Linux Administration with Ansible: Writing Ansible Playbooks
Infrastructure automation is no longer optional—it’s the baseline expectation for DevOps teams. This course teaches you to write production-ready Ansible playbooks that eliminate manual Linux administration and scale across hundreds of servers. You’ll move from configuration scripts to repeatable, version-controlled automation in under 4.5 hours.
AIU.ac Verdict: Ideal for Linux sysadmins, junior DevOps engineers, and platform teams ready to adopt infrastructure-as-code. The course assumes Linux command-line familiarity; complete beginners to both Linux and Ansible may need prerequisite grounding before starting.
What This Course Covers
You’ll start with Ansible fundamentals—inventory management, modules, and playbook structure—then progress to real-world scenarios: deploying applications, managing configurations, and orchestrating multi-step workflows. The course emphasises idempotency and best practices, ensuring your playbooks are maintainable and safe to run repeatedly across production environments.
Hands-on labs embedded throughout let you write and execute playbooks in Pluralsight’s sandboxes, covering package installation, service management, file handling, and conditional logic. By the end, you’ll understand how to modularise playbooks with roles, handle errors gracefully, and integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines—skills that directly translate to reducing deployment time and human error.
Who Is This Course For?
Ideal for:
- Linux sysadmins moving to automation: You manage servers manually today; this course is your bridge to infrastructure-as-code without overwhelming theory.
- Junior DevOps engineers: Ansible is often the first orchestration tool you’ll encounter. This course builds the mental model you need to progress to Kubernetes and Terraform.
- Platform and SRE teams: You need repeatable, auditable configuration management. Ansible playbooks are your foundation for scaling reliability.
May not suit:
- Complete Linux beginners: The course assumes comfort with the command line, file permissions, and package managers. Start with Linux fundamentals first.
- Enterprise-scale infrastructure architects: This is playbook-focused, not a deep dive into Ansible Tower, RBAC, or enterprise deployment patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Linux Administration with Ansible: Writing Ansible Playbooks take?
4 hours 21 minutes of video content. Most learners complete it in 1–2 weeks, depending on how much time you spend in the hands-on labs.
Do I need Ansible installed locally?
No. Pluralsight provides sandboxed lab environments where you write and execute playbooks without local setup. You can replicate everything on your own infrastructure afterwards.
Will this course teach me Ansible Tower or AWX?
No. This course focuses on core playbook authoring and CLI usage. Tower/AWX are enterprise management layers covered in separate courses.
What Linux experience do I need?
You should be comfortable with the command line, basic file operations, and package management (apt/yum). If you’re new to Linux, complete a Linux fundamentals course first.
Course by Andrew Mallett on Pluralsight. Duration: 4h 21m. Last verified by AIU.ac: March 2026.
