What this book covers

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Ansible, explains how to install Ansible.

Chapter 2, Automating Simple Tasks, explains how to create simple playbooks that will allow you to automate some simple tasks that you already perform on a daily basis.

Chapter 3, Scaling to Multiple Hosts, explains how to handle multiple hosts in Ansible in an easy-to-scale way.

Chapter 4, Handling Complex Deployment, explains how to create deployments that have multiple phases, as well as multiple machines.

Chapter 5, Going Cloud, explains how Ansible can integrate with various cloud offerings, and how it can simplify your life, managing the cloud for you.

Chapter 6, Getting Notification from Ansible, explains how to set up Ansible to return valuable information to you and other stakeholders.

Chapter 7, Creating a Custom Module, explains how to create a custom module to leverage the freedom Ansible gives you.

Chapter 8, Debugging and Error Handling, explains how to debug and test Ansible to ensure that your playbooks will always work.

Chapter 9, Complex Environments, explains how to manage multiple tiers, environments, and deployments with Ansible.

Chapter 10, Introducing Ansible for Enterprises, explains how to manage Windows nodes from Ansible, as well as how to leverage Ansible Galaxy to maximize your productivity.

Chapter 11, Getting Started with AWX, explains what AWX is and how you can start using it.

Chapter 12, Working with AWX Users, Permissions, and Organizations, explains how AWX users and permissions management works.