For a software engineer DRY is not only a washing machine progam, but it represents a deeply-held mantra: Don’t Repeat Yourself.
To avoid repetitive manual work, automation tools like Ansible enable engineers to quickly configure infrastructure and easily deploy applications.
In this talk, we will explore the key concepts and benefits of Ansible for configuration management, deployment and orchestration of remote devices. We will start with an overview of Ansible’s utility, how it works, and common use cases. We will see how YAML files describe configurations and playbooks define automated tasks and processes.
Practical examples will show Ansible automation in action, including a quick introduction to initializing and keeping your operating system up to date by automating the installation and maintenance of system tools. We will also introduce the concept of dotfiles for configuration.
What are you waiting for? Learn how to spend 30 minutes automating 5-second tasks with Ansible! (It’ll save you time in the long run, I promise!)
