Tutorial series

Getting Started with Configuration Management

Getting Started with Configuration Management

Introduction

Configuration management can drastically improve the integrity of servers over time by providing a framework for automating processes and keeping track of changes made to the system environment. This series will introduce you to the concepts behind Configuration Management and give you a practical overview of how to use Ansible, Puppet and Chef to automate server provisioning.

Tutorials in series

Tutorial

An Introduction to Configuration Management

Tutorial

Configuration Management 101: Writing Ansible Playbooks

Tutorial

Configuration Management 101: Writing Puppet Manifests

Tutorial

Configuration Management 101: Writing Chef Recipes

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