diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/system_setup/copy_backup_config.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/system_setup/copy_backup_config.yml
index 51f6e40..4992434 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/system_setup/copy_backup_config.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/system_setup/copy_backup_config.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     dest: "/opt/backup/config/"
     src: "config/"
 
+- name: backup | system setup | copy backup config files 2
+  template:
+    src: "backup_remote.j2"
+    dest: "/opt/backup/config/backup_remote.conf"
+
 - name: backup | system setup | add entries to ssh_config
   blockinfile:
     dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.ssh/config"
diff --git a/roles/backup/templates/backup_remote.j2 b/roles/backup/templates/backup_remote.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c8788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/backup/templates/backup_remote.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for host in hostvars[inventory_hostname]['hosts_to_backup'] %}
+{{ host.hostname }};/opt/backup/config/{{ host.hostname }}_includes.txt;/opt/backup/config/{{ host.hostname }}_excludes.txt
+{% endfor %}
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