Ansible Playbook Generator

Create a file called inventory in INI format:

[webservers]
server1.example.com
server2.example.com ansible_user=ubuntu

[db_servers]
db1.example.com

Handlers are special tasks that only run when notified by other tasks. They're typically used for restarting services after configuration changes. Add notify: handler_name to tasks that should trigger handlers.

The become: true directive tells Ansible to escalate privileges (typically via sudo) when running tasks. This is required for operations like installing packages or modifying system files.

Yes! Use --check (dry-run mode) to see what changes would be made without applying them. Add --diff to see the exact changes: ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --check --diff

Variables can be defined in the vars: section and referenced using Jinja2 syntax: {{ variable_name }}. They can also be loaded from external files, inventory, or passed via command line with -e "var=value".