--- - name: Install Apache kafka. include: install.yml - name: Configure Apache kafka. template: src=server.properties.j2 dest="{{ installation_path }}/kafka/config/server.properties" owner=kafka group=lambda mode=0644 tags: - configure-kafka - name: Start Apache Kafka server. shell: /etc/init.d/kafka-init start > /dev/null & tags: - start-kafka - name: Wait for Apache Kafka server to become available. wait_for: port=9092 tags: - start-kafka