# Could not find or access files on Ansible Controller

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-find-or-access-files-on-ansible-controller/37564>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-find-or-access-files-on-ansible-controller/37564 "2023-01-19T15:19:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kanika\_Gola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@Kanika\_Gola](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kanika_Gola)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-find-or-access-files-on-ansible-controller/37564/1 "2023-01-19T15:19:47Z")

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I am getting this error while building my application through Jenkins through ansible.

![Screenshot_20230119_204610.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/3/32cb94f3ecdd921e444a2bc655902d24ec235b9c.png)

Here is the playbook

 ![Screenshot_20230119_204828.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/3/3cef54a14fbc6e1db136382059d0267282d29fae.png)

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**Author:** ![Walter\_Rowe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/walter_rowe/32/4506_2.png) [@Walter\_Rowe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Walter_Rowe)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-find-or-access-files-on-ansible-controller/37564/2 "2023-01-19T15:34:11Z")

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The src has to exist on “the host where the Ansible playbook is running” (the “controller”). Your error says it doesn’t.

Walter