Ansible · Schema

Playbook

An Ansible playbook — a YAML file containing one or more plays that map a group of hosts to a set of roles and tasks.

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Name	Type	Description
name	string	Human-readable name for the playbook play.
hosts	string	Host or group pattern targeted by this play.
become	boolean	Whether to run tasks with privilege escalation (sudo).
become_user	string	User to become when privilege escalation is enabled.
gather_facts	boolean	Whether to gather system facts before running tasks.
vars	object	Variables defined at the play level.
roles	array	List of roles applied to hosts in this play.
tasks	array	List of tasks executed in this play.
handlers	array	Handlers triggered by task notifications.
tags	array	Tags for selective task execution.