# Project Discussions **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/project/7.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Project Discussions category](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-the-project-discussions-category/12)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 0
Discuss any aspect of the Ansible Project here! This space is organized by tag, and tag generally correspond to a Working Group or Ecosystem Project . There are also some high-level tags such as mindshare, community and … --- ## [Proposal: Replace Meetups Pro with Ansible Forum & Pretix](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-replace-meetups-pro-with-ansible-forum-pretix/46485)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-replace-meetups-pro-with-ansible-forum-pretix/46485 "2026-10-16T09:51:48Z")
Proposal: make the Ansible Forum the home for Meetup conversations TL;DR: We propose moving away from Meetup Pro and using the Ansible Forum for event information and community discussion, with Pretix for registration an… --- ## [Proposal: new Ansible community package collection inclusion criteria and process for the SC-selected model](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-ansible-community-package-collection-inclusion-criteria-and-process-for-the-sc-selected-model/46480)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-ansible-community-package-collection-inclusion-criteria-and-process-for-the-sc-selected-model/46480 "2026-10-16T05:47:52Z")
Hello everyone, Following the decision in the Proposal: trim and restrict the Ansible community package down to a Steering-Committee-selected set topic (see the transition plan and the vote), we agreed to proceed with s… --- ## [Introducing Automation Orchestrator for Ansible Automation Platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introducing-automation-orchestrator-for-ansible-automation-platform/46221)
**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introducing-automation-orchestrator-for-ansible-automation-platform/46221 "2026-10-15T17:15:38Z")
Hi everyone, I put together a new video overview of automation orchestrator, a visual workflow canvas add-on for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Automation orchestrator extends the Ansible automation… --- ## [ACP: What to do with purestorage.flashblade and flasharray?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acp-what-to-do-with-purestorage-flashblade-and-flasharray/46435)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acp-what-to-do-with-purestorage-flashblade-and-flasharray/46435 "2026-10-15T16:32:48Z")
The two collections have been renamed / moved to another namespace: purestorage.flasharray → everpure.flasharray purestorage.flashblade → everpure.flashblade They’re both part of the Ansible Community Package. What sh… --- ## [Ansible deserves proper language server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-deserves-proper-language-server/46483)
**Author:** [@kks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-deserves-proper-language-server/46483 "2026-10-15T16:27:10Z")
I’ve restarted creating ansible yaml content and realized that some quality of life tooling is missing for ansible yaml content developers. That is why I’ve decided to create ansible language protocol server (LSP) with a… --- ## [Proposal: document role "return variables" in argument\_specs.yml (like module RETURN)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-document-role-return-variables-in-argument-specs-yml-like-module-return/46469)
**Author:** [@spetrosi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/spetrosi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-document-role-return-variables-in-argument-specs-yml-like-module-return/46469 "2026-10-15T16:23:03Z")
Hello everyone, I’d like to propose way for roles to document the variables they set, rendered as a table on the role’s documentation page the same way modules document their return values today. I initiated this in an… --- ## [How to register secrets - as plugin developers, and users?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-register-secrets-as-plugin-developers-and-users/46448)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-register-secrets-as-plugin-developers-and-users/46448 "2026-10-13T09:33:33Z")
This is another discussion about the new Secret masking feature of ansible-core 2.22. I started working on some PRs in community.general to make lookup plugins that retrieve secrets automatically register sensitive value… --- ## [Does AAP/AO support authorization by a signed decision from an independent external authority?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-aap-ao-support-authorization-by-a-signed-decision-from-an-independent-external-authority/46407)
**Author:** [@terryncew\_openline](https://forum.ansible.com/u/terryncew_openline)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-aap-ao-support-authorization-by-a-signed-decision-from-an-independent-external-authority/46407 "2026-10-11T02:36:12Z")
AAP 2.7 can offload execution policy decisions to an external OPA server. Does AAP or Automation Orchestrator support a job being authorized by a signed decision issued by an independent external authority, without first… --- ## [Who can approve Pull Requests on molecule-plugins and do releases?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-can-approve-pull-requests-on-molecule-plugins-and-do-releases/46015)
**Author:** [@ziegenberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ziegenberg)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-can-approve-pull-requests-on-molecule-plugins-and-do-releases/46015 "2026-10-09T07:49:57Z")
Hi all together! Molecule was just recently released in version v26.6.0, and there were about seven other releases in the last year. Molecule Plugins is still at the same state as last year, and v25.8.12 was released i… --- ## [Not to include susunola.tencentcloud collection in the ansible community package](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-to-include-susunola-tencentcloud-collection-in-the-ansible-community-package/46338)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-to-include-susunola-tencentcloud-collection-in-the-ansible-community-package/46338 "2026-10-08T10:41:43Z")
