In this section, we will take a look at the very fundamentals of Ansible. We will start with the process of installing Ansible and then we will get to grips with the fundamentals, including the basics of the language and ad hoc commands. We will then explore Ansible inventories, before looking at writing our very first playbooks and roles to complete multi-stage automation tasks.

This section contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Getting Started with Ansible
• Chapter 2, Understanding the Fundamentals of Ansible
• Chapter 3, Defining Your Inventory
• Chapter 4, Playbooks and Roles