# Forum Guide & Feedback **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/forum-guide-feedback/2.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [Discourse Video Demos](https://forum.ansible.com/t/discourse-video-demos/102)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/discourse-video-demos/102 "2023-08-29T12:57:13Z")
Some people like reading about how to use a tool (and the posts in forum-tips are for you!), but some like to watch :eyes: . So, I recorded some YouTube shorts to go over some of the things that might be useful to you. H… --- ## [Working Groups - things you can ask for!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-groups-things-you-can-ask-for/175)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-groups-things-you-can-ask-for/175 "2023-08-25T09:32:11Z")
This topic is aimed at people in our various community Working Groups - if that’s you, read on! (And if you’re looking to make a whole new Working Group, that’s cool too, come talk to us!) We have a variety of tools & i… --- ## [Tips and tricks: what do you need to know about Discourse platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tips-and-tricks-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-discourse-platform/32)
**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tips-and-tricks-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-discourse-platform/32 "2023-07-24T18:53:08Z")
(big thanks to Fedora for the original version of this page) Hi, all, Let’s create a collection of tips and tricks which you’ve learned about Discourse platform, which improve your user experience. We can use this post… --- ## [Navigating the Ansible forum — Tags, Categories, and Concepts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/navigating-the-ansible-forum-tags-categories-and-concepts/39)
**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/navigating-the-ansible-forum-tags-categories-and-concepts/39 "2023-08-15T16:52:22Z")
Overview The Ansible forum is organized a little differently from many forums you may have visited. It’s structured around tags rather than a deep category hierarchy. These tags aren’t just decorative flair as they often… --- ## [Guide to interacting with this site by email](https://forum.ansible.com/t/guide-to-interacting-with-this-site-by-email/33)
**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/guide-to-interacting-with-this-site-by-email/33 "2023-07-24T19:02:42Z")
(big thanks to Fedora for the original version of this page) While this forum’s primary interface is web-based (or via an open source app for Android or Apple iOS), it is also designed for interaction via email. This po… --- ## [About the Forum Guide & Feedback category](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-the-forum-guide-feedback-category/1)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-the-forum-guide-feedback-category/1 "2024-05-13T08:33:22Z")
Not sure where to begin? Want to get the best out of the site? Have a question, problem, or request about the forum itself? Post it here! --- ## [Requesting a tag/forum group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-a-tag-forum-group/503)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-a-tag-forum-group/503 "2026-06-29T08:55:43Z")
This topic is for requesting a new tag and/or forum group, which are the things you can ask for as a Working Group. A tag can be created for a group, so that group members will get notified when related post are created. … --- ## [Where can I post about my personal project?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-can-i-post-about-my-personal-project/45510)
**Author:** [@amiorin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/amiorin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-can-i-post-about-my-personal-project/45510 "2026-03-23T13:50:44Z")
Hi everyone! I’m new here and couldn’t find any specific guidelines on sharing personal projects. I’ve been working on a library called BigConfig and would love to share it with the group. Is that allowed here? If so, is… --- ## [Passkey support?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passkey-support/4825)
**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kpfleming)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passkey-support/4825 "2026-03-13T17:51:10Z")
Discourse recently added support for passkeys for authentication; I’ve been able to add them to my accounts on a number of other Discourse sites, but there’s no “Add Passkey” button in the Preferences-\>Security panel on … --- ## [\[Feedback\] Ansible Role ClamAV - additional protection on vm's](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-ansible-role-clamav-additional-protection-on-vms/45032)
