diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/__init__.py b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/__init__.py
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+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/__init__.py
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+import tasks
+
+
+def validate_manifest(data, validator, error):
+    import os.path
+    schema_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'manifest-schema.yml'))
+    validator(data, schema_path)
+
+
+def resolve_tasks(taskset, manifest):
+    taskset.add(tasks.AddPackages)
+    taskset.add(tasks.CheckPlaybookPath)
+    taskset.add(tasks.RunAnsiblePlaybook)
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml
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+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml
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+---
+$schema: http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#
+title: Ansible plugin manifest
+type: object
+properties:
+  plugins:
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      ansible:
+        type: object
+        properties:
+          extra_vars: {type: string}
+          tags: {type: string}
+          skip_tags: {type: string}
+          opt_flags:
+            type: array
+            flag: {type: string}
+            minItems: 1
+          hosts:
+            type: array
+            host: {type: string}
+            minItems: 1
+          playbook: {$ref: '#/definitions/absolute_path'}
+        required:
+        - playbook
+definitions:
+  absolute_path:
+    pattern: ^/[^\0]+$
+    type: string
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py
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+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py
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+from bootstrapvz.base import Task
+from bootstrapvz.common import phases
+from bootstrapvz.common.tasks import apt
+import os
+
+
+class CheckPlaybookPath(Task):
+    description = 'Checking whether the playbook path exist'
+    phase = phases.preparation
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        from bootstrapvz.common.exceptions import TaskError
+        playbook = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook']
+        if not os.path.exists(playbook):
+            msg = 'The playbook file {playbook} does not exist.'.format(playbook=playbook)
+            raise TaskError(msg)
+        if not os.path.isfile(playbook):
+            msg = 'The playbook path {playbook} does not point to a file.'.format(playbook=playbook)
+            raise TaskError(msg)
+
+
+class AddPackages(Task):
+    description = 'Making sure python is installed'
+    phase = phases.preparation
+    predecessors = [apt.AddDefaultSources]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        info.packages.add('python')
+
+
+class RunAnsiblePlaybook(Task):
+    description = 'Running ansible playbooks'
+    phase = phases.system_modification
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        from bootstrapvz.common.tools import log_check_call
+
+        # Extract playbook and directory
+        playbook = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook']
+        playbook_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(playbook))
+
+        # Check for hosts
+        hosts = None
+        if 'hosts' in info.manifest.plugins['ansible']:
+            hosts = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['hosts']
+
+        # Check for extra vars
+        extra_vars = None
+        if 'extra_vars' in info.manifest.plugins['ansible']:
+            extra_vars = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['extra_vars']
+
+        tags = None
+        if 'tags' in info.manifest.plugins['ansible']:
+            tags = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['tags']
+
+        skip_tags = None
+        if 'skip_tags' in info.manifest.plugins['ansible']:
+            skip_tags = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['skip_tags']
+
+        opt_flags = None
+        if 'opt_flags' in info.manifest.plugins['ansible']:
+            opt_flags = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['opt_flags']
+
+        # build the inventory file
+        inventory = os.path.join(info.root, 'tmp/bootstrap-inventory')
+        with open(inventory, 'w') as handle:
+            conn = '{} ansible_connection=chroot'.format(info.root)
+	    content = ""
+
+    	    if hosts:
+                for host in hosts:
+                    content += '[{}]\n{}\n'.format(host, conn)
+	    else:
+		content = conn
+
+            handle.write(content)
+
+        # build the ansible command
+        cmd = ['ansible-playbook', '-i', inventory, os.path.basename(playbook)]
+        if extra_vars:
+            tmp_cmd = ['--extra-vars', '\"{}\"'.format(extra_vars)]
+            cmd.extend(tmp_cmd)
+        if tags:
+            tmp_cmd = ['--tags={}'.format(tags)]
+            cmd.extend(tmp_cmd)
+        if skip_tags:
+            tmp_cmd = ['--skip_tags={}'.format(skip_tags)]
+            cmd.extend(tmp_cmd)
+        if opt_flags:
+            # Should probably do proper validation on these, but I don't think it should be used very often.
+            cmd.extend(opt_flags)
+
+        # Run and remove the inventory file
+        log_check_call(cmd, cwd=playbook_dir)
+        os.remove(inventory)