# create ansible download archive (zip or gz) which is installable locally without internet **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** ubuntu\ **Created:** [April 18, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900 "2023-04-18T19:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![for\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@for\_tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/for_tan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900/1 "2023-04-18T19:40:15Z")
how can we download ( not install - at least for now) all files for ansible to a zip ? and then - later on ( not immediately) use this downloaded archive to install ansible to create new or existing ansible or non ansible host ( Why they want to do zip/gz vs installing via "sudo pip Install ansible " I do not know - please don’t ask since I don’t know “why must zip or gz it” ). can we after installing it simply zip up pristene ansible installation from what was installed on Ubuntu ? and later unzip this to a new host in order to get ansible working on new host ? ---
**Author:** ![Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/nico_kadel-garcia/32/9998_2.png) [@Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_Kadel-Garcia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900/2 "2023-04-19T00:37:39Z")
> how can we download ( not install - at least for now) all files for ansible to a zip ? It's published as a gzip:      [https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/ansible-7.4.0.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/ansible-7.4.0.tar.gz) These are consistently published at pypi.org:     [https://pypi.org/project/ansible/#files](https://pypi.org/project/ansible/#files) Mind you: you probably don't want zip when there is already a published gzipped tarball. And, frankly, you probably don't really want the "ansible" package. You probably really want the "ansible-core" package, which was split in a very confusing fashion from the mountain of ansible\_collections modules that are published as the "ansible" tarball, but is of no use without ansible-core. ansible-core gets you the tools to pull down the "collections" modules only if and as needed, and that can save you hundreds of Megabytes of local space filled with bulky modules you don't use on your ansible server. Nico Kadel-Garcia > and then - later on ( not immediately) use this downloaded archive to install ansible to create new or existing ansible or non ansible host ( Why they want to do zip/gz vs installing via "sudo pip Install ansible " I do not know - please don't ask since I don't know "why must zip or gz it" ). > > can we after installing it simply zip up pristene ansible installation from what was installed on Ubuntu ? and later unzip this to a new host in order to get ansible working on new host ? Not..... gracefully. I publish packaging tools to stay up-to-date for ansible and ansible-core for RHEL systems, Step back to ansible-core, which is well packaged for recent Ubuntu releases, and see if you actually want or need the "ansible" package. ---
**Author:** ![for\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@for\_tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/for_tan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900/3 "2023-04-19T01:37:58Z")
Thats great. And could likely use this as is , at times, sometimes… but the liklihood this gz bundle is exactly as we need it to be each time we need it, is not likely. What would be the recipe to creat this so can add delete chane parts as needed. I scrounged up this skeleton to create a remote installable archive to upgrade ancible on remote host. Would executing something similar to this as a playbook be part of how this gz is created ? Please comment. Thx name: Archive the files archive: path: dest: format: zip delegate\_to: localhost become: false ---
**Author:** ![Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/nico_kadel-garcia/32/9998_2.png) [@Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_Kadel-Garcia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900/4 "2023-04-19T03:15:51Z")
> Thats great. And could likely use this as is , at times, sometimes... but the liklihood this gz bundle is exactly as we need it to be each time we need it, is not likely. That's why pypi.org publishes these with release numbers, and for most projects in the open source world the tag numbers are a reference to a particular git commit. I'm going to discourage you from trying to outsmart the people who publish software releases for open source projects. You can spend a lot of billable hours trying for additional layers of assurance, but those additional layers often create their own instability. > What would be the recipe to creat this so can add delete chane parts as needed. Don't use the "ansible" package. Use a stable "ansible-core", which is where the ansible software really lives and is maintained, and use the "ansible-galaxy" command with some scripting to insall specific modules from the galaxy colledtions, if and only if needed. > I scrounged up this skeleton to create a remote installable archive to upgrade ancible on remote host. Would executing something similar to this as a playbook be part of how this gz is created ? Please comment. Thx I'll suggest that you're re-inventing the wheel. Have some fun playing with it if you like, strongly consider using only the packaged "ansible-core" for your distribution, and install modules from the ansible galaxy collections only as needed. You can get finicky about managing \*those\* in a mirrored or replicated location if you feel the need. But if you're already using ansible, why not let it do its job, eat your own dog food, and use ansible to update the additional modules? ---
**Author:** ![for\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@for\_tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/for_tan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900/5 "2023-04-19T04:18:24Z")
Mssge received. Was sort of trying to comply with requests & fit into whatever practices were in place when i arrived on project team. sounds like u r ahead of us on all u have shared. will go with this & share with team. Thx again !