Ansible Automation Portfolio

This repository contains my complete hands-on Ansible lab work focused on automating Linux system administration tasks using Ansible on local nodes.

It serves as a practical portfolio of real-world automation scenarios, covering core Ansible concepts such as playbooks, inventories, roles, variables, handlers, vault, and idempotency.

🎯 Purpose of This Repository

• Build strong practical experience with Ansible
• Practice configuration management and automation workflows
• Maintain a structured DevOps/Linux portfolio
• Continuously add new labs and advanced scenarios

This is an active learning repository and will keep growing over time.

🧪 Lab Environment

• Control Node: Cloud machine from Al Nafi lab environment
• Managed Nodes: Cloud nodes provided for lab exercises
• Connection Type: Remote execution via SSH / Ansible
• Focus: Realistic configuration management scenarios

All playbooks are designed to run locally but reflect real production concepts.

📂 Repository Structure

Each folder represents a focused topic or mini-project:

• ansible-idempotency – Idempotent vs non-idempotent playbooks
• ansible-inv-var – Inventories, group_vars, host_vars
• ansible-modules – Core module usage and error handling
• ansible-roles – Role-based automation structure
• ansible-variable-and-facts – Facts, variables, precedence
• ansible-webserver – Web server deployment automation
• automating-firewall / firewall-ansible – Firewall management
• conditionals-loops – Logic, loops, templates
• handlers – Handler workflows
• user-group-management / user-manage – User automation
• vault – Encrypted secrets and secure deployments

Each directory contains its own inventories and playbooks.

🚀 Topics Covered

• Ansible fundamentals
• Playbooks and inventories
• Variables and facts
• Conditionals and loops
• Roles and templates
• Handlers and notifications
• Idempotency
• User and group management
• Firewall automation
• Secure secrets with Ansible Vault

▶️ How to Use

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/muhammadhammad2005/Ansible.git
cd Ansible

Run a playbook from any lab folder:

ansible-playbook playbooks/<playbook-name>.yml

Some labs require using their specific inventory files.

🔄 Continuous Updates

This repository is actively maintained. New labs, improvements, and advanced automation scenarios will be added regularly as part of ongoing learning.

📘 Notes

• Labs are executed on Al Nafi cloud lab machines
• Designed for learning, practicing real-world Ansible automation