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 This repository contains the complete collection of ansible playbooks and roles for the Arch Linux infrastructure.
 
+It also contains git submodules so you have to run `git submodule update --init
+--recursive` after cloning or some tasks will fail to run.
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 #### Instructions
 All systems are set up the same way. For the first time setup in the Hetzner rescue system,
 run the provisioning script: `ansible-playbook playbooks/$hostname-provision.yml`.