Inventory¶
Inventory directory¶
Whatever directory the Inventory file is in.
Inventory file¶
- Default
/etc/ansible/hosts- Change
set
ANSIBLE_HOSTSin environmentansible-playbook -i <inventoryfile> ...set hostfile in configuration
- Syntax
.ini file, except initial lines don’t need to be in a section
The inventory file is basically a list of hostnames or IP addresses,
one per line. Can include port with hostname:port or address:port.
Ranges: Including [m:n] in a line will repeat the line for every
value from m through n. m and n can be numbers or letters:
[mygroup]
host[1:25]
Host When/how variables are resolved: Can specify per-host options after hostname on the same line. E.g.:
jumper ansible_ssh_port=5555 ansible_ssh_host=192.168.1.50
See also Variables files.
Group When/how variables are resolved: add [groupname:vars] section and put var definitions in it, one per line.
Example:
[all:vars]
project_name="PeterPan"
environment_name=staging
See also Variables files.
Groups of groups: add [newgroupname:children] and put other group names in it, one per line:
[group3]
host13
host14
[group3:children]
group1
group2
[group3:vars]
group3_var1=27
group3_var2="Hello, World"