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+---
+
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Update all caches to avoid errors due to missing remote archives
+      apt:
+        update_cache: yes
+
+- hosts: parameters-mandatory
+  roles:
+    - role: backup_server
+      backup_host_ssh_private_keys:
+        dsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa') }}"
+        rsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa') }}"
+        ed25519: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519') }}"
+        ecdsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa') }}"
+
+- hosts: parameters-optional
+  roles:
+    - role: backup_server
+      backup_host_ssh_private_keys:
+        dsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa') }}"
+        rsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa') }}"
+        ed25519: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519') }}"
+        ecdsa: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa') }}"
+      backup_clients:
+        - server: client1.backup
+          ip: 10.31.127.1
+          public_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/client1.pub') }}"
+        - server: client2-backup
+          uid: 5001
+          ip: 10.31.127.3
+          public_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/client2.pub') }}"