# Using modules offline

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-modules-offline/24492>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [May 16, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-modules-offline/24492 "2017-05-16T08:03:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Avishay\_Niv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Avishay\_Niv](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Avishay_Niv)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-modules-offline/24492/1 "2017-05-16T08:03:13Z")

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hello

We installed ansible on a stand alone network that is not connected to the internet. the only way to insert data (files) to that network is offline.

how can we use ansible modules in this case ? is there an option to downloadonly from ansible galaxy ? is there another way to install modules offline (like copying files from w connected environment ?

Thanks

Avishay

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-modules-offline/24492/2 "2017-05-18T21:29:28Z")

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Not sure what you are asking, modules are normally shipped with  
Ansible, you can use your own custom ones with library/ dir adjacent  
to play or in role. Any method of copying the module should work,  
Ansible only cares that it is there.

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Latham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Latham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Latham)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-modules-offline/24492/3 "2017-05-18T21:33:17Z")

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Roles from [https://galaxy.ansible.com/](https://galaxy.ansible.com/) maybe?

You can down load and side load them if it is roles or modules.