--- - name: setup a user local node folder for development file: path="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.local/nodejs" state=directory owner={{ local_development.user }} - name: setup a npmrc setting for local development template: src=npmrc.tmpl dest="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.npmrc" owner={{ local_development.user }} - name: install globally required tools npm: name={{ item }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/ path="{{ local_dev_setup.npm_home }}" become_user: "{{ local_development.user }}" with_items: globally_installed_tools