The inclusion request https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible-inclusion/discussions/89 It’s a low quality AI generated content: 1000+ modules with unreadable documentation, 500+ forbidden codes in ignore.txt’s. … --- ## [\[Vote ended 2026-10-08\] Proposal: trim and restrict the Ansible community package down to a Steering-Committee-selected set](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-10-08-proposal-trim-and-restrict-the-ansible-community-package-down-to-a-steering-committee-selected-set/46339)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-10-08-proposal-trim-and-restrict-the-ansible-community-package-down-to-a-steering-committee-selected-set/46339 "2026-10-08T10:19:46Z")
Hello everyone, For people who don’t know, I’m Andrei, a Steering Committee member and a person who reviews all Ansible community package inclusion requests. To learn how the reviews are done, see ansible-inclusion/READ… --- ## [AWX modernization: Moving forward](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-modernization-moving-forward/45134)
**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-modernization-moving-forward/45134 "2026-10-08T05:25:22Z")
Hi folks, I’d like to give an update on the AWX modernization effort. Before we dive in, let’s briefly recap the goals we defined for refactoring AWX into a pluggable, service-oriented architecture: Improved Flexibili… --- ## [Add b32encode and b32decode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-b32encode-and-b32decode/46425)
**Author:** [@agowa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/agowa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-b32encode-and-b32decode/46425 "2026-10-07T20:26:02Z")
See Add b32encode and b32decode by agowa · Pull Request #87627 · ansible/ansible · GitHub but apparently we’re doing discussions here now instead of in the PR… --- ## [ACP 15.0.0a2: Possible violation of collection requirements from ravendb.ravendb](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acp-15-0-0a2-possible-violation-of-collection-requirements-from-ravendb-ravendb/46409)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acp-15-0-0a2-possible-violation-of-collection-requirements-from-ravendb-ravendb/46409 "2026-10-07T19:54:33Z")
I’ve stumbled upon this collection when looking for possibly unmaintained collections in ACP 15.0.0a2 because there hasn’t been a new release since Oct 30, 2025. It looks like the last sanity test / CI run has been on J… --- ## [Bullhorn content quality improvement proposals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bullhorn-content-quality-improvement-proposals/45321)
**Author:** [@Sutapa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sutapa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bullhorn-content-quality-improvement-proposals/45321 "2026-10-05T09:46:24Z")
Hi, this is a followup from previous discussion at ConfigMgmtCamp. I discussed with @gundalow please let me know if you find this useful. Proposal: Improving Bullhorn Content Quality I propose presenting Bullhorn conte… --- ## [Ansible modules for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops API](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-for-citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-api/44936)
**Author:** [@nbeernink](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nbeernink)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-for-citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-api/44936 "2026-10-03T23:49:10Z")
Hi there, New to the forum and chiming in to share an Ansible collection for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, which I put together in my spare time. This is my first ever collection, so I’m mostly looking for feedback… --- ## [New Secret Masking Feature - 2.22](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-secret-masking-feature-2-22/46291)
**Author:** [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-secret-masking-feature-2-22/46291 "2026-10-03T20:14:26Z")
New Ansible 2.22 Feature - Secret Masking A new feature has just been merged in devel for ansible-core, a secret registration and masking system. The initial implementation is in ansible/ansible#87457 and the documentati… --- ## [ansible-core PR #87242 (ansible-vault EPERM fix) — review feedback addressed, awaiting re-review](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-pr-87242-ansible-vault-eperm-fix-review-feedback-addressed-awaiting-re-review/46393)
**Author:** [@lawendy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lawendy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-pr-87242-ansible-vault-eperm-fix-review-feedback-addressed-awaiting-re-review/46393 "2026-10-03T11:09:35Z")
Hi folks, I’d appreciate a second look at ansible-vault: tolerate EPERM when restoring ownership on edit/rekey by lawendy1 · Pull Request #87242 · ansible/ansible · GitHub — a small bugfix for ansible-vault edit and ans… --- ## [What information should callback plugins mask?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-information-should-callback-plugins-mask/46388)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-information-should-callback-plugins-mask/46388 "2026-10-02T15:57:20Z")
This is related to the new Secret masking feature of ansible-core 2.22. I’ve been looking into adjusting the collections I maintain to this in the last weeks, and there are two categories where I think a lot of questions… --- ## [Moving Towards Unified Collection Testing with amazon.aws](https://forum.ansible.com/t/moving-towards-unified-collection-testing-with-amazon-aws/46378)
