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**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-modernization-moving-forward/45134 "2026-10-08T05:25:22Z")
Hi folks, I’d like to give an update on the AWX modernization effort. Before we dive in, let’s briefly recap the goals we defined for refactoring AWX into a pluggable, service-oriented architecture: Improved Flexibili… --- ## [Announcing the awx-tui](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-the-awx-tui/45591)
**Author:** [@tyraziel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tyraziel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-the-awx-tui/45591 "2026-04-03T15:02:47Z")
Hello everyone, I’m Andrew, a software engineer on the Ansible engineering team at Red Hat. I’ve been working on a side project that I’m excited to share with the community. What is awx-tui? awx-tui is a text-based Com… --- ## [Galaxy.ansible.com currently down (500 errors)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-ansible-com-currently-down-500-errors/45170)
**Author:** [@dpinhas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpinhas)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-ansible-com-currently-down-500-errors/45170 "2026-02-04T10:24:52Z")
Hi guys, There seem to be a problem during collections install from galaxy.ansible.com. ERROR! Error when getting collection version metadata for community.library\_inventory\_filtering\_v1:1.1.5 from release\_galaxy (http… --- ## [AWX modernization: Ansible Jewel](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-modernization-ansible-jewel/45775)
**Author:** [@thedoubl3j](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thedoubl3j)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-modernization-ansible-jewel/45775 "2026-07-12T11:22:52Z")
Hey folks, Jake here again, We’ve got another update on the AWX modernization that we’d like to share with the Ansible community. As we’ve mentioned from the first announcement here in the forum, our goal has been to re… --- ## [Introduce yourself! (2026 edition)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introduce-yourself-2026-edition/45062)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introduce-yourself-2026-edition/45062 "2026-09-23T14:18:56Z")
Continuing the theme from the previous 2023, 2024 and 2025 threads, let’s keep going. Newcomers to the community, here’s your space to say hi! Welcome! For those who speak English as a second language please say Bonjou… --- ## [\[Vote ended 2026-10-08\] Proposal: trim and restrict the Ansible community package down to a Steering-Committee-selected set](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-10-08-proposal-trim-and-restrict-the-ansible-community-package-down-to-a-steering-committee-selected-set/46339)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-10-08-proposal-trim-and-restrict-the-ansible-community-package-down-to-a-steering-committee-selected-set/46339 "2026-10-08T10:19:46Z")
Hello everyone, For people who don’t know, I’m Andrei, a Steering Committee member and a person who reviews all Ansible community package inclusion requests. To learn how the reviews are done, see ansible-inclusion/READ… --- ## [New Secret Masking Feature - 2.22](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-secret-masking-feature-2-22/46291)
**Author:** [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-secret-masking-feature-2-22/46291 "2026-10-03T20:14:26Z")
New Ansible 2.22 Feature - Secret Masking A new feature has just been merged in devel for ansible-core, a secret registration and masking system. The initial implementation is in ansible/ansible#87457 and the documentati… --- ## [Mirroring / proxy caching galaxy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mirroring-proxy-caching-galaxy/45202)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mirroring-proxy-caching-galaxy/45202 "2026-03-18T15:31:54Z")
This seems to come up from time to time when there are problems with galaxy (see here and here for examples). So it might be worth to open a topic on mirroring / proxy caching galaxy. I don’t have a solution because we’… --- ## [Ansible Community Status page & Notifications](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-community-status-page-notifications/45253)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-community-status-page-notifications/45253 "2026-06-30T08:39:19Z")
During Ansible Contributor Summit 2026 we talked about the recent Galaxy downtime and how we can do a better job at communicating. While (as most of us have been sysadmins at somepoint) folks recognise that systems do f… --- ## [Fallible 2025.12.5 released with Register Projections and new Action API previews](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fallible-2025-12-5-released-with-register-projections-and-new-action-api-previews/44965)
**Author:** [@nitzmahone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nitzmahone)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fallible-2025-12-5-released-with-register-projections-and-new-action-api-previews/44965 "2025-12-09T08:19:44Z")
We’re happy to announce a new drop of the fallible experimental Ansible build, and are looking for your feedback! This one contains previews of a couple of features currently slated for release in Ansible Core 2.21: Re… --- ## [Unified Collection Testing Strategy - Kick off & Landscape Overview](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unified-collection-testing-strategy-kick-off-landscape-overview/45799)
