Module 1: Introduction to Ansible
What is Configuration Management?
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Ansible Architecture
Agentless Architecture Concept
Installing Ansible (Linux)
Ansible CLI Basics
YAML Fundamentals

Module 2: Inventory Management
Static Inventory
Dynamic Inventory
Inventory Variables
Group Variables & Host Variables
Ansible Configuration File (ansible.cfg)

Module 3: Ad-Hoc Commands
Running Ad-hoc Commands
Remote Execution
Managing Packages
Managing Services
File and User Management

Module 4: Playbooks
Understanding Playbooks
YAML Structure
Tasks & Modules
Variables
Handlers
Loops
Conditionals
Tags
Error Handling

Module 5: Ansible Modules
File Module
Copy & Template Module
User Module
Package Module (yum/apt)
Service Module
Command vs Shell Module
Debug Module

Module 6: Roles & Project Structure
Creating Roles
Role Directory Structure
Using Roles in Playbooks
Ansible Galaxy
Reusing Roles

Module 7: Templates & Jinja2
Jinja2 Basics
Variables in Templates
Filters
Template Rendering
Dynamic Configuration Files

Module 8: Ansible Vault
Encrypting Files
Encrypting Variables
Vault Password Management
Secure Automation Practices
Module 9: Ansible with Cloud
AWS EC2 Automation
Azure VM Automation
GCP Integration
Dynamic Inventory for Cloud
Provisioning Infrastructure

Module 10: CI/CD Integration
Ansible with Jenkins
Automating Deployments
Git Integration
DevOps Workflow Integration

Module 11: Advanced Ansible
Ansible Facts
Custom Modules
Ansible Collections
Performance Optimization
Ansible Best Practices

Module 12: Real-Time Projects
Web Server Deployment Automation
Multi-Tier Application Deployment
Infrastructure Provisioning on AWS
Patch Management Automation
Server Hardening Automation