# How to install network related module in AWX version 23.0

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**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** extremeslx, awx, collections, network\
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-install-network-related-module-in-awx-version-23-0/1032 "2023-09-22T06:55:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-install-network-related-module-in-awx-version-23-0/1032/8 "2023-09-23T08:37:30Z")

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@mapleos1123  
If your project is stored on SCM (Git or SubVersion), create `collections/requirements.yml` on project root and add following content, then sync project on AWX. This will download and install specified collections during project sync:

```yaml
---
collections:
  - name: community.network

```

If your project type is `Manual`, adding `collections/requirements.yml` does not help. In this case, you should create your own custom container image by Ansible Builder. I have a guide for this topic: [https://github.com/kurokobo/awx-on-k3s/tree/main/builder](https://github.com/kurokobo/awx-on-k3s/tree/main/builder)

**Background** :

In the recent version of AWX, your playbook will launched in isolated container called **Execution Environment**. This is completely different architecture from AWX 9.x, so you should know what EE is: [What's new in Ansible Automation Platform 2: automation execution environments](https://www.ansible.com/blog/whats-new-in-ansible-automation-platform-2-automation-execution-environments)

So EE is exactly where collections have to be placed. Adding `collections/requirements.yml` on your project makes collections to be transferred to EE with your playbook, and building custom EE is the way to make collections available on EE without transfferring it.

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