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@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ description: some description so someone else can know what this is
 
 
 4. setup a host playbook ansible/playbooks/hosts/$YOUR_HOSTNAME_HERE.yml
-   Note: The filename must be the Hostname, not IP address.
+   Note: the name of this file doesn't really matter but it should normally
+         be the hostname of the host you're setting up. 
+
 - name: check/create instance
   hosts: $YOUR_HOSTNAME/IP HERE
   user: root