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Author: ansibleguy

2/Example_Ansible.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 The Ansible collection 'community.mysql' and 'community.general' will need to be installed on the controller node!
 
+*NOTE: I did not test this playbook completely*
+
 ## Inventory
 
 ### Hosts
@@ -34,14 +36,26 @@ app1_cnf:
     name: 'app1'
     users:
       user1:
-        pwd: 'pwd1'
+        pwd: !vault |
+          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
+          31363066336534336363653462386335623031303833333061646364326638653262356563363138
+          3463393330356162316437343533303463613235353834610a383766366133626332653332363437
+          34376431323634636564353430393365346165386332383061313033666466303436386362663933
+          6433613638626337300a646432353063313264313835353362336637353263663936303833376439
+          39303230316366333631316239313662633565376331326335323365316161313936613036653938
+          6664653433343232333832636338656263366562353837633637
         privs: 'ALL'
       user2:
-        pwd: 'pwd2'
+        pwd: !vault |
+          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
+          66343461613165626562323935356166636462343761313538373537653933386663633137383433
+          6530383933633437366264363130306663626561313335350a363930633737633431333666653837
+          34653462663839623636313332343566363435636566633664653939373564363234646633656663
+          3935626339373935650a353134323734396261396338396663663933653232336563626338386163
+          37383930303362633264643339636162613932383133303933623261353935313262
         privs: 'SELECT'
 ```
 
-
 ## Playbook
 
 ```yaml
@@ -184,3 +198,16 @@ app1_cnf:
         enabled: true
         state: started
 ```
+
+## Execution
+
+```bash
+ansible-playbook -D -K -k -i inventory/hosts.yml --ask-vault-pass playbook.yml --limit srv1
+# D = diff-mode
+# K = ask become password
+# k = ask connect password
+# i = inventory file
+# ask-vault-pass = ask for password that can be used to decrypt ansible-vault encrypted variables at runtime
+# playbook.yml = the actual playbook to execute
+# limit = only execute playbook targeting host 'srv1'
+```

2/Readme.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Intro to Ansible
 
+This introduction to Ansible is based on my personal experiences.
+
+I will not compare Ansible to other automation tools/frameworks! There may be some out there that can replace Ansible - but I haven't got much experience using other ones.
+
 ----
 
 ## Sources
@@ -20,13 +24,13 @@ There is also an Open-Source web-based control-environment named ['Ansible AWX']
 
 For enterprise-use RedHat offers a product named ['Ansible Automation Platform'](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/management/ansible) that is Closed-Source and must be licensed.
 
-### Arguments
+### Key points
 
 **Practical examples** of use-cases are:
 * Provisioning/managing IT-services from small- up to large-scale
   * [Webserver nodes](https://github.com/ansibleguy/infra_nginx)
   * [Database clusters](https://github.com/ansibleguy/infra_mariadb)
-  * Configuration of [host-](https://github.com/ansibleguy/infra_nftables) and [network-firewalls]((https://github.com/ansibleguy/collection_opnsense))
+  * Configuration of [host-](https://github.com/ansibleguy/infra_nftables) and [network-firewalls](https://github.com/ansibleguy/collection_opnsense)
   * Configuration of [local users](https://github.com/ansibleguy/linux_users) or identity providers
 * Generating and renewing [certificates](https://github.com/ansibleguy/infra_certs) for encrypted connectivity
 * Preparing for the worst-case - automate your disaster-recovery
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ Most of the time one will use the system-specific default connection-types:
 * Many systems via APIs (_mainly HTTPS/REST_)
 
 <a href="https://www.ansible.com/overview/how-ansible-works">
-  <img src="https://www.ansible.com/hs-fs/hubfs/graphic-crop.jpg?width=500&name=graphic-crop.jpg" alt="RedHat - Ansible" width="400"/>
+  <img src="https://www.ansible.com/hs-fs/hubfs/graphic-crop.jpg" alt="RedHat - Ansible" width="400"/>
 </a>
 
 ### Advanced tricks
@@ -148,6 +152,9 @@ That can catch user- or configuration-errors before they have any negative impac
   * Sensitive data can also be protected from being logged in clear-text using the ['no_log' parameter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/logging.html).
 Most Modules also implement this for secrets you pass to them.
   * Secrets that are [prompted at runtime](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_prompts.html#hashing-values-supplied-by-vars-prompt) can also be encrypted.
+* **Configuration**
+  * Working with complex configurations that require [multiple scopes](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_variables.html#scoping-variables) (_host, group, role, execution, ..._) can be challenging when using raw scripting.
+Ansible handles much of the mind-boggling logic in the background so we as admins/users don't have to deal with it.
 
 ----
 

5/Readme.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Only the most basic data-types will be discussed here.
 * [Integer/Float](https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_numbers.asp)
 * [Dictionary](https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_dictionaries.asp)
 
+[Dynamically vs Statically typed languages](https://prepinsta.com/python/dynamic-typing-vs-static-typing-in-python)
+
 ## Interaction with data
 
 * [Iteration](https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_iterators.asp)

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 # Info
 
+> **Warning:**
+>
+> If you find any **discrepancy, errors or missing information** in these tutorials - please feel free to open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/ansibleguy/ansible_tutorial/issues)!
+>
+> These tutorials are subjective as they are based on my personal experience. 
+
+
 I am creating videos on my [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@ansibleguy) that target the topics listed below! 
 
 # Topics