# Ansible for windows and Linux

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-windows-and-linux/26362>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-windows-and-linux/26362 "2017-12-21T18:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abhilash\_Goud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@Abhilash\_Goud](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhilash_Goud)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-windows-and-linux/26362/1 "2017-12-21T18:08:27Z")

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Can we install ansible for linux and windows on a single linux machine.

We have ansible in linux which supports for ssh connections, so want to check whether i can install winrm also on same machines

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-windows-and-linux/26362/2 "2017-12-21T20:47:31Z")

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Yes, actually that is ONLY supported way. Ansible supports managing  
windows machines but not as controllers.