Linux+ Automation: Implement Configuration Management and IaC

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Linux+ Automation: Implement Configuration Management and IaC

In this lab, you’ll practice using Ansible as a configuration management system and Terraform to deploy systems. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills needed to automate configuration consistency with Ansible, and deploy new systems using Terraform.

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Lab Info

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(11)

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Aug 05, 2025

Duration

1h 45m

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Get Started in the Lab Environment

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Up and Running with Ansible

To start the lab, you will check that Ansible is installed, and verify the version number. With Ansible installed, you will create the configuration and inventory to manage your hosts.
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Use Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands

You will learn to use Ansible Ad-Hoc commands directly from the command line. These are great to use for configurations that do not need to be repeated.
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Use Ansible Playbooks

Configuration as Code, or as CaC, is a main feature of Ansible. You will learn to create repeatable configurations using Ansible Playbooks.
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Use Terraform to Deploy Docker Containers

To finish up the directed portion of this lab, you will use Terraform to deploy Docker containers using IaC, Infrastructure as Code. Using different techniques, you will learn to access the container.
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The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Andrew Mallett

Andrew is a committed evangelist of the Linux Operating System and the concept of community and freedom that it provides. He has worked as a technical trainer since 1995 and has taught throughout the world, including Australia, the US, Germany and Eastern Europe. Andrew started teaching Linux in 2004 when Novell acquired SUSE and has been a long time supporter of Novell and provides SYSOP support the the Certifed Novell Instructor community on Linux. Andrew founded theurbanpenguin and has been submitting video training material to his YouTube channel since 2009 and currently has over 8,500 subscribers and 1.6 Million views. Andrew has had two publications with Packt: Citrix Access Gateway VPX Essentials (2012) and Citrix XenApp (2013).

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