# How to use Ansible in distributed environment where I do not have direct access to end server on which Ansible has to run modules except Jump host?

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**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 24, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-ansible-in-distributed-environment-where-i-do-not-have-direct-access-to-end-server-on-which-ansible-has-to-run-modules-except-jump-host/30854 "2019-07-24T07:02:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![EasyCook\_by\_Shailesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@EasyCook\_by\_Shailesh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/EasyCook_by_Shailesh)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-ansible-in-distributed-environment-where-i-do-not-have-direct-access-to-end-server-on-which-ansible-has-to-run-modules-except-jump-host/30854/1 "2019-07-24T07:02:21Z")

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I am trying to understand how Ansible would work in distributed environment where I do not have direct access to end server on which Ansible has to run modules except Jump host?  
I want to understand how this whole process works?

Thanks,  
Shailesh

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Latham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Latham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Latham)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-ansible-in-distributed-environment-where-i-do-not-have-direct-access-to-end-server-on-which-ansible-has-to-run-modules-except-jump-host/30854/2 "2019-07-24T11:26:43Z")

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[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference\_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-configure-a-jump-host-to-access-servers-that-i-have-no-direct-access-to](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-configure-a-jump-host-to-access-servers-that-i-have-no-direct-access-to)