playbook.yml

---
- hosts: aws
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: Install pre-requisites
      yum: state=present name="{{item}}"
      with_items:
        - git
        - java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64
    - name: Remove old java
      raw: sudo yum remove -y java-1.7.0-openjdk
    - name: Clone HttpServer Repo
      git:
        repo: 'https://github.com/matthewglover/java_http_server.git'
        dest: /home/ec2-user/java_http_server
        update: yes
    - name: Compile Server
      shell: ./gradlew build && cp ./build/libs/HttpServer-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar ./cob_spec/HttpServer.jar
      args:
        chdir: /home/ec2-user/java_http_server/
      become: true
    - name: Run Server in Background
      shell: cd /home/ec2-user/java_http_server/cob_spec/; java -jar HttpServer.jar -p 8080 -d /home/ec2-user/java_http_server/cob_spec/public
      async: 2592000               # 60*60*24*30 – 1 month
      poll: 0
      become: true