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NAME
ansible-galaxy - Perform various Role and Collection related operations.
SYNOPSIS
usage: ansible-galaxy [-h] [--version] [-v] TYPE ...
DESCRIPTION
Command to manage Ansible roles and collections.
None of the CLI tools are designed to run concurrently with themselves. Use an external scheduler and/or
locking to ensure there are no clashing operations.
COMMON OPTIONS
--version
show program's version number, config file location, configured module search path, module location,
executable location and exit
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose
Causes Ansible to print more debug messages. Adding multiple -v will increase the verbosity, the
builtin plugins currently evaluate up to -vvvvvv. A reasonable level to start is -vvv, connection
debugging might require -vvvv. This argument may be specified multiple times.
ACTIONS
collection
Perform the action on an Ansible Galaxy collection. Must be combined with a further action like
init/install as listed below.
collection download
Download collections and their dependencies as a tarball for an offline install.
--clear-response-cache
Clear the existing server response cache.
--no-cache
Do not use the server response cache.
--pre
Include pre-release versions. Semantic versioning pre-releases are ignored by default
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-n, --no-deps
Don't download collection(s) listed as dependencies.
-p 'DOWNLOAD_PATH', --download-path 'DOWNLOAD_PATH'
The directory to download the collections to.
-r 'REQUIREMENTS', --requirements-file 'REQUIREMENTS'
A file containing a list of collections to be downloaded.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection init
Creates the skeleton framework of a role or collection that complies with the Galaxy metadata
format. Requires a role or collection name. The collection name must be in the format
<namespace>.<collection>.
--collection-skeleton 'COLLECTION_SKELETON'
The path to a collection skeleton that the new collection should be based upon.
--init-path 'INIT_PATH'
The path in which the skeleton collection will be created. The default is the current working
directory.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-f, --force
Force overwriting an existing role or collection
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection build
Build an Ansible Galaxy collection artifact that can be stored in a central repository like
Ansible Galaxy. By default, this command builds from the current working directory. You can
optionally pass in the collection input path (where the galaxy.yml file is).
--output-path 'OUTPUT_PATH'
The path in which the collection is built to. The default is the current working directory.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-f, --force
Force overwriting an existing role or collection
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection publish
Publish a collection into Ansible Galaxy. Requires the path to the collection tarball to publish.
--import-timeout 'IMPORT_TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for the collection import process to finish.
--no-wait
Don't wait for import validation results.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection install
Install one or more roles(ansible-galaxy role install), or one or more collections(ansible-galaxy
collection install). You can pass in a list (roles or collections) or use the file option listed
below (these are mutually exclusive). If you pass in a list, it can be a name (which will be
downloaded via the galaxy API and github), or it can be a local tar archive file.
--clear-response-cache
Clear the existing server response cache.
--disable-gpg-verify
Disable GPG signature verification when installing collections from a Galaxy server
--force-with-deps
Force overwriting an existing collection and its dependencies.
--ignore-signature-status-code
==SUPPRESS==. This argument may be specified multiple times.
--ignore-signature-status-codes
A space separated list of status codes to ignore during signature verification (for example,
NO_PUBKEY FAILURE). Descriptions for the choices can be seen at L(‐
https://github.com/gpg/gnupg/blob/master/doc/DETAILS#general-status-codes).Note: specify these
after positional arguments or use -- to separate them. This argument may be specified multiple
times.
--keyring 'KEYRING'
The keyring used during signature verification
--no-cache
Do not use the server response cache.
--offline
Install collection artifacts (tarballs) without contacting any distribution servers. This does
not apply to collections in remote Git repositories or URLs to remote tarballs.
--pre
Include pre-release versions. Semantic versioning pre-releases are ignored by default
--required-valid-signature-count 'REQUIRED_VALID_SIGNATURE_COUNT'
The number of signatures that must successfully verify the collection. This should be a
positive integer or -1 to signify that all signatures must be used to verify the collection.
Prepend the value with + to fail if no valid signatures are found for the collection (e.g.
+all).
--signature
An additional signature source to verify the authenticity of the MANIFEST.json before
installing the collection from a Galaxy server. Use in conjunction with a positional collection
name (mutually exclusive with --requirements-file). This argument may be specified multiple
times.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-U, --upgrade
Upgrade installed collection artifacts. This will also update dependencies unless --no-deps is
provided
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-f, --force
Force overwriting an existing role or collection
-i, --ignore-errors
Ignore errors during installation and continue with the next specified collection. This will
not ignore dependency conflict errors.
-n, --no-deps
Don't download collections listed as dependencies.
-p 'COLLECTIONS_PATH', --collections-path 'COLLECTIONS_PATH'
The path to the directory containing your collections.
