# How do you integrate  a credential plugin in a EE

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx, ee\
**Created:** [May 11, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153 "2021-05-11T19:45:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stefan\_Coussens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/stefan_coussens/32/8432_2.png) [@Stefan\_Coussens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stefan_Coussens)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153/1 "2021-05-11T19:45:02Z")

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Hi,

The guide [https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/docs/credentials/credential\_plugins.md](https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/docs/credentials/credential_plugins.md)

says I should install in the awx-task container but how do you do this in a EE enviroment

Do I just add additional\_build\_steps:

additional\_build\_steps:  
prepend: |  
RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools  
RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools  
awx-manage setup\_managed\_credential\_types

or are credential plugins no longer supported?

kind regards

Stefan

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Nottingham1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bill\_Nottingham1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nottingham1)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153/2 "2021-05-11T19:53:10Z")

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stefan....@gmail.com (stefan.coussens@gmail.com) said:

> The guide  
> [https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/docs/credentials/credential\_plugins.md](https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/docs/credentials/credential_plugins.md)  
> says I should install in the awx-task container but how do you do this in a  
> EE enviroment
> 
> Do I just add additional\_build\_steps:
> 
> additional\_build\_steps:  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;prepend: |  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;awx-manage setup\_managed\_credential\_types
> 
> or are credential plugins no longer supported?

It would go in the main AWX image, credential plugins do not run in the EE.

Bill

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**Author:** ![Stefan\_Coussens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/stefan_coussens/32/8432_2.png) [@Stefan\_Coussens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stefan_Coussens)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153/3 "2021-05-12T08:06:22Z")

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Hi,

But since you don’t have root access in the main AWX image you cannot install it (also awx-mange is not found).

Do I need to create a custom main image?

Kind regards

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Nottingham1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bill\_Nottingham1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nottingham1)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-integrate-a-credential-plugin-in-a-ee/35153/4 "2021-05-12T17:35:58Z")

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Stefan Coussens (stefan.coussens@gmail.com) said:

> But since you don't have root access in the main AWX image you cannot  
> install it (also awx-mange is not found).
> 
> Do I need to create a custom main image?

Yes, you'd need to build a custom awx image.

Bill