Beginner Level:

1. Setup a Web Server: Use Ansible to automate the setup of a web server, like Apache or Nginx. This includes installing the necessary packages, starting the service, and ensuring it runs at startup.

2. Software configuration: Use Ansible to automate software package automation

3. User Management: Write an Ansible playbook to create, delete, and manage users on a Linux system. This can include setting up SSH keys for remote login.

4. Automate Package Updates: Write a playbook to automate the process of updating all packages on your system.

5. Setup a Database Server: Use Ansible to automate the setup of a database server, like MySQL or PostgreSQL.

6. Automate System Updates: Write a playbook to automate system updates on all your managed nodes.

7. Setup VSFTP Server: Use Ansible to automate the VSFTP file server for cross-system files transfer.

8. Setup a File Server: Use Ansible to set up a file server, like Samba or NFS.

9. Setup a DNS Server: Use Ansible to automate the setup of a DNS server, like BIND.

10. Automate System Audits: Write a playbook to automate system audits and generate reports.

11. Setup a Mail Server: Use Ansible to set up a mail server, like Postfix.

Intermediate Level:

1. Multi-tier Application Deployment: Use Ansible to deploy a multi-tier application. This could be a simple web application with a separate database server.

2. Automate Security Updates: Write a playbook to automate the process of updating your system packages for security patches.

3. Automate Network Configuration: Use Ansible to automate the configuration of network devices.

4. DevOps Exercises: Contribute to open-source projects that use Ansible, such as the DevOps Exercises project.

5. Automate Database Backups: Write a playbook to automate database backups.

6. Automate Log Rotation: Use Ansible to automate log rotation on your servers.

7. Automate SSL Certificate Renewals: Write a playbook to automate SSL certificate renewals.

8. Automate System Monitoring: Use Ansible to automate the setup of system monitoring tools, like Nagios.

9. Automate Firewall Configuration: Write a playbook to automate firewall configuration.

Expert Level:

1. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline: Use Ansible in a CI/CD pipeline to automate the testing and deployment of code.

2. Infrastructure Monitoring: Integrate Ansible with monitoring tools like Nagios or Prometheus to automate the setup and configuration of infrastructure monitoring.

3. AWX Project: Contribute to the AWX project, which provides a web-based user interface, REST API, and task engine built on top of Ansible.

4. Kubespray: Contribute to the Kubespray project, which uses Ansible to deploy a production-ready Kubernetes cluster.

5. Automate Multi-Cloud Deployments: Use Ansible to automate deployments across multiple cloud providers.

6. Automate Big Data Deployments: Write a playbook to automate the deployment of big data tools, like Hadoop.

7. Automate Machine Learning Workflows: Use Ansible to automate machine learning workflows.

8. Automate Microservices Deployments: Write a playbook to automate the deployment of microservices.

9. Automate Zero Downtime Deployments: Use Ansible to automate zero downtime deployments.

References:

• https://faun.pub/mini-project-simple-automation-using-ansible-3b0ee607a693

• https://www.libhunt.com/topic/ansible

• https://thomascfoulds.com/2021/09/29/25-tips-for-using-ansible-in-large-projects.html