**Author:** [@dbrennand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dbrennand)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unified-collection-testing-strategy-kick-off-landscape-overview/45799 "2026-08-28T11:16:17Z")
Hey Ansible Community, As Don shared in his Ansible community roadmap 2026 post, and as mentioned in Clarifying the Role of ansible-test in Collection Testing a key area for the Community & Partner Engineering team is D… --- ## [Requesting repo community.openwrt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-repo-community-openwrt/44725)
**Author:** [@russoz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/russoz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-repo-community-openwrt/44725 "2025-11-30T05:55:07Z")
Hi everyone, I have been using the role gekmihesg.openwrt to configure my OpenWRT router at home. The role, however, seems to be unmaintained. Some folks have forked the repo and are releasing a new role with changes o… --- ## [Different messages for different conditions in one assert](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-messages-for-different-conditions-in-one-assert/45266)
**Author:** [@kks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kks)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-messages-for-different-conditions-in-one-assert/45266 "2026-07-26T07:31:19Z")
There was discussion during CfgMgmtCamp that it is not possible to have different messages for different conditions in one assert action with ansible. I do not agree with that! Here is the code: - name: Different mess… --- ## [Any news on AWX Development](https://forum.ansible.com/t/any-news-on-awx-development/45639)
**Author:** [@rbooyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rbooyer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/any-news-on-awx-development/45639 "2026-04-30T23:50:33Z")
Has anyone seen any news on the AWX Development process? I know it’s in a rebuild / redesign process but it has been two years without any news. Are there any alternatives to AWX that work well for ansible automation as… --- ## [Proposal: New repo for Ansible AI collaboration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-repo-for-ansible-ai-collaboration/45575)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-repo-for-ansible-ai-collaboration/45575 "2026-04-09T19:56:38Z")
Hi folks I’ve been thinking a bit about how we can better collaborate and build a community around the various AI projects that people are working on. Currently I see some great ideas, though it’s isolated pockets, and… --- ## [INJECT\_FACTS\_AS\_VARS is defaulting to False in 2.24](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inject-facts-as-vars-is-defaulting-to-false-in-2-24/44886)
**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inject-facts-as-vars-is-defaulting-to-false-in-2-24/44886 "2026-08-06T23:48:06Z")
I almost missed that Ansible 2.24 will be defaulting INJECT\_FACTS\_AS\_VARS to False in future, meaning that facts like {{ ansible\_os\_distribution }} will stop working. Instead, we’ll have to write {{ ansible\_facts\['distr… --- ## [Ansible supported Python version on \_target\_](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-supported-python-version-on-target/44863)
**Author:** [@Thulium-Drake](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Thulium-Drake)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-supported-python-version-on-target/44863 "2026-02-05T15:48:36Z")
Hi there :waving\_hand: When looking at the table of supported versions of Python on the target nodes in Ansible over at Ansible-core | endoflife.date I see a pattern that is slightly concerning to me. While I really li… --- ## [Feedback wanted: ansible-static-lint, static Ansible linting without the Ansible runtime](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-ansible-static-lint-static-ansible-linting-without-the-ansible-runtime/46213)
**Author:** [@arhuman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arhuman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-ansible-static-lint-static-ansible-linting-without-the-ansible-runtime/46213 "2026-09-21T05:25:53Z")
Hi, Felix suggested I start a dedicated topic after I mentioned this project in the introduction thread, so here it is :slightly\_smiling\_face: I recently built ansible-static-lint (astl), a Go implementation of the ans… --- ## [Proposing a New "Red Hat Partners" Category for the Ansible Forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposing-a-new-red-hat-partners-category-for-the-ansible-forum/45366)
**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposing-a-new-red-hat-partners-category-for-the-ansible-forum/45366 "2026-03-20T10:14:45Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to propose a new category on the Ansible forum and get feedback from the community. During the Contributor Summit session in Ghent, I shared an update about the Community and Partner Engineering t… --- ## [Timeouts when installing collections from Ansible Galaxy (https://galaxy.ansible.com/)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeouts-when-installing-collections-from-ansible-galaxy-https-galaxy-ansible-com/46301)
**Author:** [@Ahmedjed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ahmedjed)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeouts-when-installing-collections-from-ansible-galaxy-https-galaxy-ansible-com/46301 "2026-10-14T11:49:17Z")
Hello, There seems to be a problem during collections installation from galaxy.ansible.com ERROR! Unknown error when attempting to call Galaxy at 'https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v3/collections/community/postgresql/vers… --- ## [Future of the (deprecated) paramiko connection plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/future-of-the-deprecated-paramiko-connection-plugin/45376)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/future-of-the-deprecated-paramiko-connection-plugin/45376 "2026-03-13T06:49:12Z")
