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+---
+- name: installs setups security components for server
+  hosts: aws
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: install fail2ban
+      apt:
+        name: fail2ban
+        state: latest
+
+    - name: enable the service
+      systemd:
+        name: fail2ban
+        state: started
+        enabled: true