--- - name: check if swap file exists stat: path: "{{swapfile_path}}" register: swapfile_check - name: create swap file become: yes command: "fallocate -l {{swapfile_size}} {{swapfile_path}}" when: not swapfile_check.stat.exists - name: set swap file permissions become: yes file: path: "{{swapfile_path}}" mode: "0600" - name: format swap file become: yes command: "mkswap {{swapfile_path}}" when: not swapfile_check.stat.exists - name: write swap entry in fstab become: yes mount: name: "none" src: "{{swapfile_path}}" fstype: "swap" opts: "sw" passno: 0 dump: 0 state: "present" - name: turn on swap become: yes command: "swapon {{swapfile_path}}" when: not swapfile_check.stat.exists