# Running ansible through Windows Jump Host

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-through-windows-jump-host/38365>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [August 23, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-through-windows-jump-host/38365 "2023-08-23T19:56:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bikram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bikram](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bikram)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-through-windows-jump-host/38365/1 "2023-08-23T19:56:38Z")

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Hi Team,

I have a use case where I have to run ansible through a windows jump host only due to the fact that ssh port is only open from jump host to the target devices.

My ansible server cannot reach the target devices directly. Any proxycommand setup would be helpful?

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Thanks,  
Bikram

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**Author:** ![dnmvisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-through-windows-jump-host/38365/2 "2023-08-23T20:42:15Z")

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Sure, there are many pointers to that. For example  
[https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/using-ansible-playbook-ssh-bastion-jump-host](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/using-ansible-playbook-ssh-bastion-jump-host)

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