# Ansible variable precedence

Source: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable

### From least to most important

- role defaults
- inventory file or script group vars
- inventory group_vars/all
- playbook group_vars/all
- inventory group_vars/*
- playbook group_vars/*
- inventory file or script host vars
- inventory host_vars/*
- playbook host_vars/*
- host facts
- play vars
- play vars_prompt
- play vars_files
- role vars (defined in role/vars/main.yml)
- block vars (only for tasks in block)
- task vars (only for the task)
- role (and include_role) params
- include params
- include_vars
- set_facts / registered vars
- extra vars (always win precedence)