Ansible playbook examples - How to create basic loop using with_indexed_items in python list format in ansible playbook?

 

Ansible Tutorial for Beginners - How to create basic loop using with_indexed_items in python list format in ansible playbook?

Create a ansible config file as ansible.cfg file in your project directory:

[defaults]
inventory = hosts 

Create a hosts file as hosts in the project directory


[webservers]
ansnode1 ansible_ssh_host=192.168.56.202 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python
ansnode2 ansible_ssh_host=192.168.56.203 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python

[webservers:vars]
ansible_port=22
http_port=8080

[dbservers]
ansnode3 ansible_ssh_host=192.168.56.204 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python
ansnode4 ansible_ssh_host=192.168.56.205 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python

[dev:children]
webservers
dbservers

Create a file named called as with_index-items.yml in your project directory

---
# YAML documents begin with the document separator ---

# the minus in YAML this indicates a list item. The playbook contains a list
# of plays, with each play being a dictionary

- hosts: all
  tasks:
  - name: Ansible loop with index example
    debug:
      msg: "echo loop index at {{ item[0] }} and value at {{item[1]}}"
    with_indexed_items:
      - "hello1"
      - "hello2"
      - "hello3"
# three dots indicate the end of a YAML document
...

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