Chapter 1 - Setting the Scene Foundations of Ansibl Create an environment Challenges to come Chapter 2 - Say Hello to Ansible Introduce Ansible History Tools Chapter 3 - Getting Ansible and Setting Up the Environment Download and set up Ansible Using virtual python environments Using VirtualBox Chapter 4 - Your First Steps with Ansible Play with Ansible Revision control and security aspects Python 2 vs 3 Chapter 5 - Run Your First playbook Create and run your first playbook Structure of a playbook Put servers under source control Chapter 6 - Designing an Inventory Using localhost Inventories Chapter 7 - Setting Your Sights - Target the Servers You Want Setting up real servers Playbook skills and inventory skills Writing the playbook Chapter 8 - Batteries Included - The Core Modules Core modules Installing packages, copying config files, and making changes to system config Web based documentation Chapter 9 - Gathering Data and the Power of Facts Using fact gathering Automatic (implicit) fact-gathering for every playbook Explicit fact gathering Stat to gain information on files, directories, and symbolic links Chapter 10 - The Building Blocks of Ansible - Roles Chapter 11 - Making Decisions and Controlling Flow Conditionals Options includes and when clauses Chapter 12 - Repeating Yourself Loops Syntax Chapter 13 - Jinja 2 and the Power of Templates Chapter 14 - Structuring Your Repo for Success Basic directory structure Organize groups of variables, vaults, roles, and tasks to ensure your playbooks are scalable Chapter 15 - Locking Away Your Secrets Ansible-vaults Environment specific encrypted stores Chapter 16 - Extending the Power of Ansible Creation of custom modules Module types (actions, filters, callback to name a few) Hints and tips on when a plugin is the right course of action Chapter 17 - Dynamically Generating Your Inventory Inventory, or CMDB Inventory source Simple web service to pull in the ansible inventory at runtime Meta groups Chapter 18 - Community Share playbooks with like-minded sysadmins Ansible Galaxy Chapter 19 - Troubleshooting Ansible Chapter 20 - Other Projects Around AnsiblePOSSIBLE: document interesting projects that make use of Ansible's power, such as ansible-cmdb.