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Learning Ansible, Second Edition
Automate Modern IT Operations for Linux, Windows, Cloud and Kubernetes using ansible-core, Event-Driven Remediation, AI Agents and MCP
This book is 100% completeLast updated on 2026-10-28
In this 2nd edition, I'm going to be working with you on a single app called OrderDesk. We'll build its inventory, roles and secrets, and then we'll patch its servers, provision its cloud resources and deploy it to Kubernetes. Later, we'll watch it with Prometheus, heal it with Event-Driven Ansible and diagnose its failures with playbooks that collect evidence in seconds. Then, in the last few chapters, we'll start inviting AI agents through tools and MCP servers, while approvals and check mode make sure that everyone keeps control of the decisions. You don't need to be a pro programmer to follow along.
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There are thousands of reliable systems out there, and Ansible is the unsung hero that makes sure all your IT work is done on time and can be reviewed easily. This second edition shows you exactly the proven and usable, tried-and-tested ansible techniques that will help you bring stability to your own operation. It is a hands-on absolutely, built on Ansible-Core 2.21, where you'll set up a clean control node, write reusable roles, protect secrets and test each change before it reaches a server. Next, you'll be patching Linux and Windows fleets, provisioning AWS and Azure resources using Terraform, deploying to Kubernetes and OpenShift, and sharing automation safely through Ansible Automation Platform.
In the later chapters, it's all about production. You'll build monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, fix familiar failures automatically with Event-Driven Ansible, and diagnose CPU, memory, database and network faults with ready-to-run playbooks. At last, you'll be able to hook up AI agents and MCP servers to Ansible. Every single chapter is making a strong effort to focus on practical, hands-on techniques, so you can put each one into practice right away.
Key Learnings
- Build version-pinned control node with execution environments and ansible-navigator.
- Write reusable roles and collections with argument specs, handlers and failure handling.
- Protect secrets with Ansible Vault and HashiCorp Vault.
- Patch Linux and Windows fleets through rolling updates.
- Provision AWS and Azure resources while dividing work cleanly between Terraform and Ansible.
- Deploy, verify and roll back containerized releases on Kubernetes and OpenShift using Helm.
- Scale team automation with Automation Platform workflows, surveys, approval gates and RBAC.
- Auto-remediate full disks, crashed services and expiring certificates with Event-Driven Ansible rulebooks.
- Diagnose CPU, memory, database and network faults, then open ServiceNow incidents automatically.
- Connect AI agents and MCP servers to Ansible with approvals, allowlists and scoped credentials.
Table of Content
- Getting Started with Modern Ansible
- Building Reusable Playbooks and Roles
- Securing and Testing Automation
- Managing Linux and Windows Fleets
- Provisioning Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible
- Automating Containers and Kubernetes on OpenShift
- Scaling with Ansible Automation Platform
- Building Observability
- Auto-Remediating with Event-Driven Ansible
- Diagnosing and Resolving Production Issues
- Building AI Agents for Ansible Operations
- Connecting Ansible to Tools using MCP
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