The paramiko connection plugin (which has been part of Ansible since version 0.1 apparently) has been deprecated in ansible-core 2.19, but apparently without any indication in the documentation and no runtime warning whe… --- ## [Using Ansible to mitigate copy.fail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-to-mitigate-copy-fail/45755)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-to-mitigate-copy-fail/45755 "2026-05-02T15:20:44Z")
Though I’d share this minimal Ansible role to mitigate copy.fail for people prior to the kernel updates being available: --- - name: Unload algif\_aead kernel module community.general.modprobe: name: algif\_aead … --- ## [Ubuntu PPA key signature](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ubuntu-ppa-key-signature/45237)
**Author:** [@ronaldslc](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ronaldslc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ubuntu-ppa-key-signature/45237 "2026-03-05T03:15:08Z")
Signing key on 6125E2A8C77F2818FB7BD15B93C4A3FD7BB9C367 is not bound: No binding signature at time Policy rejected non-revocation signature (PositiveCertification) requiring second pre-image resistance because: SHA1 is… --- ## [\[VOTE ENDED 2026-03-26\] Collection inclusion requirements update proposal: mandate testing against devel or milestone branch of ansible-core](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-03-26-collection-inclusion-requirements-update-proposal-mandate-testing-against-devel-or-milestone-branch-of-ansible-core/45486)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vote-ended-2026-03-26-collection-inclusion-requirements-update-proposal-mandate-testing-against-devel-or-milestone-branch-of-ansible-core/45486 "2026-03-26T10:58:05Z")
Hello Steering Committee, During the Ansible Contributor Summit at CfgMgmtCamp, we (including SC members) discussed improving the stability of the community package. Current collection requirements only mandate testing… --- ## [IMPORTANT: github.com/ansible now requires signed commits](https://forum.ansible.com/t/important-github-com-ansible-now-requires-signed-commits/45520)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/important-github-com-ansible-now-requires-signed-commits/45520 "2026-03-24T18:18:52Z")
Overview From Monday 16th March we will be requiring Git signed commits for all repos under github.com/ansible/. Red Hat is continually looking at improving the supply chain, so expect further improvements as Ansible ad… --- ## [Getting started - Bash script actions "converted" into a playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-started-bash-script-actions-converted-into-a-playbook/45331)
**Author:** [@cndpansible](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cndpansible)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-started-bash-script-actions-converted-into-a-playbook/45331 "2026-03-05T17:36:43Z")
Hi All, I’m managing a set of about 60 Debian computers with a deployment script. Purpose is to copy some system files to configure the system (login manager, …) and have a default /home/user directory (bookmarks, pinn… --- ## [Including large specialized collections in Ansible community package?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/including-large-specialized-collections-in-ansible-community-package/46222)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/including-large-specialized-collections-in-ansible-community-package/46222 "2026-09-04T03:30:42Z")
Right now, for inclusion into Ansible we mainly have the collection requirements (Ansible community package collections requirements — Ansible Community Documentation), which presents a lot of requirements, but doesn’t s… --- ## [\[RESOLVED\] Should ansible.mysql be split into separate MySQL and MariaDB collections?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/resolved-should-ansible-mysql-be-split-into-separate-mysql-and-mariadb-collections/45866)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/resolved-should-ansible-mysql-be-split-into-separate-mysql-and-mariadb-collections/45866 "2026-10-19T06:54:38Z")
I’m one of long-term maintainers of ansible.mysql (recently renamed from community.mysql — same codebase, same collection). This post is to open a discussion about whether it makes sense to split the collection into two:… --- ## [🚀 Proposal: Ansible Community Package Release Calendar](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-ansible-community-package-release-calendar/44947)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-ansible-community-package-release-calendar/44947 "2025-12-05T23:30:00Z")
Hola folks, For some time, the planning of Ansible Community package releases has been managed organically, with release managers volunteering ad-hoc within the #ansible-release-management channel. As we approach the e… --- ## [Certification of community.mysql collection on Automation Hub](https://forum.ansible.com/t/certification-of-community-mysql-collection-on-automation-hub/45709)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/certification-of-community-mysql-collection-on-automation-hub/45709 "2026-05-05T13:34:29Z")
Hello everyone, We are thinking of certifying community.mysql which will result in its availability on Automation Hub. What the certification will bring to the community: Some additional testing and manual checks tha… --- ## [Ansible Jewel: Connecting Ansible services](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-jewel-connecting-ansible-services/45774)
