This is a small list of resources to get started using Ansible. Below you will find some links to documentation, free interactive labs (web based) and YouTube media content.
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The @Docs (Documentation Working Group) recently updated the Getting Started section with a user journey. We recommend you check it first. It also works as an index of sorts, in case you want to explore what’s ahead or review something specific.
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From the above, the “Getting started with Ansible" docs landing page is a good first read if you are looking into what’s Ansible, how to use it (ad-hoc) and create your first playbook.
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We have a curated set of “Getting Started” interactive labs to get some browser-based hands-on learning experience. Here you will find labs on how to write your first playbook, intros to controller/awx, navigator, builder, network and EDA, created by @Lopez, @IPvSean, @ansibehl, @cloin, @nunomart11 and @Leo
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The “Ansible Pilot” YouTube channel by @lucab_it has great video content, around new features, howtos and other content. Luca also has a blog and books published at ansiblepilot.com
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The “Ansible for Devops” book by @geerlingguy as mentioned above is great as well and it’s licensed CC-BY-SA. Jeff also has an “Ansible 101 video playlist ” in his YouTube Channel.
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The official Ansible YouTube channel also has a lot of howto videos around Event-Driven Ansible, Ansible for Infrastructure Automation (RHEL, other Linux and Windows) and Ansible for Hybrid Cloud (OpenShift, Kubernetes).
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The howto tag in this very Ansible Community Forum will come handy if you want to check the list of how-tos available. Content type can vary, maybe it’s a blog post, a video or a forum topic.
NOTE: If you would like to see content added to the list above, leave a comment below. Comments on this thread might auto-delete after a period of time to keep the thread clean. If you are looking to troubleshoot an issue please post to the Get Help category.