nodejs.yml

---
- hosts: all
  sudo: yes

  vars:
    - nodejs_version: 0.10.20

  tasks:
    - name: Install node / npm depencencies
      apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
      with_items:
        # for compiling npm binary modules
        - build-essential

    - name: Create package stub variable for convenience
      shell: echo node-v${nodejs_version}-linux-x64
      register: pkg_stub

    - name: Get nodejs tarball
      get_url:
        dest: /usr/local/src/${pkg_stub.stdout}.tar.gz
        url: http://nodejs.org/dist/v${nodejs_version}/${pkg_stub.stdout}.tar.gz

    - name: Install nodejs binary (${nodejs_version})
      shell: >
        tar xf /usr/local/src/${pkg_stub.stdout}.tar.gz
        --strip-components=1 --no-same-owner
        -C /usr/local
        ${pkg_stub.stdout}/bin
        ${pkg_stub.stdout}/lib
        ${pkg_stub.stdout}/share