11. Examples

11.1. Single Play

Code 11.7. verify-apache.yml

- hosts: webservers
  remote_user: root

  vars:
    http_port: 80
    max_clients: 200

  tasks:
  - name: ensure apache is at the latest version
    package:
      name: httpd
      state: latest
  - name: write the apache config file
    template:
      src: /srv/httpd.j2
      dest: /etc/httpd.conf
    notify:
    - restart apache
  - name: ensure apache is running
    service:
      name: httpd
      state: started

  handlers:
    - name: restart apache
      service:
        name: httpd
        state: restarted

11.2. Multiple Plays

- hosts: webservers
  remote_user: root
  tasks:
  - name: ensure apache is at the latest version
    package:
      name: httpd
      state: latest
  - name: write the apache config file
    template:
      src: /srv/httpd.j2
      dest: /etc/httpd.conf

- hosts: databases
  remote_user: root
  tasks:
  - name: ensure postgresql is at the latest version
    package:
      name: postgresql
      state: latest
  - name: ensure that postgresql is started
    service:
      name: postgresql
      state: started