This is a basic tutorial to teach devops professionals ansible and how to use it effectively.

Getting Started

• Get started by installing ansible, I suggest using a virtualenv.

$ virtualenv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

• Now check that we have ansible and the needed tools

$ ansible --version
$ ansible-galaxy --version
$ ansible-vault --version

• Get a cup of coffee, tea, or water and get ready to move fast.