Ansible

Galaxy Commands

Install, manage, and create Ansible roles and collections from Ansible Galaxy. Share reusable automation content with the community.

12 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'requirements.yml' to pin role versions for reproducible deployments.

Prefer collections over standalone roles for better dependency management.

Use 'ansible-galaxy init' to scaffold new roles with proper structure.

Common Mistakes

Review Galaxy roles before using - they may contain outdated or insecure code.

Pin role versions in requirements.yml to avoid breaking changes.

Commands

Build Collection

$ ansible-galaxy collection build

Build collection tarball from source

Download Collection

$ ansible-galaxy collection download community.general

Download collection without installing

Install Collection

$ ansible-galaxy collection install <namespace.collection>

Install a collection from Galaxy

Install Community Collection

$ ansible-galaxy collection install community.general

Install community.general collection

List Installed Collections

$ ansible-galaxy collection list

Show installed collections

Publish Collection

$ ansible-galaxy collection publish <tarball> --token=<token>

Publish collection to Ansible Galaxy

Create Role Skeleton

$ ansible-galaxy init <role-name>

Create a new role with directory structure

Install Role

$ ansible-galaxy install <namespace.role>

Install a role from Galaxy

Install from Requirements

$ ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

Install roles/collections from requirements file

List Installed Roles

$ ansible-galaxy list

Show installed roles

Remove Role

$ ansible-galaxy remove <namespace.role>

Uninstall a role

Search Roles

$ ansible-galaxy search nginx

Search for roles on Galaxy