Example 14

hosts.yml

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

playbook.yml

- name: Example playbook
  hosts: centos1
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Set a custom fact
      set_fact:
        custom_fact: This is a custom fact
    - name: Print the custom fact
      debug:
        msg: "{{ custom_fact }}"

Tip

Another way to manipulate facts in runtime is the set_fact module. This allows the user to set facts in a dynamic manner.

Execute the following command

ansible-playbook playbook.yml