CI/CD
Ansible Patterns for Controlled Change
You will inherit spaghetti playbooks and untangle them collaboratively, documenting decisions as you go.
Inside the syllabus
- Inventory sourcing strategies (static vs. dynamic)
- Role boundaries workshop
- Vault usage without leaking secrets in CI logs
- Patch orchestration tabletop
- Molecule testing introduction
- Change window communication template
Outcomes you can evidence
- Refactor one playbook into a reusable role
- Author a change notice understandable to app owners
- List rollback signals before touching production
Lead mentor
Marcus Yip
Maintains golden Ansible roles for regulated infrastructure.
FAQ
We target the latest open-source major supported by the lab image.
Linux targets only; WinRM content is a reading link.
Introductory only—enough to spark follow-up self study.
Recent participant notes
Change window template now ships with every maintenance PR.