deploy.yml

# ansible-playbook -l live -i hosts deploy.yml

# install nginx
# create/check release folder
# copy public to remote folder
# update nginx config
# restart nginx

- hosts: all
  vars:
    base_path: "~"
    release_path: "releases"
    api_url: "http://localhost:5000/"

  tasks:

  - name: Get time
    shell: "date +%s"
    register: timestamp

  - name: Releases dir exists
    file: state=directory path={{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}

  - name: Release path exists
    file: state=directory path={{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/{{ timestamp.stdout }}/

  - name: Copy local to remote
    synchronize:
      src: dist/
      dest: "{{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/{{ timestamp.stdout }}"

  - name: Copy configuration to remote
    template:
      src: config.j2
      dest: "{{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/{{ timestamp.stdout }}/config.js"
    
  # Link the current directory and restart
  - name: Create the new current link
    shell: ln -s {{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/{{ timestamp.stdout }} {{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/current

  - name: Make the new current dir active
    shell: mv {{ base_path }}/{{ release_path }}/current {{ base_path }}