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   chi-appservers
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+* `playbook_dir` (string) - a path to the complete ansible directory
+  structure on your local system to be copied to the remote machine
+  as the `staging_directory` before all other files and directories.
+
 * `playbook_paths` (array of strings) - An array of paths to playbook files on
   your local system. These will be uploaded to the remote machine under
   `staging_directory`/playbooks. By default, this is empty.