portfolio.

Develop Ansible workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability. Apply execution strategies, fact caching, dynamic inventory, cloud plugins, testing, and debugging. Optimize playbooks, manage dynamic infrastructure, and troubleshoot automation issues.

What's included

22 videos5 readings4 assignments

22 videosTotal 134 minutes

Specialization Introduction4 minutes
Course Introduction6 minutes
Execution Strategies and Forks8 minutes
Parallelism Controls8 minutes
Performance Optimization6 minutes
Benchmarking Playbook Execution Performance - Testing Fork-Based Execution Speed6 minutes
Benchmarking Playbook Execution Performance - Testing Strategy Settings and Task Profiling5 minutes
Optimizing Playbooks for Faster Provisioning7 minutes
Static vs Dynamic Inventory 7 minutes
Cloud Inventory Plugins6 minutes
Resource Tagging7 minutes
Authenticating with Cloud Providers6 minutes
Provisioning Cloud Servers Using Dynamic Inventory - Setting Up AWS Access and EC2 Resources6 minutes
Provisioning Cloud Servers Using Dynamic Inventory - Configuring and Testing EC2 Dynamic Inventory7 minutes
Provisioning Cloud Servers Using Dynamic Inventory - Running Cloud Provisioning on Tag-Based Hosts7 minutes
Managing Cloud Host Groups Dynamically - Creating Tag-Based Cloud Host Groups5 minutes
Managing Cloud Host Groups Dynamically - Running Role-Based Automation and Scaling Hosts6 minutes
Syntax Validation and Linting7 minutes
Idempotency Testing5 minutes
Debugging Variable and Task Execution Issues6 minutes
Debugging Failed Playbook Runs - Creating and Running Failure Scenarios3 minutes
Debugging Failed Playbook Runs - Capturing Errors and Applying Recovery Logic5 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Event-Driven Automation10 minutes
Hybrid Cloud Inventory Federation10 minutes
Error Handling and Recovery Mechanisms10 minutes
Module Summary: Scaling, Optimizing, and Validating Ansible Automation10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 33 minutes

Knowledge Check: Scaling, Optimizing, and Validating Ansible Automation15 minutes
Scaling Ansible for High-Performance Automation6 minutes
Knowledge Check: Dynamic Inventory and Cloud Provisioning6 minutes
Knowledge Check: Testing and Debugging Ansible Automation6 minutes

Integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines and controlled automation workflows. Use pipeline provisioning, environment promotion, RBAC, compliance, workflows, controller jobs, and auditing. Automate provisioning while maintaining control, traceability, and reliability.

What's included

12 videos4 readings3 assignments

12 videosTotal 58 minutes

Infrastructure Automation in CI/CD4 minutes
Pipeline-Based Provisioning6 minutes
Executing Ansible Playbooks from a CI Pipeline7 minutes
Promoting Infrastructure Changes Across Environments - Preparing Dev and Prod Deployment Files4 minutes
Promoting Infrastructure Changes Across Environments - Running Parameterized Jenkins Deployments4 minutes
Ansible Automation Platform5 minutes
Role-Based Access Control5 minutes
Workflow Automation4 minutes
Auditing and Reviewing Infrastructure Changes - Creating Audit Inventories and Evidence Files6 minutes
Auditing and Reviewing Infrastructure Changes - Reviewing Logs and Jenkins Audit Output4 minutes
Running Provisioning Jobs via Automation Controller - Creating Controller Inventory and Provisioning Files4 minutes
Running Provisioning Jobs via Automation Controller - Executing and Reviewing Jenkins Provisioning Jobs4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

SSH Key Configuration for Manual Ansible and Jenkins Pipeline Execution10 minutes
Safe Automation Practices10 minutes
Policy-Driven Compliance Enforcement 10 minutes
Module Summary: CI/CD-Driven Ansible Automation and Governance10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 27 minutes

Knowledge Check: CI/CD-Driven Ansible Automation and Governance15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Ansible in CI/CD Pipelines6 minutes
Knowledge Check: Governance and Controlled Automation with Ansible6 minutes

Assess your Ansible automation skills through a practice project and final assessments by reinforcing optimization, dynamic inventory, testing, debugging, CI/CD, and controlled automation.

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1 video1 reading2 assignments

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Frequently asked questions

Ansible is an open-source IT automation tool used for configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure provisioning. It is agentless, meaning it requires no software on managed nodes, and uses simple, readable YAML files to define automation tasks.

Ansible automation is the practice of using Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories to perform repeatable infrastructure tasks without manual effort. It allows teams to provision servers, manage configurations, and deploy changes consistently and reliably at scale.

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations to deliver applications and infrastructure faster and more reliably. It emphasizes automation, continuous integration and delivery, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the software lifecycle.

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