# Possible to not automatically create Demo inventory, credential, etc?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Created:** [December 4, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195 "2018-12-04T18:54:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Hickok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Matt\_Hickok](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Hickok)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195/1 "2018-12-04T18:54:06Z")

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Hello, I am deploying via Docker compose and I’m wondering if there is an environmental variable or something that can be passed in order to disable the pre-seeding of data. I don’t want the Demo inventory, project, credential, etc.

Is there a trivial way to stop these from getting automatically created?

Thanks!

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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:** [December 4, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195/2 "2018-12-04T19:01:43Z")

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Matt Hickok (matthew.hickok@gmail.com) said:

> Hello, I am deploying via Docker compose and I'm wondering if there is an  
> environmental variable or something that can be passed in order to disable  
> the pre-seeding of data. I don't want the Demo inventory, project,  
> credential, etc.
> 
> Is there a trivial way to stop these from getting automatically created?

See `create_preload_data` in the installer.

Bill

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Hickok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Matt\_Hickok](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Hickok)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195/3 "2018-12-04T20:10:36Z")

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I found that settings in the installer/inventory file, but I’m not sure how to make the change. I am currently building my own image based on their official image, so do I just need to grab the inventory file, make the change, and then copy it to some place via the Dockerfile? I’m a bit confused by the process.

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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:** [December 4, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-not-automatically-create-demo-inventory-credential-etc/29195/4 "2018-12-04T21:05:05Z")

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Matt Hickok (matthew.hickok@gmail.com) said:

> I found that settings in the installer/inventory file, but I'm not sure how  
> to make the change. I am currently building my own image based on their  
> official image, so do I just need to grab the inventory file, make the  
> change, and then copy it to some place via the Dockerfile? I'm a bit  
> confused by the process.

No, you change that setting when installing after you build the image -  
it's an install-time setting.

Bill