# same with\_items for multiple tasks

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-with-items-for-multiple-tasks/24087>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 28, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-with-items-for-multiple-tasks/24087 "2017-03-28T16:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![groupfiles14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@groupfiles14](https://forum.ansible.com/u/groupfiles14)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-with-items-for-multiple-tasks/24087/1 "2017-03-28T16:49:09Z")

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How can we create one with\_items and use it for multiple tasks

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-with-items-for-multiple-tasks/24087/2 "2017-03-28T19:24:08Z")

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Then you need to put the tasks in a yaml file and use include and with\_items.

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**Author:** ![Balu\_Kompalli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Balu\_Kompalli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Balu_Kompalli)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-with-items-for-multiple-tasks/24087/3 "2017-03-28T21:40:57Z")

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Hello Kai Stian Olstad,

My best greeting to you.

I want to create 8 instances with 8 different names to ec2 instances. Is it possible in with\_items in a single playbook.yml?

Please give suggested links or example playbooks.

Thank you.