**Author:** [@mikolaj.jeziorny](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mikolaj.jeziorny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-ansible-role-clamav-additional-protection-on-vms/45032 "2025-12-28T21:29:07Z")
My new Ansible Role for install and configure CalmAV on the debian (and ubuntu). https://github.com/oxess/ansible-clamav The goal was create a role for simple implementation additional security for popular web applicat… --- ## [How to recover lost 2FA to login to this forum?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-recover-lost-2fa-to-login-to-this-forum/44503)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Chong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Chong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-recover-lost-2fa-to-login-to-this-forum/44503 "2025-09-23T15:33:06Z")
I have 2FA enabled in my old account for this forum, but I lost the app when I switched phone. Is there anyway to recover that so I can login again using my old account? --- ## [Disabling the new Discourse Markdown editor](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disabling-the-new-discourse-markdown-editor/44310)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disabling-the-new-discourse-markdown-editor/44310 "2025-09-02T16:23:55Z")
There doesn’t appear to a way switch the new WYSIWYG markdown editor off? It’s driving me mad, I’m used to writing raw Markdown :wink: I think there is a setting that enables users to toggle it on and off? --- ## [How to get preview mode in your forum posts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-preview-mode-in-your-forum-posts/44260)
**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-preview-mode-in-your-forum-posts/44260 "2025-08-08T14:58:37Z")
A recent change in the underlying Discourse server introduced a change such that preview mode is not automatically turned on for each of your posts. If you want to get that preview back: Look for a slider in the top-le… --- ## [Let’s talk about spam](https://forum.ansible.com/t/let-s-talk-about-spam/42296)
**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/let-s-talk-about-spam/42296 "2025-05-19T15:32:55Z")
Hello! I’d like to start with this: To everyone who has ever flagged a spam post, thank you! We launched the forum with the goal of providing the Ansible community with greater autonomy. And we’ve been able to see the … --- ## [Automatically blocking spam](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-blocking-spam/40521)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-blocking-spam/40521 "2025-02-23T19:21:43Z")
Some of the spam bot posts here looks like abuse I have seen on other Discourse forums I’m an admin for, the thing I have found that works for them is in admin to go to Customise → Watched Words and add strings, for exam… --- ## [Where to post an How-to topic?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-to-post-an-how-to-topic/40326)
**Author:** [@motorbass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/motorbass)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-to-post-an-how-to-topic/40326 "2025-02-19T09:33:25Z")
Hi I plan to create a post about how to basically create a custom AWX/AAP execution environment as this topic seems quite hot for long and there’s some requests about this. I’d simply like to know if I’m authorized to … --- ## [Your Akismet protection prevents me from posting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-akismet-protection-prevents-me-from-posting/40164)
**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/microlinux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-akismet-protection-prevents-me-from-posting/40164 "2025-02-10T21:47:48Z")
Hi, I just posted a perfectly valid message in this forum (related to Squid certificates managed by Ansible). I was told that it was flagged as spam and hidden by Akismet. This is the second time this is happening. Ple… --- ## [What to rename "community-topics" to as a forum tag](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-to-rename-community-topics-to-as-a-forum-tag/135)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-to-rename-community-topics-to-as-a-forum-tag/135 "2024-08-28T17:23:15Z")
This is a new discussion (split from Replacing news-for-maintainers - #5) so I’m going to split it out to a new topic and then tag the original - yay forums :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: That’s fair, we’re figuring it… --- ## [Allow our forum gardeners to mark solutions?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-our-forum-gardeners-to-mark-solutions/2955)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/allow-our-forum-gardeners-to-mark-solutions/2955 "2024-11-18T09:15:17Z")
Howdy folks, One of the best features of Discourse is the Trust Level system which means people gain more recognition & powers as they become more involved in the community. Notably, level 3 is hard to get and must be m… --- ## [Adding a more visual "solved" status indicator?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-a-more-visual-solved-status-indicator/1795)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-a-more-visual-solved-status-indicator/1795 "2024-08-28T08:00:36Z")
@samccann has pointed me at this component which can add a more vibrant indicator of solved/unsolved topics in Get Help. While advanced users know how to use the search for finding unsolved topics, this helps newer users… --- ## [Sub-category discoverability](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sub-category-discoverability/7770)
