diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Distro:
 - [`experimental/gentoo`](./experimental/gentoo.yaml): [experimental] Gentoo
 - [`experimental/opensuse-tumbleweed`](./experimental/opensuse-tumbleweed.yaml): [experimental] openSUSE Tumbleweed
 
+Provisioning:
+- [`ansible`](./ansible.yaml): Ansible, using [playbook.yaml](./ansible/playbook.yaml)
+
 Container engines:
 - [`apptainer`](./apptainer.yaml): Apptainer
 - [`apptainer-rootful`](./apptainer-rootful.yaml): Apptainer (rootful)
diff --git a/examples/ansible.yaml b/examples/ansible.yaml
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index 000000000000..b0aca136dab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ansible.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This template requires Lima v0.7.0 or later.
+images:
+# Try to use release-yyyyMMdd image if available. Note that release-yyyyMMdd will be removed after several months.
+- location: "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release-20240821/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
+  arch: "x86_64"
+  digest: "sha256:0e25ca6ee9f08ec5d4f9910054b66ae7163c6152e81a3e67689d89bd6e4dfa69"
+- location: "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release-20240821/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-arm64.img"
+  arch: "aarch64"
+  digest: "sha256:5ecac6447be66a164626744a87a27fd4e6c6606dc683e0a233870af63df4276a"
+# Fallback to the latest release image.
+# Hint: run `limactl prune` to invalidate the cache
+- location: "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
+  arch: "x86_64"
+- location: "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-arm64.img"
+  arch: "aarch64"
+
+mounts:
+- location: "~"
+- location: "/tmp/lima"
+  writable: true
+
+provision:
+- mode: ansible
+  playbook: ./templates/ansible/playbook.yaml
diff --git a/examples/ansible/README.md b/examples/ansible/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Ansible
+
+Playbook example from:
+
+<https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/getting_started/get_started_playbook.html>
+
+Template example from:
+
+<https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_templating.html>
diff --git a/examples/ansible/playbook.yaml b/examples/ansible/playbook.yaml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ansible/playbook.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- name: My first play
+  hosts: all
+  tasks:
+  - name: Ping my hosts
+    ansible.builtin.ping:
+
+  - name: Print message
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      msg: Hello world
+  roles:
+  - hostname
diff --git a/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yaml b/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93319a802f9f
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+++ b/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: write hostname using jinja2
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+     src: templates/test.j2
+     dest: /tmp/hostname
diff --git a/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/templates/test.j2 b/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/templates/test.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7ac13743c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ansible/roles/hostname/templates/test.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+My name is {{ ansible_facts['hostname'] }}