How to create a directory using Ansible

Question

How do you create a directory www at /srv on a Debian-based system using an Ansible playbook?

Answer 1

You can even extend the file module and even set the owner,group & permission through it. (Ref: Ansible file documentation)

- name: Creates directory
  file:
    path: /src/www
    state: directory
    owner: www-data
    group: www-data
    mode: 0775

Even, you can create the directories recursively:

- name: Creates directory
  file:
    path: /src/www
    state: directory
    owner: www-data
    group: www-data
    mode: 0775
    recurse: yes

This way, it will create both directories, if they didn't exist.