Automation

3 pages

Ansible Essentials: Variables, Facts & Templates

Learn how Ansible variables and facts work — from group_vars and host_vars to gathered system facts — then use Jinja2 templates to project them into dynamic, host-aware configuration files.

June 5, 2025

4 min

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Ansible Essentials: Managing Secrets with Vault

Use Ansible Vault to encrypt sensitive data like passwords and API keys in your playbooks, keeping secrets safely out of version control.

May 29, 2025

4 min

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Ansible Essentials: Installation, Playbooks & Roles

Install and configure Ansible, set up SSH access and your inventory, then organize your automation into playbooks, roles, and handlers for clean, reusable infrastructure code.

May 15, 2025

5 min

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