Network Automation: A Bootcamp for Beginners
Begin your Network Automation with working examples for pre/post-check, config and rollback in Python, Ansible and CICD
Updated on Jun, 2025
Language - English
IT and Software ,Other IT and Software,
Lectures -40
Resources -28
Duration -6 hours
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Course Description
Welcome to 'Network Automation: A Bootcamp for Beginners,' the ideal course to kickstart your network automation journey with comprehensive examples for pre-check, post-check, config and rollback processes in Python, Ansible, and Terraform CICD workflow.
If you want to learn how to design and build network automation use cases, this course is for you. If you're seeking a comprehensive, one-stop course that introduces all the fundamental concepts of network automation, this course is for you. If you're enthusiastic about network automation and want to understand how to build your first automation workflow with various tools, this course is for you.
With over 6.5 hours of well-structured content, this is one of the most comprehensive beginner courses on network automation available online.
If you're new to network automation, here's why this course is perfect for you:
Your instructor has hands-on experience with network automation in large organisations.
Detailed videos, diagrams, and real-world automation use case examples make the material easy to grasp.
Developed over five years, the curriculum has been tested and refined based on student feedback.
Save money and time by enrolling online—you'll get the same teaching materials and instructor as our in-person boot camp.
The course is continually updated with new code examples and projects.
I will guide you step-by-step through video tutorials to give you all the skills you need to excel as a network automation engineer. With this course, you'll build your knowledge while working on real-world examples.
This course includes:
On-box, Off-Box, and workflow automation.
JSON.
YAML.
XML.
CSV.
YANG.
OpenAPI.
NETCONF.
RESTCONF.
gRPC.
SNMP.
Netmiko CLI-SSH module.
TTP CLI parsing.
Jinja2 Templating.
Ansible use case.
Terraform - IaC.
Python use case.
Git – Version control.
Gitlab CICD Workflow.
n8n Workflow engine.
BPNM Basics.
Review well-known Python modules for network automation.
Robot Framework – Python Test Framework.
Automation Monitoring and Notification.
Could network automation.
Cisco Advanced Netconf Explorer.
Goals
- Exploring Types of Automation: On-Box, Off-Box, and Workflow Automation.
- Understanding Key Data Interchange Formats: A Deep Dive into JSON, YAML, XML, and CSV.
- Essential Steps for Managing Git Repositories in GitLab.
- Beginner’s Guide to NETCONF & YANG Data Model.
- Creating & rendering Jinja2 templates in Python and Ansible.
- CLI-parsing with TTP template.
- Setting up Continuous Integration with GitLab.
- Understand the configuration management principles and how to implement them using Python, Terraform and Ansible playbooks.
- Beginner’s Guide to Python Programming from a Network Engineer’s Perspective.
- How to Implement Use Cases for Automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
- Beginner's Guide to Building Workflow Automation using Free-to-Use n8n Software.
- Key Concepts in Continuous Monitoring & Testing: Syslog for Logging, Slack for Notifications, and Robot Framework for Automated Testing.
- Cloud network automation with Terraform (AWS VPC).
Prerequisites
- A computer with access to the internet.
- Familiarity with Linux/Windows.
- A basic understanding of VirtualBox is beneficial.
- Knowledge of GNS3 Network Simulator.
- A basic understanding of Docker is beneficial.
- No programming experience is needed.
- No paid software is required.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction
5 Lectures
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Course Introduction
01:57
01:57
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Skills You Will Gain
02:10
02:10
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Prerequisite Knowledge for the Course
00:58
00:58
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Minimum System and Software Requirements
02:47
02:47
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Creating Your Practice Lab Environment
05:06
05:06
NetDevOps from My Perspective
3 Lectures
Version Control Systems: Git
1 Lectures
Exploring the Python Programming Language
2 Lectures
Understanding Data Interchange Formats
6 Lectures
Introduction to Network Data Modeling
2 Lectures
Jinja2 Template Language
2 Lectures
Template Text Parser (TTP)
1 Lectures
Device Programming Interfaces: A Key Tool for Configuration Management
6 Lectures
Configuration Management
6 Lectures
Workflow and CICD tools for Network Automaton
3 Lectures
Introduction to Continuous Monitoring & Testing
2 Lectures
Cloud Network Automation
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Prathap Shetty
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