Introduction to Ansible
Workshop
Configuring servers manually costs time and produces errors: which packages run on which host? Who made the last firewall change? And why does the staging server look different from production? On day one you learn Ansible from scratch: install ansible-core, set up SSH connections, create inventories and write your first playbook. On day two you deepen playbooks with variables, conditionals and loops, create dynamic configurations with Jinja2 templates and protect secrets with Ansible Vault. A complete web server deployment rounds off the day. On day three you structure your automation with ro
Workshop overview
Duration, per-participant price and logistics for Introduction to Ansible.
Introduction to Ansible
Duration: 3 days (09:00 – 16:00 CET/CEST)
Participants: Max. 8 people
Format: Online or on-site
Language: German (English on request)
Certificate: ayedo certificate of attendance
On-site options
Live online or on-site at your location
In-house: content, duration and focus can be tailored
Flexible dates, from 1 participant
German; English on request
Preconfigured cloud lab (also on-site)
Open groups: max. 8 people
Seat price same as online: €721.50 × days, excl. VAT
On-site in-house: individual quote (travel/logistics as incurred)
No published flat on-site surcharge
You provide the training room and internet
Open sessions: 09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Curriculum
Day-by-day agenda and topics from the official syllabus.
Day 1: Understand Ansible, install it and automate your first hosts
Day 2: Deepen playbook skills, write templates and protect secrets
Day 3: Use roles, Galaxy and Ansible in team workflows
Workshop schedule
Published daily rhythm. Topics are listed in the curriculum.
09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Official window for open sessions.
09:00 – Introductions
On day 1: meet the instructor and participants, plus the agenda and workshop structure.
09:00 – Q&A
On later days, resolve open questions from the previous day before the day’s topics (usually 09:00–09:30 or 09:00–10:00).
Content blocks follow the curriculum
Theory and hands-on in the morning and afternoon blocks. The topic list is in the curriculum above.
12:00–13:00 – Lunch
A shared break before the afternoon.
16:00–16:30 – Q&A
End of the day: questions, exchange and wrap-up.
Prerequisites
What participants should bring.
Hardware
Your own notebook (Linux, macOS or Windows) with permission to install software. Devices available at extra cost.
Environment
Each participant works in a provided cloud lab. Local installation of the training stack is not required.
Prerequisites
Basic Linux/terminal skills are helpful.
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