diff --git a/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/inventory/hosts.ini b/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/inventory/hosts.ini.example
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/inventory/hosts.ini
rename to playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/inventory/hosts.ini.example
diff --git a/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/README.txt b/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/README.txt
index db9e522..382d707 100644
--- a/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/README.txt
+++ b/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/README.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ the APT sources).
     | - deploy_nc_talk_hpb.yml
     | - connect_nextcloud_open-xchange.yml
     | - /inventory
-        | - hosts.ini
+        | - hosts.ini.example
     | - /vars
         | - shared_vars.yml.example
 
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ On every managed host:
 ---- Quickstart ----
 
 First of all specify your hosts in the inventory folder.
+Copy the hosts.ini.example in the same directory to hosts.ini and edit that file.
 Please also add the username and password as host vars in the inventory file.
 
     /nextcloud_full_deployment
     | - /inventory
         | - hosts.ini
+        | - hosts.ini.example
 
 The inventory has one host group per role: [nextcloud], [collabora_code] and
 [nextcloud_talk_hpb]. A single host can be a member of more than one group if you want to
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ password, Collabora admin password, Talk HPB signaling/TURN/hash/block secrets)
     /nextcloud_full_deployment
     | - vars
         | - shared_vars.yml
+        | - shared_vars.yml.example
 
 When you are done preparing your deployment, you can start it. Run the playbooks against hosts in
 this order, since each one depends on the previous:
diff --git a/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/inventory/hosts.ini b/playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/inventory/hosts.ini.example
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/inventory/hosts.ini
rename to playbooks/linux/ubuntu-server/nextcloud_full_deployment/inventory/hosts.ini.example