Ansible Automation

  1. Best Practices and Project Organization
    1. Version Control Integration
      1. Git Repository Structure
        1. Repository Organization
          1. Branch Management
            1. Commit Practices
            2. Branching Strategies
              1. Feature Branches
                1. Environment Branches
                  1. Release Management
                  2. Managing Secrets
                    1. Vault Integration
                      1. Secret Exclusion
                        1. Security Practices
                      2. Project Structure
                        1. Directory Organization
                          1. Standard Layout
                            1. Scalable Structure
                              1. File Organization
                              2. Large Project Management
                                1. Modular Design
                                  1. Role Organization
                                    1. Inventory Management
                                    2. Environment Management
                                      1. Development Environments
                                        1. Testing Environments
                                          1. Production Environments
                                        2. Code Quality
                                          1. Writing Maintainable Playbooks
                                            1. Naming Conventions
                                              1. Code Organization
                                                1. Documentation Standards
                                                2. Task and Play Design
                                                  1. Single Responsibility
                                                    1. Idempotency
                                                      1. Error Handling
                                                      2. Variable Management
                                                        1. Variable Naming
                                                          1. Variable Scope
                                                            1. Variable Documentation
                                                          2. Testing Strategies
                                                            1. Syntax Validation
                                                              1. YAML Syntax Checking
                                                                1. Playbook Validation
                                                                  1. Role Validation
                                                                  2. Linting
                                                                    1. ansible-lint Usage
                                                                      1. Linting Rules
                                                                        1. Custom Rules
                                                                          1. CI/CD Integration
                                                                          2. Functional Testing
                                                                            1. Molecule Framework
                                                                              1. Test Scenarios
                                                                                1. Test Environments
                                                                                  1. Test Automation
                                                                                  2. Integration Testing
                                                                                    1. End-to-End Testing
                                                                                      1. Multi-Environment Testing
                                                                                        1. Continuous Testing
                                                                                      2. Documentation Practices
                                                                                        1. Code Documentation
                                                                                          1. Inline Comments
                                                                                            1. Task Documentation
                                                                                              1. Variable Documentation
                                                                                              2. Project Documentation
                                                                                                1. README Files
                                                                                                  1. Architecture Documentation
                                                                                                    1. Usage Instructions
                                                                                                    2. Auto-Generated Documentation
                                                                                                      1. Documentation Tools
                                                                                                        1. Documentation Automation
                                                                                                          1. Documentation Maintenance
                                                                                                        2. Security Best Practices
                                                                                                          1. Credential Management
                                                                                                            1. Vault Usage
                                                                                                              1. Key Management
                                                                                                                1. Access Control
                                                                                                                2. Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                                  1. Sudo Configuration
                                                                                                                    1. Least Privilege
                                                                                                                      1. Security Auditing
                                                                                                                      2. Network Security
                                                                                                                        1. SSH Configuration
                                                                                                                          1. Firewall Management
                                                                                                                            1. Secure Communication

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                                                                                                                        1. Introduction to Automation and Ansible