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Ansible - Collection

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Collection

• collection

  • a distribution format for Ansible content.
  • a bundle of related Ansible roles, modules, plugins, playbooks, and documentation that can be shared, versioned, and reused.

• Benefits:

  • Packaging system:
    • Collections group multiple Ansible artifacts (roles, modules, plugins, playbooks) into one installable package.
  • Versioning:
    • Each collection can have its own version (independent of Ansible core).
  • Distribution:
    • Collections are published and downloaded from Ansible Galaxy or private automation hubs.
  • Namespace + Name:
    • Collections are identified by namespace.collection_name (e.g., community.mysql).

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Install and use

ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yaml  # install collection based on a requirement file
ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws

- host: localhost
  collections:
    - amazon.aws

  tasks:
    - name: Create S3 bucket
      aws_s3_bucket:
        name: my-bucket
        region: us-west-1