Copy multiple files with Ansible

Question

How can I copy more than a single file into remote nodes by Ansible in a task?

I\'ve tried to duplicate the copy module line in my task to define files but it only copie

Answer 1

copy module is a wrong tool for copying many files and/or directory structure, use synchronize module instead which uses rsync as backend. Mind you, it requires rsync installed on both controller and target host. It's really powerful, check ansible documentation.

Example - copy files from build directory (with subdirectories) of controller to /var/www/html directory on target host:

synchronize:
  src: ./my-static-web-page/build/
  dest: /var/www/html
  rsync_opts:
    - "--chmod=D2755,F644" # copy from windows - force permissions