# Can I use a pull-based model for the nodes?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-use-a-pull-based-model-for-the-nodes/24734>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ubuntu\
**Created:** [June 15, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-use-a-pull-based-model-for-the-nodes/24734 "2017-06-15T13:32:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sagi\_Smolarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Sagi\_Smolarski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sagi_Smolarski)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-use-a-pull-based-model-for-the-nodes/24734/1 "2017-06-15T13:32:33Z")

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Hi, I have a multi-tiered system where the end-stations are consumer devices (something like roomba), running ubuntu, in consumers’ home (with access to the next via wifi).  
I would like to use ansible to implement auto-update, but the end-stations don’t have a static IP and are not always connected to the net, so I want to implement a pull-based model where end-stations polls the ansible server periodically to see if it needs to perform operations.  
I think it is possible in chef. Can ansible support this model?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-use-a-pull-based-model-for-the-nodes/24734/2 "2017-06-15T18:10:07Z")

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Check out ansible-pull  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks\_intro.html#ansible-pull](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_intro.html#ansible-pull)