Ansible Playbook that runs multiple plays
Below is an example of a Ansible Playbook which runs multiple
plays. Each play has its specific tasks. You can also define
specific hosts group as well.
- name: Play 1 - Install some dependencies
hosts: web
tasks:
- name: update yum cache
yum:
update_cache: yes
become: true
- name: Install Apache web server
yum:
name: httpd
state: present
become: true
- name: Play 2 - Configure web servers
hosts: web
tasks:
- name: Copy some website files
copy:
src: /path/to/website_files
dest: /var/www/html
become: true
- name: Make sure Apache is running and enabled
service:
name: httpd
state: started
enabled: yes
become: true
- name: Play 3 - Its time to set up database server
hosts: database_server
tasks:
- name: Install MySQL server
yum:
name: mysql-server
state: present
become: true
- name: Start MySQL service
service:
name: mysqld
state: started
enabled: yes
become: trueIn above playbook, we have below three plays:
1. Play 1 - Install apache server and its dependencies.
2. Play 2 - Configure web server with its details.
3. Play 3 - Install and configure mysql database.
Now it's time to run
playbook. You can use below command to run playbook.
# ansible-playbook multiplay.yaml