DAY 20 APRIL 2026 DEVOPS Batch VIDEO | ANSIBLE - 1

Preethi conducted a detailed demonstration of Ansible implementation, covering the setup of an Ansible controller node and target servers on AWS. She explained the installation process using pip3, configuration of SSH keys, and creation of inventory files for static and dynamic hosting. The session included hands-on examples of running ad-hoc commands, creating playbooks for package installation and web server deployment, and implementing roles for better organization. Preethi also demonstrated Docker container deployment using Ansible playbooks and showed how to use dynamic inventory with AWS EC2 plugin to automatically discover and manage target servers. The session concluded with a brief discussion about the differences between DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles, where Preethi explained that DevOps focuses on faster deployment and CICD processes while SRE focuses on system reliability and stability.