Two tier Design Using Include

Updated Dec 14, 2020 ·

Overview

This lab reuses playbook content with include-style composition instead of keeping every task in one file.

Diagram:

In this lab, we'll also consolidate and re-used different playbooks. But instead of using import_playbook, we'll use include.

Note here that we can use include as a task and as a play. In the example below, we're using include as a play.

# setup-2tier-include.yml
---

- include: package-update.yml
- include: install-services.yml
- include: setup-app.yml
- include: setup-lb.yml
- include: setup-check-status.yml

Note that when you use include as a task inside a play