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Manage AWS Resources Using Ansible

the super short guide to cloud automation

David Clinton

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Wouldn't you love to be able to simply wave a wand and layers of resources in your AWS account would suddenly - and magically - spring to perfectly configured life, ready to meet your complex infrastructure needs? If you already have experience with AWS, then you know how much of a pain it can be to work through web page after web page in the Amazon management console as you manually provision services. And even the AWS CLI - which is a huge step up - can add its own complexity and effort to the mix. If you're already using Ansible for your on-premises operations, plugging it into your AWS account can sometimes be the quickest and most painless way to migrate operations to the cloud.

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David Clinton

David Clinton is a Linux Server Professional with years' experience teaching technical subjects. He is the author of two books on AWS administration from Wiley/Sybex, Learn Amazon Web Services in a Month of Lunches and Linux in Action (both from Manning) and 20 Pluralsight courses covering Linux administration, Amazon Web Services, and Docker.

David has worked on real-world deployments within both traditional data centers and the AWS cloud.

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Episode 151

An Interview with David Clinton

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Understanding the Ansible/AWS Advantage

Preparing a Local Environment

  1. Using the AWS CLI to Connect Ansible
  2. Testing Ansible with a Simple Playbook

Using HashiCorp Packer to Build EC2 Amazon Machine Images

  1. Using AWS EC2 AMIs
  2. Create and Run a Packer Script
  3. Working with Packer JSON Syntax

Using Ansible to Administrate AWS Resources

  1. Building a Launch Environment for an AMI
  2. Building a More Sophisticated Ansible Environment

Using Ansible for AWS Resource Life Cycle Management

  1. Keeping Track with Ansible’s Dynamic Inventory
  2. Shutting Down EC2 Resources
  3. The Last Word

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