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Video of An Inside Look at my Powerful Ansible Automation Solution in Ansible course by Learn Linux TV channel, video No. 18 free certified online
Ever wondered how an internal automation system can be built with Ansible? In this video, you’ll get an exclusive look inside Learn Linux TV’s very own solution—nicknamed Config-a-ma-jig. Jay walks you through the actual setup used behind the scenes, sharing his real-world design choices, automation strategies, and workflow. Whether you’re building your own Ansible playbooks or scaling infrastructure automation, this behind-the-scenes tour might just spark your next big idea.
Note: This is a design overview, not a tutorial.
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Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
02:06 - Distribution Groups
03:49 - The "Provisioner"
07:58 - More detailed info on how it runs
12:03 - Various roles and files
16:43 - How Systemd is used
20:13 - More design decisions
26:47 - Dealing with different distros
28:20 - How I protect secrets
20:48 - How the inventory file is used
34:08 - Provision script templates
37:58 - Ansible configuration
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