Complete DevOps Ansible Automation Training (Udemy.com)
A complete Ansible course designed for IT professionals and DevOps engineers to automate routine tasks in Linux (RHCE).
Created by: Imran Afzal
Last updated June 2026
What you will learn
- You will learn how to automate everyday tedious and reptitive tasks
- Fundamental of Ansible automation
- Building Ansible server and deploying configuration to clients
- Communicating with remote servers
- Building Ansible playbooks including roles and tags
- Troubleshooting Ansible related issues
- Provisioning and deployment of development, testing, and production servers
How it compares
Against the other 219 rated Udemy courses in DevOps on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 78% of them
- Reviews4,273#47 of 220 by number of reviews
- Length7 hourslonger than 59% of them
- Last updatedJune 2026more recently than 87% of them
Course Description
Look no further. You have found one of the BEST Ansible course on this platform. If you have never touched Ansible before and want to learn from scratch than you have come to the right place. I will teach you everything you need to know about Ansible in very simple language and terminology with step-by-step guidance, this course covers everything from Ansible basics to advanced automation strategies, ensuring you gain practical, hands-on experience. Perfect for beginners, it provides real-world examples that make complex concepts easy to understand and apply.
In this Ansible DevOps automation course you will learn how to install virtualization layer, Linux operating system, Ansible server and create playbooks to automate tasks. I have been teaching this exact course in a classroom environment in New York City. Please note 70% of my students who took this course got the job in Linux/DevOps within months. Imagine those who take my course only to level up their career, how productive this training can be for them.
Following is the list of topics covered in this course:
Section 1: Introduction
• Course overview
• What is Ansible?
• History of Ansible
• Benefits
• Terminologies in Ansible
• How Ansible works?
• Other Automation tools
• Free source Ansible and Red Hat Ansible
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 2: Lab Design and Setup
• Lab design
• Installing virtualization software
• Creating a VM and Installing Linux
• Creating Ansible Clients
• Installing Ansible
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 3: Ansible Automation with Simple Playbooks
• YAML file syntax
• YAML file syntax example
• Creating first playbook
• Output playbook
• Multiple tasks playbook
• Playbook for installing and starting a service
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 4: Ansible Automation for Remote Clients
• Remote Clients hosts File Syntax
• Establish Connection to Remote Clients
• Check Remote Clients Connectivity
• Copy Files to Remote Clients
• Change File Permissions
• Setup Apache and Open Firewall Port
• Run Shell Scripts on Remote Clients
• Schedule a job (crontab)
• User Account Management
• Add or Update User Password
• Download Package from a URL
• Kill a Running Process
• Pick and Choose Steps
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 5: Ansible Automation with Ad-hoc Tasks
• Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 1)
• Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 2)
• Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 3)
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 6: Advance Ansible Automation Features
• Roles
• Roles by Application
• Roles on Ansible Galaxy
• Tags
• Variables
• Variables in Inventory File
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 7: Additional Features in Ansible
• Handlers
• Conditions
• Loops
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 8: Securing Ansible
• Ansible Vault
• Encrypt Strings within a Playbook
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 9: Ansible Management Tools
• Ansible AWX
• Ansible Tower
• Handouts
• Quiz
Section 10: Ansible Resources
• Ansible Additional Commands
• Ansible Documentation
• Community Help
• Handouts
• Quiz
Here are a few testimonial from my students:
Main thing about course is its simplicity and the hierarchy. Design is very good and easy which helps to understand things better. -- Akash Garg (Udemy Student)
I just love the teaching ad the learning experience I am getting -- Jacob Samba (Udemy Student)
The course is run very well and I really like the handouts and the homework that is assigned. The homework helps me learn and continue with the learning process even when adult life is still progressing forward. -- Thomas Rogers (Udemy Student)
I genuinely look forward to additional courses in the future. This has been so informative. You hear the name oracle all the time, but this was well put in layman’s terms -- Atoofa Hasan (Classroom Student)
Imran Afzal eats, breathes and sleeps IT! He really knows his stuff. I feel like he has brought me from a novice level education to masters level in a short time period. Anyone who is looking to get a job in IT should definitely take this course. -- TJ Walker (Udemy Student)
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
4,273 Reviews
Imran Afzal
Imran Afzal is the CEO of UTCLI Solutions, a best-selling IT instructor, career coach, and technology educator who has trained over 1 million students worldwide. His teaching focuses on helping professionals build real-world skills in IT career growth, Linux, cloud computing, systems administration, and AI productivity.
