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@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ chapters:
           - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic
             sections:
               - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic/networking
+              - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic/static_host_entries
               - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic/host_rename
               - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic/puppet_agent
               - file: admin-guide/configuration/basic/ntp_client
diff --git a/admin-guide/configuration/basic/static_host_entries.md b/admin-guide/configuration/basic/static_host_entries.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Static Host Entries
+
+You can add static host entries to `/etc/hosts` in Hiera with
+
+```
+networking::static_host_entries:
+  '192.168.8.73':
+    - 'test1'
+    - 'test1.psi.ch'
+  '192.168.8.88':
+    - 'test2'
+    - 'test2.psi.ch'
+```
+