Ansible Module include vars

External

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/include_vars_module.html#ansible-collections-ansible-builtin-include-vars-module

Internal

• Ansible Concepts | Modules
• Ansible Concepts | Places where to Define Variables

Overview

The module Loads YAML/JSON variables dynamically from a file or directory, recursively, during task runtime. If loading a directory, the files are sorted alphabetically before being loaded.

File Location

• If executed as part of a role, "vars/some-var-file.yaml" is resolved to the role directory.

Use Cases

Load Variables in a Playbook before Roles and Task Execution

- name: some play
  hosts: localhost
  pre_tasks:
    - include_vars: 
        file: 'vars/some-vars.yaml' # Filename relative to the playbook root directory
  roles:
    - ...
  tasks:
    - ...