hosts: (Ansible)

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/intro_patterns.html

• hosts: all

• hosts: localhost

Errors

• [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

• ERROR! Hosts list cannot be empty - please check your playbook

• skipping: no hosts matched

Related terms

• ansible-playbook -i my_host_test_1 your_playbook.yml
• tasks:
• gather_facts:
• /etc/ansible/hosts
• ansible-playbook

See also

• Ansible: modules, plugins, Playbooks (examples) ansible-playbook, ansible-vault, ansible-inventory, ansible-config, Ansible Tower, Ansible Galaxy (Roles) (ansible-galaxy), ansible-cmdb, gather facts, ansible.cfg, Ansible Molecule, Ansible collections, register, template, --ask-pass, --ask-become-pass, remote_user:, /etc/ansible/hosts, ansible-doc, ansible-lint, .ansible/, --forks, --start-at-task, changelog, inventory, Notify:, ansible HOSTNAME -m ping, gathering, /usr/bin/ansible, ansible -m ping, ansible.builtin, hosts: (Ansible), set fact:, when:, blockinfile:, become method:, include:, git:, AWX, ansible --help, Tags, Ansible variables, versions