Variables in Ansible can be defined in various ways, offering flexibility in managing configuration and customizing playbooks.

Defining Variables in the Playbook: one simple and direct way to define variables is to include them directly in the playbook:

In this example, the variables ntp_server_1 and ntp_server_2 are defined within the playbook itself.

Defining Variables in a Configuration File: to keep playbooks cleaner and manage configuration separately, variables can be defined in an external file:

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