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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Learn the fundamentals of Ansible and how to use it to automate and manage your infrastructure. You'll begin by setting up Ansible on your control machine and progressing through creating reproducible configurations, installing packages, managing users, and services. As you advance, you'll dive into more complex tasks like creating Ansible playbooks, handling variables, using control flow, and templating configurations. The course also covers organizing your playbooks with roles for better reusability and efficiency. From creating a static site deployment using NGINX to setting up a Network File System (NFS), you will gain hands-on experience with real-world use cases. This course is perfect for anyone looking to streamline system administration tasks, automate repetitive processes, and master the power of Ansible for configuration management.