diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-hosts.ini
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ Master and nodes must have passwordless SSH access
 
 ## Usage
 
-Add the system information gathered above into a file called `hosts.ini` in the same directory as this README file. There is a template in the `inventory` directory. For example:
+First create a new directory based on the `sample` directory within the `inventory` directory:
+
+```bash
+cp -R inventory/sample inventory/my-cluster
+```
+
+Second, edit `inventory/my-cluster/hosts.ini` to match the system information gathered above. For example:
 
 ```bash
 [master]
@@ -37,10 +43,12 @@ master
 node
 ```
 
+If needed, you can also edit `inventory/my-cluster/group_vars/all.yml` to match your environment.
+
 Start provisioning of the cluster using the following command:
 
 ```bash
-ansible-playbook site.yml
+ansible-playbook site.yml -i inventory/my-cluster/hosts.ini
 ```
 
 ## Kubeconfig
diff --git a/inventory/.gitignore b/inventory/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568d6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!sample/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml
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rename from inventory/group_vars/all.yml
rename to inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml
diff --git a/inventory/hosts.ini b/inventory/sample/hosts.ini
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rename from inventory/hosts.ini
rename to inventory/sample/hosts.ini