Ansible Scenario Labs

Fix playbook syntax, module params, handlers, and role structures

10 Scenarios ~15 min each

How It Works

Each lab drops you into a broken config. Your job: find the bug and fix it.

Read the Scenario

Understand what went wrong — a teammate pushed broken config and CI is failing.

Debug in the Terminal

Run the tool, read the errors, and trace them back to the source.

Fix & Verify

Edit the config, re-run the check, and confirm a clean result.

Terminal

Beginner(4)

Intermediate(3)

Advanced(3)

Beginner

4 labs

Start here — core concepts and simple fixes

Fix Privilege Escalation

Add missing become directive to a playbook that installs packages and manages services

Beginner

Fix When Conditionals

Fix broken when conditions that incorrectly use Jinja2 braces and missing string quotes

Beginner

Fix Handler Notification Mismatch

Fix a handler that never fires because the notify name doesn't match the handler name

Beginner

Fix YAML Indentation

Fix broken YAML indentation in an Ansible playbook that installs and configures Nginx

Beginner

Level Up to Intermediate

Intermediate

3 labs

Level up — multi-resource configs and debugging

Fix Inventory Configuration

Fix mismatched host group names between the inventory file and the playbook

Intermediate

Fix Loop Syntax

Fix broken loop variable references that use wrong dictionary keys

Intermediate

Fix Wrong Module Parameters

Fix incorrect apt module parameter names and invalid state values in a playbook

Intermediate

Level Up to Advanced

Advanced

3 labs

Expert mode — complex configurations and edge cases

Fix Role Structure

Fix a broken role reference, missing handler state, and invalid default variable in an Ansible role

Advanced

Fix Template Variables

Define missing variables referenced by a Jinja2 template in an Ansible playbook

Advanced

Fix Variable File Reference

Fix a wrong vars_files path and mismatched variable names between the playbook and vars file

Advanced