Build practical RHEL automation skills through nine guided labs using the Ansible Core command line. You will progress from installation, inventories, ad hoc commands, and playbooks to variables, facts, Vault, task control, file deployment, reusable content, troubleshooting, and common Linux administration workflows.
The exercises use a local connection so you can focus on how Ansible behaves within one ready-to-use environment. Each lab provides step-by-step practice and automated checks as you create and run real automation files.
What You Will Learn
- Install and verify
ansible-core, run ad hoc commands, and inspect module documentation - Configure inventories and Ansible settings, then write playbooks for web services, firewalls, and verification tasks
- Work with variables, gathered and custom facts, and encrypted data managed with Ansible Vault
- Control task execution with loops, conditionals, handlers, blocks, rescue logic, and custom change or failure conditions
- Deploy and manage files with modules such as
copy,template,lineinfile,blockinfile,file,stat, andfetch - Organize larger automation projects with host patterns, task includes and imports, and imported playbooks
- Create roles, declare Git-based role dependencies, and install and use Ansible collections
- Diagnose YAML, Jinja2, and connectivity problems while automating packages, users, services, storage, and network configuration
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for Linux administrators, developers, and other learners who want guided practice automating RHEL administration with Ansible. It is especially useful if you understand everyday Linux tasks but have not yet organized them into repeatable playbooks.
Prerequisites: Basic command-line skills and familiarity with Linux packages, services, users, files, and networking are recommended. Prior Ansible experience is not required; basic YAML familiarity is helpful.
Learning environment: All nine labs run in a Red Hat UBI 9 terminal with ansible-core. Most exercises manage the same environment through a localhost inventory and ansible_connection=local; the roles and collections lab also downloads content from GitHub and Ansible Galaxy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course aligned with the current RHCE exam?
The course preserves guided labs covering RH294-related Ansible topics, but it should not be treated as a complete statement of the current exam objectives. For current exam-aligned study, continue with the updated RHCE Ansible Learning Path.
Does the course teach the full Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform?
No. The labs install and use the ansible-core command-line tools. They do not deploy Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform or use the Automation Controller web interface.
Will I manage a real fleet of remote hosts?
No. Most exercises manage localhost with a local connection. Inventories, host groups, and host patterns teach the relevant concepts, but the course does not provide a production-like multi-host SSH topology.
Is this a certification exam simulation?
No. These are nine Beginner-level guided labs with step-by-step instructions and automated checks, not independent timed exam tasks. They are best used to build and reinforce hands-on automation skills.