**Author:** [@mandkulk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mandkulk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/moving-towards-unified-collection-testing-with-amazon-aws/46378 "2026-09-29T16:46:55Z")
Hi everyone! I’m excited to share plans from the cloud content team at Red Hat about some upcoming changes to the amazon.aws collection. Here’s a top-level summary of what’s coming: Adding pre-commit hooks with prek … --- ## [\[Vote ended on 2026-09-24\] ACP 14.0.0: Possible violation of collection requirements from cisco.ucs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-on-2026-09-24-acp-14-0-0-possible-violation-of-collection-requirements-from-cisco-ucs/46220)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-on-2026-09-24-acp-14-0-0-possible-violation-of-collection-requirements-from-cisco-ucs/46220 "2026-09-24T15:09:28Z")
I’ve stumbled upon this collection when looking for possibly unmaintained collections in ACP 14.0.0 because there hasn’t been a new release since Apr 25, 2025. It looks like the last CI run has been on Jun 27. So I thin… --- ## [Commitizen-galaxy-provider — a Commitizen version provider for galaxy.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/commitizen-galaxy-provider-a-commitizen-version-provider-for-galaxy-yml/46353)
**Author:** [@Shaps](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shaps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/commitizen-galaxy-provider-a-commitizen-version-provider-for-galaxy-yml/46353 "2026-09-24T07:14:11Z")
I use Commitizen for conventional commits on all projects at work, and as we migrated to collections, we couldn’t find a practical way to manage versions when pushing to automation hub. Commitizen didn’t have a provider… --- ## [Possibly unmaintained collections in ACP 15.0.0a3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possibly-unmaintained-collections-in-acp-15-0-0a3/46351)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possibly-unmaintained-collections-in-acp-15-0-0a3/46351 "2026-09-23T18:30:58Z")
This is a follow-up to Possibly unmaintained collections in ACP 14.0.0 unchanged-dependencies.py 15.0.0a3 13.0.0 cisco.ucs: Deprecate ciso.ucs community.grafana (Note to myself: Replace ansible.module\_utils.six with… --- ## [ansible playbook works manually but fails from the server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-works-manually-but-fails-from-the-server/46334)
**Author:** [@iuslabrownn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iuslabrownn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-works-manually-but-fails-from-the-server/46334 "2026-09-21T17:48:54Z")
I’m running an Ansible playbook to deploy a small website, but the playbook behaves differently when I run it from the server. same task works when I test it manually, but ansible returns an error when it tries to access… --- ## [Feedback wanted: ansible-static-lint, static Ansible linting without the Ansible runtime](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-ansible-static-lint-static-ansible-linting-without-the-ansible-runtime/46213)
**Author:** [@arhuman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arhuman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-ansible-static-lint-static-ansible-linting-without-the-ansible-runtime/46213 "2026-09-21T05:25:53Z")
Hi, Felix suggested I start a dedicated topic after I mentioned this project in the introduction thread, so here it is :slightly\_smiling\_face: I recently built ansible-static-lint (astl), a Go implementation of the ans… --- ## [Should automation developers be starting with role-only collections?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-automation-developers-be-starting-with-role-only-collections/46251)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Pullen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeff_Pullen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-automation-developers-be-starting-with-role-only-collections/46251 "2026-09-16T08:17:36Z")
Should automation developers be starting with role-only collections? I genuinely cannot answer that, and following up on my earlier posts about group two (the folks testing roles and playbooks rather than Python modules… --- ## [Deprecating vmware.vmware\_rest.vcenter\_vm\_guest\_filesystem\_directories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecating-vmware-vmware-rest-vcenter-vm-guest-filesystem-directories/46307)
**Author:** [@mikemorency](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mikemorency)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecating-vmware-vmware-rest-vcenter-vm-guest-filesystem-directories/46307 "2026-09-15T15:16:15Z")
Hi, I am a maintainer of vmware.vmware\_rest and considering deprecating vcenter\_vm\_guest\_filesystem\_directories. vmware.vmware\_rest.vcenter\_vm\_guest\_filesystem\_directories module – Creates a directory in the guest opera… --- ## [Automate WSL instance setup at scale](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automate-wsl-instance-setup-at-scale/46253)
**Author:** [@mikemorency](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mikemorency)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automate-wsl-instance-setup-at-scale/46253 "2026-09-11T20:39:35Z")
Hi, Recently I published a certified collection that supports WSL automation via Ansible, microsoft.wsl. I put together a brief demo of how the modules can support managing multiple WSL instances on one or more Windows … --- ## [Ansible-test images: Debian 11 (Bullseye) image retired](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-debian-11-bullseye-image-retired/46298)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-debian-11-bullseye-image-retired/46298 "2026-09-11T19:48:52Z")
Following the End of Life of Debian 11, the ansible-test container image quay.io/ansible-community/test-image:debian-bullseye has been retired and is no longer regenerated daily. (Removal PR.) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/project/7.md?page=1)