Run a playbook

Run playbook with diff output to see what changes

ansible-playbook -i inventory/prod playbook.yml --diff
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More ansible commands

  • Limit to specific host
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --limit host1,host2

    Run only against specific hosts from inventory

  • Run specific tag
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --tags install,configure

    Execute only tasks matching these tags

  • Skip specific tags
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --skip-tags cleanup

    Skip tasks with the specified tags

  • Dry run (check mode)
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --check --diff

    Simulate execution without making changes

  • Ad-hoc ping all hosts
    ansible all -i inventory -m ping

    Check connectivity to all hosts in inventory

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