diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78c46d66..3af871c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 group_vars/all.yml
 group_vars/vpn_credentials.yml
+inventory
 .vagrant
 roles
 *.retry
-*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*.log
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fc50959..7b68eb1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Ansible NAS should work on any recent Ubuntu box. Development is done on Ubuntu
 5. Open up `group_vars/all.yml` and follow the instructions there for configuring your Ansible NAS.
 6. If you plan to use Transmission with OpenVPN, also copy `group_vars/vpn_credentials.yml.dist` to
 `group_vars/vpn_credentials.yml` and fill in your settings.
-7. Modify `inventory` and update it with the hostname of your NAS box, or use `localhost ansible_connection=local` if you want to run the playbook on the same box you want to use as your ansible-nas.
+7. Copy `inventory.dist` to `inventory` and update it.
 8. Install the dependent roles: `ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml` (you might need sudo to install Ansible roles)
 9. Run the playbook - something like `ansible-playbook -i inventory nas.yml -b -K` should do you nicely.
 
diff --git a/inventory b/inventory
deleted file mode 100644
index 19e31736..00000000
--- a/inventory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[all]
-192.168.1.30
-
diff --git a/inventory.dist b/inventory.dist
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..614ac3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Example for running it directly on NAS server
+# localhost ansible_connection=local
+
+# Example using from remote workstation
+# [all]
+# 192.168.1.30