# setting host too use custom port

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [June 8, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751 "2018-06-08T17:42:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Frank\_Dias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Frank\_Dias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Frank_Dias)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751/1 "2018-06-08T17:42:00Z")

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can someone explain how to set a custom port for ansible connection  
I have a dynamic inventory from AWS, but we have changed the ssh port to none standard. how can I add the information to host(s)

Frnk

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**Author:** ![Mohd\_Aftab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mohd\_Aftab](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohd_Aftab)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751/2 "2018-06-08T18:00:58Z")

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have look  
Exp;  
[badwolf.example.com:5309](http://badwolf.example.com:5309)

Doc  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/intro\_inventory.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/intro_inventory.html)

Regards  
Aftab

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**Author:** ![Frank\_Dias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Frank\_Dias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Frank_Dias)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751/3 "2018-06-08T18:12:35Z")

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Thank you , I also found hat one can add a var to the inventory ansible\_port: xxxx, or to the host is the hosts are defined with different ports