**Author:** [@john.westcott.iv](https://forum.ansible.com/u/john.westcott.iv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-jewel-connecting-ansible-services/45774 "2026-05-22T08:13:01Z")
Hi everyone, I’m John. Today I’d like to introduce the ansible/jewel project. What is Ansible Jewel? Ansible Jewel is a centralized authentication, authorization, and proxy layer for Ansible services. Ansible Jewel inte… --- ## [Bullhorn content quality improvement proposals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bullhorn-content-quality-improvement-proposals/45321)
**Author:** [@Sutapa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sutapa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bullhorn-content-quality-improvement-proposals/45321 "2026-10-05T09:46:24Z")
Hi, this is a followup from previous discussion at ConfigMgmtCamp. I discussed with @gundalow please let me know if you find this useful. Proposal: Improving Bullhorn Content Quality I propose presenting Bullhorn conte… --- ## [The Future of Ansible Resource Management: Help Shape our New Standardized Taxonomy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-future-of-ansible-resource-management-help-shape-our-new-standardized-taxonomy/45595)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Fulmer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Fulmer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-future-of-ansible-resource-management-help-shape-our-new-standardized-taxonomy/45595 "2026-04-14T17:37:10Z")
Hello everyone, for those I haven’t met yet, I’m Steve Fulmer, a Product Manager for Ansible here at Red Hat. I work closely with community leaders like Don Naro, Gundalow Barker, Anwesha Das, Daniel Brennand, and Andrei… --- ## [Conventional Commits in Collections](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conventional-commits-in-collections/46190)
**Author:** [@chynasan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chynasan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conventional-commits-in-collections/46190 "2026-08-25T18:25:48Z")
Howdy everyone! :cowboy\_hat\_face: The Red Hat team that works on many of the cloud content collections has been discussing the adoption of the conventional commits format. We wanted to bring this to the attention of the… --- ## [Should automation developers be starting with role-only collections?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-automation-developers-be-starting-with-role-only-collections/46251)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Pullen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeff_Pullen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/should-automation-developers-be-starting-with-role-only-collections/46251 "2026-09-16T08:17:36Z")
Should automation developers be starting with role-only collections? I genuinely cannot answer that, and following up on my earlier posts about group two (the folks testing roles and playbooks rather than Python modules… --- ## [Ansible-lint in the Ansible PPA is broken?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-in-the-ansible-ppa-is-broken/44859)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Sudakov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Victor_Sudakov)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-in-the-ansible-ppa-is-broken/44859 "2025-11-21T02:18:24Z")
Dear Colleagues, Who are the maintainers of the Ansible PPA and to whom could I address this issue ansible and ansible-lint in the PPA are probably incompatible · Issue #4827 · ansible/ansible-lint · GitHub ? Short sum… --- ## [On the philosophy of task naming](https://forum.ansible.com/t/on-the-philosophy-of-task-naming/45096)
**Author:** [@bvitnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bvitnik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/on-the-philosophy-of-task-naming/45096 "2026-01-25T18:42:44Z")
Sometimes I don’t think to much about it so I end up using different styles of task naming in the same project, for example: Install the package (imperative form) Installation of the package (noun form) Installing the … --- ## [Using a variable from one play across other plays](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-variable-from-one-play-across-other-plays/45471)
**Author:** [@bryonadams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bryonadams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-variable-from-one-play-across-other-plays/45471 "2026-03-20T06:43:43Z")
I’m getting my ansible\_become\_pass from my Bitwarden vault successfully, but I want to re-use it across plays within the playbook. To do this, I wanted to set it like so, but I think I’m trying to fetch it incorrectly. I… --- ## [What is the purpose of the repository ansible-core/ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-repository-ansible-core-ansible/44727)
**Author:** [@akira6592](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akira6592)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-repository-ansible-core-ansible/44727 "2025-12-30T11:15:46Z")
Does anyone know the purpose of the following repository? (not ansible/ansible) My colleague misunderstood it as an ansible-core repository. The official ansible-core repository is ansible/ansible, right? --- ## [Proposal: document role "return variables" in argument\_specs.yml (like module RETURN)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-document-role-return-variables-in-argument-specs-yml-like-module-return/46469)
**Author:** [@spetrosi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/spetrosi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-document-role-return-variables-in-argument-specs-yml-like-module-return/46469 "2026-10-20T18:01:59Z")
Hello everyone, I’d like to propose way for roles to document the variables they set, rendered as a table on the role’s documentation page the same way modules document their return values today. I initiated this in an… --- ## [Ansible Golang Modules and sanity checks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-golang-modules-and-sanity-checks/45199)
