Using Ansible to automate your Laptop and Desktop configs!

You guys asked for it, now I finally deliver - in this video I show you how to use Ansible to configure your laptops and desktops! This works for servers too. This is a long video, but should get you on your way. You'll see a few working examples, and by the end of the video, you will have your very own Ansible desktop/laptop config!

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2:29: Notes about my config
17:22: Setting up a Git repo
29:52: Creating the Playbook

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[DementiaAcerbus]

Another very helpful one for the homelab thank you!

[rdwatson]

Good practical in-depth tutorial. I've messed with Ansible before for ad-hoc commands but never dug into it. This gave me some ideas.

[danielsonuk]

Another quality informative tech video. I'm progressing by leaps and bounds with these concise video guides, after struggling on with books or crappy guides. Thanks again

[dimaspangestu]

Huge thanks Jay to made this tutorial very clean and understandable for a beginners.

[rahilarious]

Great tutorial to show potential of Ansible. Thanks so much.

Currently I have 2 git repositories, one for dotfiles in home and other for system configs for /.

With ansible config I could just make one repo with all cfgs in one place and it would work everywhere.

[isofruitfruit]

That was an absolutely fantastic introduction and really wet my beak on what is possible with ansible. I'll be sure to check out your ansible course, thank you so much for taking the time to do this and do it properly, slowly and understandably. It's people like you that help improve this world so much and driving technology through teaching!

[coertdeneve]

Wow, thanks for sharing Jay! This is great stuff!

[deanwaters]

Jay thanks for the video, it will come in very handy you are the true MVP

[hakovatube]

Thank you for sharing your ideas and set ups, as well as your scripts/choices both as examples and as inspirations.

[bits]

Nice, was great to refresh knowledge, been using it a really really long time ago, but then switched to macos completely for some reason, but now I am without a single macos device, so I'm back to Linux (and some Wins...), so great to dip the toes again..

[williamseipp]

anyone who doesn't understand how important dotfiles are doesn't understand what it feels like to lose them. Lost sleep. Turning Adele's songs up on the radio. Drinking heavily. It's serious business.

[ForrestRhoads]

Awesome tutorial, carefully, thoroughly and clearly done. Thank you.

[SB-qmwg]

Great video. TY for filling in the gaps.

[marcalleaume]

Very interesting video. Always enlightening. Bravo et merci beaucoup.

[emberavenge]

For Mobile viewers:
Individual sections (copy pasted from the description):
2:29: Notes about my config
17:22: Setting up a Git repo
29:52: Creating the Playbook

[Ncrmncer]

I also manage my desktop / notebook config since almost two years. It's great and was my preferred choice because I use ansible on a daily base. The templating and all other modules are awesome

[mkro]

Thank you for plus sizing the terminal text.

[alessandrorossi]

amazing content and quality! Thank you!

[MrNoBSgiven]

Thank you very much. This is very impres8ve and useful.

[EdgardMello]

This is a really good learning channel.