--- - name: Create the archive dir file: path={{ jmeter_root_dir }}/archives/{{ jmeter_current_version }} state=directory tags: jmeter - name: Archive previous version synchronize: src: "{{ jmeter_root_dir }}/{{ item }}" dest: "{{ jmeter_root_dir }}/archives/{{ jmeter_current_version }}/" recursive: true delete: true compress: false loop: - app delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}" tags: jmeter