Ansible variable precedence (order, hierarchy)

ansible_variable_precedence.md

Ansible variable precedence

Source: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable

From least to most important

• command line values (for example, -u my_user, these are not variables)
• role defaults (defined in role/defaults/main.yml)
• inventory file or script group vars
• inventory group_vars/all
• playbook group_vars/all
• inventory group_vars/*
• playbook group_vars/*
• inventory file or script host vars
• inventory host_vars/*
• playbook host_vars/*
• host facts / cached set_facts
• play vars
• play vars_prompt
• play vars_files
• role vars (defined in role/vars/main.yml)
• block vars (only for tasks in block)
• task vars (only for the task)
• include_vars
• set_facts / registered vars
• role (and include_role) params
• include params
• extra vars (always win precedence)

Awesome Gist!! Very helpful.

Good stuff

This makes things clear now. Thanks.

I have seen variables in a playbooks/vars/main.yml file, where is that in the list?

Well this list does not seems to fully true. In version 2.7 set_fact does not override role vars.
I.e. https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable seems to be more precise.

Great ! Can you link example, please

Super !