- name: Install software
  ansible.builtin.apt:
    name: "{{ packages }}"
    state: present
    update_cache: true

- name: Create system users
  ansible.builtin.user:
    name: "{{ item.name }}"
    state: present
    groups: "{{ item.groups }}"
    append: yes
    shell: "{{ item.shell | default('/bin/bash') }}"
    create_home: "{{ item.home | default(false) }}"
  loop: "{{ users }}"
  when: users is defined