# \#ansible-builder

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## [Release Announcement: ansible-builder v3.2.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-builder-v3-2-0/46473)

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**Author:** [@shrews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shrews)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-builder-v3-2-0/46473 "2026-10-13T20:16:20Z")

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ansible-builder 3.2.0 View this release on: GitHub PyPI What’s Changed Support for Python 3.15. Dropped support for Python 3.9 and 3.10. Python 3.11 is now the minimum. Ability to disable colorized output. Symlink pr…

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## [ERROR - Missing Ansible or Ansible Runner for selected Python](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-missing-ansible-or-ansible-runner-for-selected-python/46055)

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**Author:** [@eocampo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eocampo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-missing-ansible-or-ansible-runner-for-selected-python/46055 "2026-07-15T18:36:28Z")

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Hola buenos días, espero que estén bien todos! Tengo este error al momento de crear una imagen nueva a partir de una base supported rhel9 (recién descargada). El caso es simple, agregar las collection redhat.satellite y…

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## [No local doc about execution-environment.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-local-doc-about-execution-environment-yml/45629)

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**Author:** [@nickhardiman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nickhardiman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-local-doc-about-execution-environment-yml/45629 "2026-04-08T14:06:56Z")

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No local guide to writing execution-environment.yml. Possible I didn’t see what was right in front of my face here, just checking - Is there a local guide to writing ansible-builder’s config file execution-environment.…

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## [Your Feedback Wanted: The Ansible Collection Developer and Maintainer Journey](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-feedback-wanted-the-ansible-collection-developer-and-maintainer-journey/44592)

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**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-feedback-wanted-the-ansible-collection-developer-and-maintainer-journey/44592 "2025-12-14T20:54:11Z")

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The Ansible community and partner engineering team at Red Hat have recently gone through the collection developer workflow using Ansible Development Tools. The purpose of that activity was to gain a shared understanding…

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## [Ansible builder failing on new host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing-on-new-host/44937)

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**Author:** [@Fracture7144](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fracture7144)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing-on-new-host/44937 "2025-12-03T15:08:49Z")

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After working on my dev environment I am starting to get things going in our prod. I need to build the EE from a jump host and deploy it to AAP. However I am running into issues. This is the error I am getting from th…

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## [Ansible-builder new releases?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-new-releases/44748)

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**Author:** [@MallocArray](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MallocArray)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-new-releases/44748 "2025-10-27T19:36:30Z")

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Are there plans to release any new versions of ansible-builder? The 3.1.0 release was from mid 2024. There have been multiple commits since, but no release. Some bugs have been addressed over a year ago, but without a…

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## [Ansible-builder failing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing/44380)

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**Author:** [@Fracture7144](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fracture7144)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing/44380 "2025-09-02T14:26:12Z")

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I am trying to create a EE using ansible-builder for my AAP environment. Here is the error i’m getting: \[user@ansible01 example\_server\_team\_ee\]$ ansible-builder build -v 3 --no-cache -t localhost/example\_server\_team\_e…

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## [Ansible-builder throws "value too large for defined data type" when rebuilding an EE image](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-throws-value-too-large-for-defined-data-type-when-rebuilding-an-ee-image/44295)

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**Author:** [@AndreasD](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AndreasD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-throws-value-too-large-for-defined-data-type-when-rebuilding-an-ee-image/44295 "2025-08-20T18:25:22Z")

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Hi I’m trying to rebuild an EE, and this is the same build file I built once before, but now it throws an error that I really can’t make head or tails out of. Why did it stop working? What does it even mean?!? ansible-…

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## [How to set containerfile PKGMGR to microdnf in execution-environment.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-containerfile-pkgmgr-to-microdnf-in-execution-environment-yml/43909)

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**Author:** [@cruscio](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cruscio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-containerfile-pkgmgr-to-microdnf-in-execution-environment-yml/43909 "2025-07-16T17:25:12Z")

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When building an execution environment with a centos10-minimal base image, how do you configure containerfile PKGMGR to be microdnf instead of dnf? It looks like context/\_build/scripts/assemble will correctly discover a…

