directory_structure

.
├── ansible.cfg
├── environments/         # Parent directory for our environment-specific directories
│   │
│   ├── dev/              # Contains all files specific to the dev environment
│   │   ├── group_vars/   # dev specific group_vars files
│   │   │   ├── all
│   │   │   ├── db
│   │   │   └── web
│   │   └── hosts         # Contains only the hosts in the dev environment
│   │
│   ├── prod/             # Contains all files specific to the prod environment
│   │   ├── group_vars/   # prod specific group_vars files
│   │   │   ├── all
│   │   │   ├── db
│   │   │   └── web
│   │   └── hosts         # Contains only the hosts in the prod environment
│   │
│   └── qa/            # Contains all files specific to the qa environment
│       ├── group_vars/   # stage specific group_vars files
│       │   ├── all
│       │   ├── db
│       │   └── web
│       └── hosts         # Contains only the hosts in the stage environment
│
├── playbook.yml
│
└── . . .