Automation

Explore the fundamentals of Ansible Molecule in this hands-on lab, designed to introduce learners to automated testing for Ansible roles and playbooks. Participants will gain practical experience in setting up test scenarios, running Ansible Molecule's various stages from the command line, and integrating Ansible Molecule with a CICD pipeline.

Terraform simplifies infrastructure management through code, but a well-configured development environment is key to efficiency. This lab will walk you through setting up Terraform in Visual Studio Code (VSCode), ensuring a smooth and optimized workflow followed by a playground to introduce multiple install scenarios.

This lab is a component of the Infrastructure Automation Automated Testing learning path in the Infrastructure Automation with Ansible Learning Series. The goal of this learning path is to provide hands-on and practical exposure to the concepts of implementing Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery. The lab will utilize Gitea as the Source Code Manager (SCM) which includes Gitea Actions for executing CICD Workflows. Gitea Actions map almost identically to GitHub actions so the Gitea specific knowledge gained maps directly to GitHub implementations. The general concepts learning through this lab are also valuable and applicable across other implementations.

Application programming interfaces expose access to the system from other systems. Understanding how to utilize the API unlocks endless possibilities in your automation journey.

This lab is intended to teach the consumer functional skills related to utilizing containers in the realm of automation.

Learn how to use Terraform to build and manage Google Cloud Platform infrastructure through code.

This lab is part of the Infrastructure Automation Source of Truth Learning Path and is designed to teach the user how to interface with NetBox as a source of truth for variable data and inventory.

Data encoding formats are an essential skill of an automation engineer. This lab will take a hands-on approach to teaching you about three common formats: YAML, JSON and XML.

The everyday life of an automation engineer will invariably require a fundamental understanding of Linux. This lab is focused on exposing aspiring automation engineers to the foundational concepts of the Linux operating system.

Development Environments Development environments are the first step on your automation journey. This track will help define what a development environment is and provide some hands-on exposure to one solution.