.. _ug_task_ansible_plugins_ex1: Example 1: Install Ansible plugins ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Create a playbook .. code-block:: yaml :emphasize-lines: 1 shell> cat ansible.yml - hosts: test_01 become: true roles: - vbotka.ansible Create *host_vars/test_01/ansible-plugins.yml* .. code-block:: yaml :emphasize-lines: 1 shell> cat host_vars/test_01/ansible-plugins.yml map_vbotka_ver: 1.7.0 map_vbotka_sha256: "sha256:c794517999ae83eea615cb65e337e8c7b9ce2636b34d75c625641f8b804bcc03" ma_plugins: - archive: ansible-plugins-{{ map_vbotka_ver }}.tar.gz archive_url: https://github.com/vbotka/ansible-plugins/archive/{{ map_vbotka_ver }}.tar.gz checksum: "{{ map_vbotka_sha256 }}" dest: ansible-plugins-{{ map_vbotka_ver }} link: ansible-plugins plugins: - path: ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/dict_filters ini_key: filter_plugins enable: true - path: ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/hash_filters ini_key: filter_plugins enable: true - path: ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/list_filters ini_key: filter_plugins enable: true Install plugins .. code-block:: sh :emphasize-lines: 1 shell> ansible-playbook ansible.yml -t ma_plugins ... TASK [vbotka.ansible : plugins: Debug ma_plugins_paths_list] ********* ok: [planb] => (item=filter_plugins) => { "msg": { "filter_plugins": { "paths": [ "ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/dict_filters", "ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/hash_filters", "ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/list_filters", ] } } } Show the installed plugins at the remote host .. code-block:: sh :emphasize-lines: 1 test_01> tree /usr/local/ansible/plugins/ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/ /usr/local/ansible/plugins/ansible-plugins/filter_plugins/ ├── dict_filters │   └── dict_filters.py ├── hash_filters │   └── hash_filters.py └── list_filters └── list_filters.py