--- # tasks file for mpd - name: install mpd pacman: state: present # not required. choices: absent;latest;present. Desired state of the package. name: ['mpd' , 'mpc' , 'ncmpcpp' ] # not required. Name or list of names of the packages to install, upgrade, or remove. become: yes - name: apply mpd.conf template become: yes template: dest: /etc/mpd.conf # required. Location to render the template to on the remote machine. src: ../templates/mpd.conf.j2 # required. Path of a Jinja2 formatted template on the Ansible controller. This can be a relative or absolute path. notify: start_mpd