Example 1

hosts.yml

centos:
  hosts:
    provisioner:
      ansible_connection: local
    centos1:
      ansible_host: '192.168.77.22'
ubuntu:
  hosts:
    ubuntu1:
      ansible_host: '192.168.77.23'

tasks.yml

- name: Task2
  debug:
    msg: This is Task2
- name: Task3
  debug:
    msg: This is Task3

playbook.yml

- name: Example playbook
  hosts: centos1
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Task1
      debug:
        msg: This is Task1
    - include_tasks: tasks.yml

Tip

Tasks can be defined in seperate files and imported using the include_tasks directive. This is especially useful if we want to include a certain group of tasks conditionally.

Execute the following command

ansible-playbook playbook.yml