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+---
+# Application deployment playbook
+# Usage: ansible-playbook -i inventory/production playbooks/deploy.yml
+
+- name: Deploy application
+  hosts: webservers
+  become: true
+  serial: 1
+  
+  vars:
+    app_version: "{{ app_version | default('latest') }}"
+    
+  tasks:
+    - name: Display deployment info
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          Deploying {{ app_name }} version {{ app_version }}
+          To: {{ inventory_hostname }}
+      tags: ['always']
+    
+    - name: Create application directory
+      file:
+        path: "{{ app_dir }}"
+        state: directory
+        owner: "{{ app_user }}"
+        group: "{{ app_group }}"
+        mode: '0755'
+      tags: ['setup']
+    
+    - name: Deploy sample HTML
+      copy:
+        dest: "{{ app_dir }}/index.html"
+        content: |
+          <!DOCTYPE html>
+          <html>
+          <head>
+              <title>{{ app_name }}</title>
+              <style>
+                  body {
+                      font-family: Arial;
+                      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
+                      color: white;
+                      display: flex;
+                      justify-content: center;
+                      align-items: center;
+                      height: 100vh;
+                      margin: 0;
+                  }
+                  .container {
+                      text-align: center;
+                      padding: 50px;
+                      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+                      border-radius: 20px;
+                  }
+              </style>
+          </head>
+          <body>
+              <div class="container">
+                  <h1>🚀 {{ app_name }}</h1>
+                  <p>Version: {{ app_version }}</p>
+                  <p>Server: {{ inventory_hostname }}</p>
+                  <p>Environment: {{ environment }}</p>
+              </div>
+          </body>
+          </html>
+        owner: "{{ app_user }}"
+        group: "{{ app_group }}"
+        mode: '0644'
+      tags: ['deploy']
+    
+    - name: Restart Nginx
+      service:
+        name: nginx
+        state: restarted
+      tags: ['restart']
+    
+    - name: Verify deployment
+      uri:
+        url: "http://{{ ansible_host }}"
+        status_code: 200
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      become: false
+      tags: ['verify']
