gistfile1.txt

- name: Stage instance(s)
  hosts: local
  connection: local
  user: root
  gather_facts: false

  vars:
      keypair: mykeypair
      instance_type: m1.small
      security_group: default
      image: emi-048B3A37

  # Launch 5 instances with the following parameters.  Register the output.

  tasks:
    - name: Launch instance 
      ec2: keypair={{keypair}} group={{security_group}}
           instance_type={{instance_type}} image={{image}}
           wait=true count=5 
      register: ec2
    
    # Use with_items to add each instances public IP to a new hostgroup for use in the next play.

    - name: Add new instances to host group
      add_host: hostname={{item.public_ip}} groupname=deploy
      with_items: ec2.instances

    - name: Wait for the instances to boot by checking the ssh port
      wait_for: host={{item.public_dns_name}} port=22 delay=60 timeout=320 state=started
      with_items: ec2.instances

    # Use the ec2_vol module to create volumes for attachment to each instance.
    # Use with_items to attach to each instance (by returned id) launched previously.

    - name: Create a volume and attach
      ec2_vol: volume_size=20 instance={{item.id}}
      with_items: ec2.instances


# This play targets the new host group, using ubuntu authentication
- name: bootstrap authentication
  hosts: ubuntu
  remote_user: ubuntu
  sudo: yes

  roles:
  - common_role
  
# this play uses "deploy" user created by the common_role play
- name: bootstrap authentication
  hosts: ubuntu
  user: deploy

  tasks:
    - name: Ensure NTP is up and running
      service: name=ntpd state=started
   
    - name: Install Apache Web Server
      yum: pkg=httpd state=latest