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Create projects, configure job templates, run ad hoc commands, launch and schedule jobs, and orchestrate complex flows with workflow templates and surveys. You'll also cover signature validation, project sync, notifications, and job artifacts, with practical examples and best practices throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWX CLI: \u003c\/strong\u003e Install and authenticate the CLI, generate organization-scoped tokens, and manage, import, and export resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExecution Environments and Instances: \u003c\/strong\u003e Build custom execution environments with Ansible Builder and Runner. Manage execution and hop instances, instance groups, clustering, container groups, and capacity, with the internals explained so you can scale and run AWX in HA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSettings: \u003c\/strong\u003e Configure authentication, job settings, logging, cache, and debugging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonitoring and Status Views: \u003c\/strong\u003e Use the dashboard, jobs, schedules, activity streams, management jobs, notifications, logging, and metrics, including a head start on Prometheus monitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReal-World Example: \u003c\/strong\u003e Tie it together. 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