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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
+---
+# handlers file for bootstrap
+- name: Configure RSyncD
+  listen: rsync
+  become: true
+  block:
+    # @TODO further construct the following commented task
+    # - name: Add directories to be published by RSyncD
+    - name: Create RSyncD configuration
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        backup: true
+        dest: /etc/rsyncd.conf
+        force: true
+        group: root
+        owner: root
+        src: rsyncd.conf.j2
+        # validate: string
+    - name: Start and enable RSyncD SystemD system unit service
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        enabled: true
+        name: rsync
+        scope: system
+        state: started