Build and deploy

Strart from v2.8.0 Semaphore supports build and deploy tasks. You can use variable semaphore_task_type (or environment variable SEMAPHORE_TASK_TYPE) in your Ansible tasks to get what type of task is run.
Build
This type of task is used to create artifacts. Each build task has autogenerated version. You should use variable semaphore_task_version (or environment variable SEMAPHORE_TASK_VERSION) in your Ansible playbook to get what version of the artifact should be created. After the artifact is created, it can be used for deployment.
Example of build Ansible role:
1.Get app source code from GitHub
2.Compile source code
3.Pack result binary to tarball with name app-{{semaphore_task_version}}.tar.gz
4.Send app-{{semaphore_task_version}}.tar.gz to S3 bucket
Deploy
This type of task is used to deploy artifacts to destination servers. Each deployment task is associated with the build task. You should use variable semaphore_task_version (or environment variable SEMAPHORE_TASK_VERSION) in your Ansible playbook to get what version of the artifact should be deployed.
Example of deploy Ansible role:
1.Download app-{{semaphore_task_version}}.tar.gz from S3 bucket to destination servers
2.Unpack app-{{semaphore_task_version}}.tar.gz to destination directory
3.Create or update configuration files
4.Restart app service
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