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+---
+- name: Configure virtual private servers
+  hosts: vps
+  gather_facts: yes
+  vars:
+    # # below is just to remind you to use '-u' instead 
+    # ansible_user: "{{ root_auths[0].username }}"
+    # # below is just to remind you to use '--ask-pass' instead
+    # ansible_password: "{{ root_auths[0].password }}"
+    FAMILY: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }}"
+    CURRENT_HOST_IP4: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_facts']['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+    CURRENT_HOST_IP6: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_facts']['ansible_default_ipv6']['address'] }}"
+    FQDN: "{{ domain_name | default(inventory_hostname, true) }}"
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Set timezone
+      community.general.timezone:
+        name: "{{ tzone }}"
+      register: timezone_set
+      tags: ['baseconf', 'timezone_setting']
+    - name: Set hostname
+      hostname:
+        name: "{{ hname }}"
+        use: "{{ FAMILY.lower() }}"
+      register: hostname_set
+      tags: ['baseconf', 'hostname_initialization']
+    - name: Add remote host alias to hosts file
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        search_string: "127.0.1.1"
+        line: "127.0.1.1       {{ hname }}"
+        state: present
+        create: yes
+      register: hosts_updated
+      tags: ['baseconf', 'hostsfile_update']
+    - name: Add remote host public address aliases to hosts file
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        search_string: "{{ CURRENT_HOST_IP4 }}"
+        line: "{{ CURRENT_HOST_IP4 }}       {{ FQDN }} {{ hname }}"
+        state: present
+        create: yes
+      register: hosts_updated
+      when: CURRENT_HOST_IP4 is defined
+      tags: ['baseconf', 'hostsfile_update']
+    - name: Add remote host public address aliases to hosts file
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/hosts
+        search_string: "{{ CURRENT_HOST_IP6 }}"
+        line: "{{ CURRENT_HOST_IP6 }}       {{ FQDN }} {{ hname }}"
+        state: present
+        create: yes
+      register: hosts_updated
+      when: CURRENT_HOST_IP6 is defined
+      tags: ['baseconf', 'hostsfile_update']
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Do a system upgrade
+      include_role:
+        name: bootstrap
+        defaults_from: general.yml
+        tasks_from: "upgrade@{{ FAMILY }}.yml"
+      vars:
+        upgrade_type: dist
+      register: system_initialized
+      tags: ['default', 'initial_system_upgrade']
+    
+    
+