With 25+ years of experience in enterprise IT, leadership, and training, Imran has worked across Fortune 500 environments in finance, fashion, media, and technology. His professional journey began in 2001 at Time Warner in New York City and includes major projects involving data center migrations, VMware deployments, monitoring tools, Linux/UNIX systems, Windows Server, and Amazon cloud migrations.
Through his Udemy courses, YouTube channel “Learn with Imran Afzal,” corporate training, and career coaching programs, Imran teaches students how to learn practical technology skills, grow their confidence, prepare for IT jobs, and stay ahead in a fast-changing world where AI is transforming the workplace. His mission is simple: make technology easier to understand and help people build careers they are proud of.
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Reviews
By Naveen Beknal S on 4/23/2026
I am allready a Redhat certified in Ansible automation which i have done in 2020, i haven't used ansible in my adily work role since past 3-4 years, hence i was able to brush up myself with all your session videos, thank you
By Warren Meli on 3/11/2026
Le cours etait tres interessant et tres instructif j'ai beaucoup appris de ce cours et je pense avoir recu les fomdements et les bases necessaires pour utiliser ansible et aussi comprendre comment le programme fonctionne et quel est son importance. le seul probleme est que le cours date de quelque annees deja donc la documentation ni meme le cours en question n'est pas actuelle et donc l'on rencontre certains problems, mais bon ca pousse aussi l'apprenant a reflechir de lui meme et a faire de plus amples recherches. En somme le cours etait assez interessant.
By Andres Ortiz Varela on 11/23/2025
Good - Content is relevant for new Ansible users - Voice and explanations are clear to understand Feedback - The examples are quite repetitive, probably a bit more effort into real basic examples would been much better - Many links within the content are outdated as of Nov 2025
By Abdifatah Abdullahi on 12/3/2024
Imran is very knowledgeable, and I like the way he teaches. First, he explains the concept using PowerPoint and then demonstrates using the machine, which is amazing. This is the third course I took with Imran.
By Swati Ashok Khanzode on 9/25/2024
Very engaging and informational course. I learnt ansible by taking my own notes within few days, its not like bulk of information hard to note down and hard to revise later. The teaching style is really excellent. Thanks!
By Danny Coca on 8/29/2024
The course was great. Good for the beginner and good for reference material. A few typos need to be corrected and I recommend closing the loop on subjects you could not comment or did not research to solution.
By Sohail Sadique Pagdiwale on 11/9/2023
I have completed many courses' which is related to ansible but this one is very different and very easy to understand. he is clearly explain each and every concept which is related to inventory and playbook with examples. I don't know nothing about virtual machines so it's an advantage form me I learn how to setup the virtual machines. it's a really nice course. Thank you Imran Afzal sir for sharing your knowledge and experience i really appreciate your work.
By Selim Menekse on 7/24/2023
Not bad course but i don't like the fact that httpd was the only package we used to install/uninstall thruout the course. I wish he used different and useful packages too so that we could get familiar with them as well. Also, a dedicated video/section on how to use galaxy and other resources could have been very nice. EDIT: After purchasing a couple more ansible course on here made me realize how awesome this course was. It was always straight to the point, less talking and more doing... Absolutely recommend this course especially if you hate too much talking. Still wish to see a dedicated video on how to use Galaxy tho.
By Misha Shahid on 9/16/2022
It was worth spending every penny!! The way he explains things from easy to expert level is Awesome. Anyone can learn from IMRAN because his methods of explaining things are very remarkable!!! loving this course Next step VMware Course from him..
By Bikram Sengupta on 8/8/2022
so far soooo good. Best possible Udemy course on Ansible. Trainer is not only knowledgeable he's so good at making the content and demonstration understandable and adaptable by anyone has little or more IT knowledge.
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