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# 3. Inventory

* An inventory file classifies nodes into groups
* Default path is `/etc/ansible/hosts`

```
[webserver]
web1.machine ansible_host=4242 ansible_user=john
web2.machine
web3.machine

[databaseserver]
db1.machine
db2.machine
```