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## [Official container images for ansible-builder for using in GitlabCI etc.?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/official-container-images-for-ansible-builder-for-using-in-gitlabci-etc/41489)

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**Author:** [@kastl-ars](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kastl-ars)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/official-container-images-for-ansible-builder-for-using-in-gitlabci-etc/41489 "2025-04-04T05:45:23Z")

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Dear ansible-builder maintainers and users, I would like to build execution environments for AWX in my customer’s internal GitlabCI. I got a working pipeline, the only step that is currently manual is the creation of t…

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## [Conflicts while building AWX-EE custom image](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conflicts-while-building-awx-ee-custom-image/2616)

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**Author:** [@motorbass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/motorbass)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conflicts-while-building-awx-ee-custom-image/2616 "2025-04-03T21:43:00Z")

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I’m currently building AWX EE custom image with the latest available but it seems latest versions got some conflicts with pip modules. My custom image was working great in July (awx-ee version 22.X 23.X) I used to set c…

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## [Ansible-builder using private registry](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-using-private-registry/1882)

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**Author:** [@dustin1530](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dustin1530)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-using-private-registry/1882 "2025-01-16T23:33:30Z")

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I’m working through migrating our current python virtual environments over to execution environments. I haven’t been able to figure out how to pull python modules or container images from our private repository/registry…

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## [Getting Error when building execution environment and installing vmware.vmware collection issue in Gitlab-Runner container build](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-building-execution-environment-and-installing-vmware-vmware-collection-issue-in-gitlab-runner-container-build/39274)

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**Author:** [@Wei-Yen\_Tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wei-Yen_Tan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-building-execution-environment-and-installing-vmware-vmware-collection-issue-in-gitlab-runner-container-build/39274 "2024-12-26T18:06:57Z")

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I’m encountering an issue while using ansible-builder to create an execution environment with the registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-312:latest image. I’m adding the vmware.vmware and community.vmware collections. Th…

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## [Installing collections requiring access tokens from github repo with ansible-builder](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-collections-requiring-access-tokens-from-github-repo-with-ansible-builder/9676)

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**Author:** [@John\_Ratliff](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Ratliff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-collections-requiring-access-tokens-from-github-repo-with-ansible-builder/9676 "2024-10-09T07:22:55Z")

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We have a private github enterprise where all repo access is authenticated. SSH is not available, only personal access tokens. Is it possible to supply the PAT to ansible-builder so that I can download collections from …

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## [Install ansible packages from debian repositories during EE build using ansible-builder](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-packages-from-debian-repositories-during-ee-build-using-ansible-builder/9589)

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**Author:** [@alexkri](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alexkri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-ansible-packages-from-debian-repositories-during-ee-build-using-ansible-builder/9589 "2024-09-30T15:09:35Z")

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I am using ansible-builder to build an Execution Environment (EE) and I currently install dependencies via pip like this: ansible\_runner: package\_pip: ansible-runner==2.3.6 ansible\_core: package\_pip: ansible-core==2…

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## [Ansible Builder installing collections and components with no access to galaxy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-installing-collections-and-components-with-no-access-to-galaxy/7974)

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**Author:** [@Wei-Yen\_Tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wei-Yen_Tan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-installing-collections-and-components-with-no-access-to-galaxy/7974 "2024-08-20T07:56:14Z")

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This is more of a discovery question. I am wanting to use ansible builder in an environment where we have access to a proxied pypi and containter registry (proxied to dockerhub and quay.io but not to ansible-galaxy. Wha…

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## [Uninstall not needed collections when using ansible-builder](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uninstall-not-needed-collections-when-using-ansible-builder/7568)

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**Author:** [@Marcelo\_Arizaga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marcelo_Arizaga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uninstall-not-needed-collections-when-using-ansible-builder/7568 "2024-08-01T00:07:59Z")

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Is There a way to unistall not needed collections?. when run ansible-builder it uses execution-environment.yml file to read collections you want. But if i use base iamge, it comes with bunch of collections i dont need. …

