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Using an Ansible dynamic inventory to discover and manage Cleura Cloud servers (June 2025)

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About This Tutorial

You are about to use the Ansible dynamic inventory plugin for OpenStack, discover servers in a single Cleura Cloud tenant, and run Ansible ad hoc commands and playbooks against your servers.

All you need to go through this tutorial is internet access and a web browser.

Objectives

Upon completion, you will...

know how to activate and use the Ansible dynamic inventory plugin for OpenStack,
know how to run Ansible ad hoc commands and playbooks against the servers in your Cleura Cloud tenant,
have enough exposure to Ansible roles so you can start developing powerful playbooks targeting different Linux distributions.

Course Staff

Christos Varelas

Christos has a multi-year experience in technical writing for tech and popular science magazines in Greece. He has also been the publisher of deltaHacker, a Greek monthly periodical on all things networking, security, and ethical hacking. After deltaHacker ran its course, he switched careers and delved into the world of Quality Assurance for software maintenance. Even though that adventure kept him busy much longer than he expected, his fondness for technical writing prevailed. Now, he is a proud (and happy) member of the documentation team at Cleura.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to download or install anything?

No, all course material will be delivered on demand to your device via a web browser. Labs will be conducted online as well.

What web browser should I use?

The Open edX platform works best with current versions of Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or any Chromium-based browser.