diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2926bb4..1a95b7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ controlled by the following parameters:
 * ```es_work_dir``` - defaults to "/tmp/elasticsearch".
 * ```es_plugin_dir``` - defaults to "/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins".
 
+This role ships with sample scripts and templates located in the [files/scripts/](files/scripts) and [files/templates/](files/templates) directories, respectively. These variables are used with the Ansible [with_fileglob](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_loops.html#id4) loop. When setting the globs, be sure to use an absolute path.
+* ```es_scripts_fileglob``` - defaults to `<role>/files/scripts/`.
+* ```es_templates_fileglob``` - defaults to `<role>/files/templates/`.
+
 ## Notes
 
 * The role assumes the user/group exists on the server.  The elasticsearch packages create the default elasticsearch user.  If this needs to be changed, ensure the user exists.
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
index 546ed19..6d7d297 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
   when: es_config['path.scripts'] is defined
 
 - name: Copy scripts to elasticsearch
-  copy: src=scripts dest={{ es_script_dir }} owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  copy: src={{ item }} dest={{ es_script_dir }} owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }}
+  with_fileglob: es_scripts_fileglob | default("scripts")
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-templates.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-templates.yml
index 1bcfd71..ba46fd8 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-templates.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-templates.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Copy templates to elasticsearch
-  copy: src=templates dest=/etc/elasticsearch/ owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }}
+  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/elasticsearch/ owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }}
+  with_fileglob: es_templates_fileglob | default("templates")
 
 - set_fact: http_port=9200
 
@@ -17,4 +18,4 @@
 
 - name: Install template(s)
   command: "curl -sL -XPUT http://localhost:{{http_port}}/_template/{{item}} -d @/etc/elasticsearch/templates/{{item}}.json"
-  with_items: resultstemplate.stdout_lines
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+  with_items: resultstemplate.stdout_lines