# Is Ansible a client/server protocol?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-ansible-a-client-server-protocol/23147>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 1, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-ansible-a-client-server-protocol/23147 "2016-12-01T03:36:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![utunaaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@utunaaga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utunaaga)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-ansible-a-client-server-protocol/23147/1 "2016-12-01T03:36:22Z")

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[Hi There](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

[Hope this picture shows ok.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

[Would greatly appreciate any feedback as to the accuracy of this diagram.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

[Please understand that I am very much a newby in this matter so anything deep wll be lost 🙂](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

[Is Ansible a client server protocol?](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

[Manby thanks for any reply](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hz2DIaZKVuA/WD-QpOcyGHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/fg4WEvvF13YRjp4ixKFVV_wfJyYxX6pyQCLcB/s1600/2016-12-01%2B06h57m%2BAnsible.png)

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