# Want to run network automation playbooks using Ansible Automation Platform

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-run-network-automation-playbooks-using-ansible-automation-platform/11263>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** aap, network\
**Created:** [December 2, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-run-network-automation-playbooks-using-ansible-automation-platform/11263 "2024-12-02T13:17:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![selvigp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/selvigp/32/4977_2.png) [@selvigp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/selvigp)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-run-network-automation-playbooks-using-ansible-automation-platform/11263/1 "2024-12-02T13:17:47Z")

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Hi  
I have written playbooks for networking device automation. I want to build up my own virtual machine as an ansible-runner so that I can utilize the Ansible automation platform to manage and execute my playbooks. If I have several devices as a target host, I need advice on how to add networking device details and set up and configure runner information. Where do I put various credentials for different hosts?

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_Enrique\_Flores](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/edwin_enrique_flores/32/5611_2.png) [@Edwin\_Enrique\_Flores](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edwin_Enrique_Flores)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-run-network-automation-playbooks-using-ansible-automation-platform/11263/2 "2024-12-02T14:24:43Z")

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Hi!!! selvigp, nice to meet you. I don’t very well my english, sorry

You can details of the hosts throught Ansible AWX creating an inventory of your inventory hosts/networks where you register each host can you want access.

When running a playbook in awx, you can set environment variables that affect Ansible’s execution such as configurations defined in the ansible.cfg general.

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**Author:** ![selvigp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/selvigp/32/4977_2.png) [@selvigp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/selvigp)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-run-network-automation-playbooks-using-ansible-automation-platform/11263/3 "2024-12-05T16:58:44Z")

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Thanks for your information. Let me check it