diff --git a/extras/create_playbook.py b/extras/create_playbook.py
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+++ b/extras/create_playbook.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding=utf-8
+
+import argparse
+from getpass import getuser
+from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
+from kvirt import common
+from kvirt.baseconfig import Kbaseconfig
+from kvirt.cli import handle_parameters
+from kvirt.common import pprint, error, container_mode
+from kvirt.jinjafilters import jinjafilters
+import os
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+
+def create_playbook(config, plan, inputfile, overrides={}, store=False):
+    playbookdir = os.path.dirname(common.__file__)
+    env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(playbookdir), extensions=['jinja2.ext.do'],
+                      trim_blocks=True, lstrip_blocks=True)
+    for jinjafilter in jinjafilters.jinjafilters:
+        env.filters[jinjafilter] = jinjafilters.jinjafilters[jinjafilter]
+    inputfile = os.path.expanduser(inputfile) if inputfile is not None else 'kcli_plan.yml'
+    basedir = os.path.dirname(inputfile)
+    if basedir == "":
+        basedir = '.'
+    pprint(f"Using plan {inputfile}...")
+    pprint("Make sure to export ANSIBLE_JINJA2_EXTENSIONS=jinja2.ext.do")
+    jinjadir = os.path.dirname(jinjafilters.__file__)
+    if not os.path.exists('filter_plugins'):
+        pprint("Creating symlink to kcli jinja filters")
+        os.symlink(jinjadir, 'filter_plugins')
+    if not os.path.exists(inputfile):
+        error("No input file found nor default kcli_plan.yml. Leaving....")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    entries, overrides, basefile, basedir = config.process_inputfile(plan, inputfile, overrides=overrides, full=True)
+    config_data = {}
+    config_data['config_host'] = config.ini[config.client].get('host', '127.0.0.1')
+    config_data['config_type'] = config_data.get('config_type', 'kvm')
+    default_user = getuser() if config_data['config_type'] == 'kvm'\
+        and config_data['config_host'] in ['localhost', '127.0.0.1'] else 'root'
+    config_data['config_user'] = config_data.get('config_user', default_user)
+    overrides.update(config_data)
+    renderfile = config.process_inputfile(plan, inputfile, overrides=overrides, onfly=False, ignore=True)
+    try:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(renderfile)
+    except:
+        error("Couldnt' parse plan. Leaving....")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    for key in data:
+        if 'type' in data[key] and data[key]['type'] != 'kvm':
+            continue
+        elif 'scripts' not in data[key] and 'files' not in data[key] and 'cmds' not in data[key]:
+            continue
+        else:
+            config.create_vm_playbook(key, data[key], overrides=overrides, store=store, env=env)
+
+
+def run(args):
+    store = args.store
+    plan = args.plan or 'xxx'
+    overrides = handle_parameters(args.param, args.paramfile)
+    inputfile = overrides.get('inputfile') or args.inputfile or 'kcli_plan.yml'
+    if container_mode():
+        inputfile = f"/workdir/{inputfile}"
+    baseconfig = Kbaseconfig(client=args.client, debug=args.debug)
+    _type = baseconfig.ini[baseconfig.client].get('type', 'kvm')
+    overrides.update({'type': _type})
+    create_playbook(baseconfig, plan, inputfile, overrides=overrides, store=store)
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Create playbook from plan')
+parser.add_argument('-C', '-c', '--client')
+parser.add_argument('-d', '-D', '--debug', action='store_true')
+parser.add_argument('-f', '--inputfile', help='Input Plan/File', default='kcli_plan.yml')
+parser.add_argument('-P', '--param', action='append',
+                    help='specify parameter or keyword for rendering (multiple can be specified)', metavar='PARAM')
+parser.add_argument('--paramfile', '--pf', help='Parameters file', metavar='PARAMFILE', action='append')
+parser.add_argument('-s', '--store', action='store_true', help="Store results in files")
+parser.add_argument('plan', metavar='PLAN', nargs='?')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+run(args)
diff --git a/kvirt/common/playbook.j2 b/kvirt/common/playbook.j2
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/kvirt/common/playbook.j2
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+---
+- hosts: {{ hostname }}
+  become: yes
+  vars:
+{% for override in overrides %}
+    {{ override }}: {{ overrides[override] if overrides[override] != None else ''}}
+{% endfor %}
+  tasks:
+{% for dir in dirs %}
+  - name: Creates directory {{ dir }}
+    file:
+      path: {{ dir }}
+      state: directory
+{% endfor %}
+{% for file in files %}
+  - name: Template file {{ file['origin'] }}
+    {{ 'template' if file['render']|default(True) else 'copy' }}:
+      src: {{ file['origin'] }}
+      dest: {{ file['path'] }}
+      owner: {{ file['owner']|default('root') }} 
+      mode: '{{ file['mode']|default(700 if file['origin'].endswith('.py') or file['origin'].endswith('.sh') else 600) }}'
+{% endfor %}
+{% if cmds != None %}
+  - name: Copy cmds
+    copy:
+      content: {{ cmds }}
+      dest: /root/.cmds.sh
+      mode: '700'
+  - name: Run cmds script
+    shell: /root/.cmds.sh
+    register: out
+  - name: Result of cmds script
+    debug: var=out.stdout_lines
+{% endif %}
+{% for script in scripts %}
+  - name: Template script {{ script }}
+    template:
+      src: {{ script }}
+      dest: /root/.{{ script }}
+      owner: 'root'
+      mode: '700'
+  - name: Run script {{ script }} and log in /root/.{{ script }}.log
+    shell: /root/.{{ script }} > /root/.{{ script }}.log 2>&1
+#    register: out
+#  - name: Result of script {{ script }}
+#    debug: var=out.stdout_lines
+{% endfor %}