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From 500 VMs to One Powerful Email - Automated with Ansible..("From Manual to Magical - One Playbook at a Time.")

Successfully built a real-world corporate-ready solution using Ansible + AWS to monitor VM metrics (CPU, RAM, Disk) across 500+ instances and send a dynamic, formatted email report - all on schedule, zero manual effort.

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This wasn't just automation - this was infrastructure elegance, built with dynamic inventory, SSH key injection, tagging, templated HTML reports, and modular playbooks.
Big shoutout to DevOps Shack aka Aditya Jaiswal - your crystal-clear teaching and life-saving notes made this complex setup feel like a walk in the cloud!
Ever wondered how to monitor hundreds of VMs for CPU, RAM & Disk usage without losing your mind? I turned that chaos into calm using Ansible + AWS, automated everything end-to-end, and even emailed the metrics report - HTML formatted.
Documented every step - with commands, code, and real-lab screenshots.
From SSH key injection, dynamic inventory magic, tagging VMs, to building animated HTML email reports… it's all there.
Wanna learn or replicate this in your own lab? I got you! Check out the full repo - - - - - -
 https://lnkd.in/gRe2Jy8N

If you're someone who's diving into DevOps or Cloud journey - don't miss this project!
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heres the detailed breakdown of the project link-

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/devops-methodology_ansible-corporate-project-to-monitor-vm-and-activity-7340333119746555905-wOop?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAE0aWosBwvnsFU3QDf3zF_WnWYAe3ZS1mlk

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