Limit to specific host

Run only against specific hosts from inventory

ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --limit host1,host2
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More ansible commands

  • Run specific tag
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --tags install,configure

    Execute only tasks matching these tags

  • Skip specific tags
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --skip-tags cleanup

    Skip tasks with the specified tags

  • Dry run (check mode)
    ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml --check --diff

    Simulate execution without making changes

  • Ad-hoc ping all hosts
    ansible all -i inventory -m ping

    Check connectivity to all hosts in inventory

  • Ad-hoc run shell command
    ansible all -i inventory -m shell -a 'uptime'

    Run a one-liner shell command on all hosts

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