**Author:** [@matbu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/matbu)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-golang-modules-and-sanity-checks/45199 "2026-01-30T16:27:26Z")
Hi folks, We are developing an Ansible collection in which our modules are written in Go. This brings several benefits that align directly with the goals of the collection (VMware and OpenStack bindings), but also bene… --- ## [How to find Ansibles depenencies?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-find-ansibles-depenencies/45315)
**Author:** [@sdettmer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sdettmer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-find-ansibles-depenencies/45315 "2026-02-13T20:29:44Z")
Hi, tl;dr: How to find (list) ansibles dependecies? For example, it needs python3-apt (which seems to be a very specific package, that cannot be installed manually) - but what else? detailed: I looked to the ansible-c… --- ## [Feedback Wanted: New Workflow to Validate Collections for Automation Hub](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-new-workflow-to-validate-collections-for-automation-hub/44746)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-new-workflow-to-validate-collections-for-automation-hub/44746 "2025-11-17T13:15:39Z")
Problem statement In the Ansible community and partner engineering team, we would like to ask the community for advice to help us solve the following issue. Currently, Red Hat partners who joined the program to get thei… --- ## [Who can approve Pull Requests on molecule-plugins and do releases?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-can-approve-pull-requests-on-molecule-plugins-and-do-releases/46015)
**Author:** [@ziegenberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ziegenberg)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-can-approve-pull-requests-on-molecule-plugins-and-do-releases/46015 "2026-10-09T07:49:57Z")
Hi all together! Molecule was just recently released in version v26.6.0, and there were about seven other releases in the last year. Molecule Plugins is still at the same state as last year, and v25.8.12 was released i… --- ## [How to return a variable from within a block to a higher scope](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-return-a-variable-from-within-a-block-to-a-higher-scope/45620)
**Author:** [@ab203972](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ab203972)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-return-a-variable-from-within-a-block-to-a-higher-scope/45620 "2026-04-13T13:28:44Z")
Hi everyone, Apologies for what may be a very simple question, but I feel like I’m going in circles. I have a role that lists available updates in Linux. All I want is for that data to be returned to the playbook that c… --- ## [How Do I Launch Two Different Playbooks or Tasks at the Same Time?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-launch-two-different-playbooks-or-tasks-at-the-same-time/45633)
**Author:** [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-launch-two-different-playbooks-or-tasks-at-the-same-time/45633 "2026-04-07T11:08:03Z")
Hello. I have two different playbooks. Each refreshes an Oracle database from another. Different sets. Unrelated. I have coded it sequentially to begin with: 1. Refresh A from B; 2. Refresh D from C; They run fine, but… --- ## [Variables from not-activated roles get set](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-not-activated-roles-get-set/45732)
**Author:** [@mirabilos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mirabilos)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-not-activated-roles-get-set/45732 "2026-04-28T14:54:07Z")
I want to have an Ansible-Jinja2 expression with which I can detect whether a specific variable with a dynamic name is set in host/group vars or a role that is included. (Concretely, something like repo\_backports\_$distro… --- ## [IF/Else-Statement at vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-else-statement-at-vars/46381)
**Author:** [@Jonny](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/if-else-statement-at-vars/46381 "2026-10-02T22:06:01Z")
Hi community, I heard somewhere that you shouldn’t use an if-else statement in jinja2 format inside a variable. Unfortunately, I can’t find anything about this in any best practices guide. Is this statement correct? I… --- ## [Problem upgrading to Ansible 2.19](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-upgrading-to-ansible-2-19/45144)
**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-upgrading-to-ansible-2-19/45144 "2026-01-26T13:17:38Z")
Hello, I am trying to build a new EE with Ansible 2.19. Is there a minimal Python version requirement for Ansible 2.19? I couldn’t find one. I need the Azure collection, and aumqp (one of the dependencies) fails to bu… --- ## [Find source of Deprecation warning](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-source-of-deprecation-warning/46081)
**Author:** [@Gaetan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gaetan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-source-of-deprecation-warning/46081 "2026-09-01T08:29:15Z")
Hello, I am running ansible 2.21 on a Debian 13. Whenever I run Ansible, I get a deprecation warning. None of my playbooks use that deprecated function and the warning shows up no matter what arguments I give it (even n… [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)