The restart at the end of the playbook, and the handler that replaces it
Why a task that restarts nginx reports changed on every run, how notify and a handler reload only when the configuration changed, and what a failure after the notify leaves behind.
20 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 18 Sept 2026
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What this lesson builds
- Describing a machine's state and reading what a run reports
- Running a service under systemd, from first start to automatic recovery