**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sub-category-discoverability/7770 "2024-08-09T16:02:25Z")
I just spent a confusing moment looking for the Collection Development category. Or rather sub-category of the Project Discussions category. It doesn’t show up in the left side-bar. After clicking All categories in the l… --- ## [Visual clues in Topic lists](https://forum.ansible.com/t/visual-clues-in-topic-lists/7105)
**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/visual-clues-in-topic-lists/7105 "2024-07-16T08:25:52Z")
I’ve been on The Forum a while now, but I’m still discovering things in the interface. For example, some of the Topics listed below a thread are in “normal” type, while others are grayed out. At first I thought the gray … --- ## [Forum groups vs tags - when to use each](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-groups-vs-tags-when-to-use-each/6300)
**Author:** [@Incrediblestorm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Incrediblestorm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forum-groups-vs-tags-when-to-use-each/6300 "2024-06-17T12:36:35Z")
(Mod comment: I’ve created a new topic for this, as the discussion is valuable and worth keeping - @gwmngilfen) I’d like to request a new forum group please. Here’s the group information: Purpose: Discussing technique… --- ## [Directory of Discourse sites : Discourse Discover](https://forum.ansible.com/t/directory-of-discourse-sites-discourse-discover/5841)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/directory-of-discourse-sites-discourse-discover/5841 "2024-06-17T12:30:03Z")
This forum doesn’t appear to be listed on the new Discourse directory: I’d suggest that it should be: Opting in is straightforward. Head over to to Admin \> Settings and filter for the term “discover”. Check the chec… --- ## [Cannot find the invite button](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-find-the-invite-button/6273)
**Author:** [@Incrediblestorm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Incrediblestorm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-find-the-invite-button/6273 "2024-06-10T12:47:46Z")
I’ve looked for a long time. I assume I’m just on the wrong page, but I want to send invites to the rest of my team. --- ## [Meeting bot and logs format appears to be broken](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meeting-bot-and-logs-format-appears-to-be-broken/6165)
**Author:** [@Leo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meeting-bot-and-logs-format-appears-to-be-broken/6165 "2024-06-10T08:59:14Z")
Looking at the latest community-wg meeting log: http://forum.ansible.com/t/meeting-log-ansible-community-working-group-2024-05-08-1813/?u=leo The format appears to be broken. Previous ones had a table like format plu… --- ## [Badge/title for collection maintainers?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/badge-title-for-collection-maintainers/4057)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/badge-title-for-collection-maintainers/4057 "2024-02-27T09:18:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unmaintained collection: community.rabbitmq: I’d like to give recognition & thanks to our maintainers, Ansible literally wouldn’t be what it is without them. I’d also like for newer member… --- ## [Unexpected link from the "house" icon at upper right](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unexpected-link-from-the-house-icon-at-upper-right/3432)
**Author:** [@acozine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/acozine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unexpected-link-from-the-house-icon-at-upper-right/3432 "2024-02-19T18:47:38Z")
I often click on my profile icon to see flagged conversations from there. With my attention on the upper right corner of the screen, I then click on the house icon, thinking it will take me to the forum home page. It doe… --- ## [Edit timeouts for wiki posts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edit-timeouts-for-wiki-posts/3868)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edit-timeouts-for-wiki-posts/3868 "2024-02-16T09:19:23Z")
Somehow, I can’t tick off inspur.sm at the moment. But I should say we’ve dealt with this: Remove inspur.sm from Ansible 11 --- ## [Manage registration and subscriptions to RHSM using subscription-manager](https://forum.ansible.com/t/manage-registration-and-subscriptions-to-rhsm-using-subscription-manager/3841)
**Author:** [@tllabres-ads](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tllabres-ads)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/manage-registration-and-subscriptions-to-rhsm-using-subscription-manager/3841 "2024-02-13T07:10:10Z")
Hi @all, I need to use registrate some VM (RHEL 8.8) but there are deployed on a no acces internet platform. Can i try the community.general.redhat\_subscription module despite everything ? [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/forum-guide-feedback/2.md?page=1)