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## [New release: ansible-builder 3.1.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-builder-3-1-0/6685)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-builder-3-1-0/6685 "2024-06-20T16:24:13Z")

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ansible-builder 3.1.0View this release on: GitHubPyPI What's Changed New Features Support for tags from the configuration file by @Akasurde in #555 Support multiple -v for verbosity by @Shrews in #564 Allow the .yaml fi…

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## [Tags in execution environment images](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tags-in-execution-environment-images/4615)

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**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tags-in-execution-environment-images/4615 "2024-03-28T15:31:43Z")

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This might well be a wee bit off-topic for this forum, but as I’m building awx execution environment images, I’m hoping somebody can help me. I build an EE image with multiple tags like this: $ ansible-builder build --…

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## [Ansible runner 3 build issues (pip config file , permissions of user 1000 in /runner path)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-3-build-issues-pip-config-file-permissions-of-user-1000-in-runner-path/4091)

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**Author:** [@luckyzor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/luckyzor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-3-build-issues-pip-config-file-permissions-of-user-1000-in-runner-path/4091 "2024-02-27T16:03:55Z")

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Hello all, I want to build my custom EE and I’m having issues with ansible-builder 3. First issue: What I need: add custom pip.conf so pip will work with a proxy What I have done: prepend\_builder: | COPY \_bu…

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## [\`ansible-builder\` ERROR when scm/git sourced content is in \`requirements.yml\`](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-error-when-scm-git-sourced-content-is-in-requirements-yml/3387)

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**Author:** [@toast](https://forum.ansible.com/u/toast)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-error-when-scm-git-sourced-content-is-in-requirements-yml/3387 "2024-01-21T05:35:41Z")

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Post I am having some trouble trying to utilize a local/custom(non-galaxy) collection with ansible-builder. I’ve had no problem using ansible-builder until I started looking at packing in some newer collections we’ve dev…

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## [Ansible-builder and galaxy-ng](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-and-galaxy-ng/1669)

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**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-and-galaxy-ng/1669 "2023-11-28T10:32:01Z")

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I get a failure building a Docker image created using ansible-builder create with the error below. =\> ERROR \[galaxy 5/5\] RUN ANSIBLE\_GALAXY\_DISABLE\_GPG\_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml --…

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## [Ansible Builder is coming to Fedora!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-is-coming-to-fedora/2045)

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**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-is-coming-to-fedora/2045 "2023-11-10T23:17:52Z")

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ansible-builder is up for review in Fedora and should soon come to the official distribution package repositories!

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## [Breaking changes with pip and system packages](https://forum.ansible.com/t/breaking-changes-with-pip-and-system-packages/2177)

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**Author:** [@nitzmahone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nitzmahone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/breaking-changes-with-pip-and-system-packages/2177 "2023-11-07T10:10:58Z")

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Background The Python packaging ecosystem has recently adopted PEP668 as a solution to the long-standing problem of packaging tools (e.g., pip) clobbering dependencies in shared Python environments managed by an OS packa…

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## [Build EE with ansible-builder on Mac ARM CPU](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-ee-with-ansible-builder-on-mac-arm-cpu/1667)

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**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-ee-with-ansible-builder-on-mac-arm-cpu/1667 "2023-10-27T02:47:22Z")

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AFAIK using Docker to build an image for AMD64 on ARM64-based hardware (such as Mac M1/2) requires setting a few different CLI options docker buildx build instead of docker build adding the switch --platform linux/amd6…

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## [Execution Environment built with user:0: what are the security implications for podman containers?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-environment-built-with-user-what-are-the-security-implications-for-podman-containers/530)

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**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-environment-built-with-user-what-are-the-security-implications-for-podman-containers/530 "2023-09-16T08:25:42Z")

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There’s a solved ansible-navigator issue #1448 regarding an error when running ansible-navigator in that it reports “ERROR! Invalid callback for stdout specified: awx\_display”. I am seeing the same error using ansible-r…