-r 'REQUIREMENTS', --requirements-file 'REQUIREMENTS'
A file containing a list of collections to be installed.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection list
List installed collections or roles
--format 'OUTPUT_FORMAT'
Format to display the list of collections in.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-p, --collections-path
One or more directories to search for collections in addition to the default COLLECTIONS_PATHS.
Separate multiple paths with ':'. This argument may be specified multiple times.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
collection verify
Compare checksums with the collection(s) found on the server and the installed copy. This does not
verify dependencies.
--ignore-signature-status-code
==SUPPRESS==. This argument may be specified multiple times.
--ignore-signature-status-codes
A space separated list of status codes to ignore during signature verification (for example,
NO_PUBKEY FAILURE). Descriptions for the choices can be seen at L(‐
https://github.com/gpg/gnupg/blob/master/doc/DETAILS#general-status-codes).Note: specify these
after positional arguments or use -- to separate them. This argument may be specified multiple
times.
--keyring 'KEYRING'
The keyring used during signature verification
--offline
Validate collection integrity locally without contacting server for canonical manifest hash.
--required-valid-signature-count 'REQUIRED_VALID_SIGNATURE_COUNT'
The number of signatures that must successfully verify the collection. This should be a
positive integer or all to signify that all signatures must be used to verify the collection.
Prepend the value with + to fail if no valid signatures are found for the collection (e.g.
+all).
--signature
An additional signature source to verify the authenticity of the MANIFEST.json before using it
to verify the rest of the contents of a collection from a Galaxy server. Use in conjunction
with a positional collection name (mutually exclusive with --requirements-file). This argument
may be specified multiple times.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-i, --ignore-errors
Ignore errors during verification and continue with the next specified collection.
-p, --collections-path
One or more directories to search for collections in addition to the default COLLECTIONS_PATHS.
Separate multiple paths with ':'. This argument may be specified multiple times.
-r 'REQUIREMENTS', --requirements-file 'REQUIREMENTS'
A file containing a list of collections to be verified.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role Perform the action on an Ansible Galaxy role. Must be combined with a further action like
delete/install/init as listed below.
role init
Creates the skeleton framework of a role or collection that complies with the Galaxy metadata
format. Requires a role or collection name. The collection name must be in the format
<namespace>.<collection>.
--init-path 'INIT_PATH'
The path in which the skeleton role will be created. The default is the current working
directory.
--offline
Don't query the galaxy API when creating roles
--role-skeleton 'ROLE_SKELETON'
The path to a role skeleton that the new role should be based upon.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
--type 'ROLE_TYPE'
Initialize using an alternate role type. Valid types include: 'container', 'apb' and 'network'.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-f, --force
Force overwriting an existing role or collection
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role remove
removes the list of roles passed as arguments from the local system.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-p, --roles-path
The path to the directory containing your roles. The default is the first writable one
configured via DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH: {{ ANSIBLE_HOME ~
"/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles" }} . This argument may be specified
multiple times.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role delete
Delete a role from Ansible Galaxy.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role list
List installed collections or roles
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-p, --roles-path
The path to the directory containing your roles. The default is the first writable one
configured via DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH: {{ ANSIBLE_HOME ~
"/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles" }} . This argument may be specified
multiple times.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role search
searches for roles on the Ansible Galaxy server
--author 'AUTHOR'
GitHub username
--galaxy-tags 'GALAXY_TAGS'
list of galaxy tags to filter by
--platforms 'PLATFORMS'
list of OS platforms to filter by
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role import
used to import a role into Ansible Galaxy
--branch 'REFERENCE'
The name of a branch to import. Defaults to the repository's default branch (usually master)
--no-wait
Don't wait for import results.
--role-name 'ROLE_NAME'
The name the role should have, if different than the repo name
--status
Check the status of the most recent import request for given github_user/github_repo.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role setup
Setup an integration from Github or Travis for Ansible Galaxy roles
--list
List all of your integrations.
--remove 'REMOVE_ID'
Remove the integration matching the provided ID value. Use --list to see ID values.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-p, --roles-path
The path to the directory containing your roles. The default is the first writable one
configured via DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH: {{ ANSIBLE_HOME ~
"/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles" }} . This argument may be specified
multiple times.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role info
prints out detailed information about an installed role as well as info available from the galaxy
API.
--offline
Don't query the galaxy API when creating roles
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-p, --roles-path
The path to the directory containing your roles. The default is the first writable one
configured via DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH: {{ ANSIBLE_HOME ~
"/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles" }} . This argument may be specified
multiple times.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
role install
Install one or more roles(ansible-galaxy role install), or one or more collections(ansible-galaxy
collection install). You can pass in a list (roles or collections) or use the file option listed
below (these are mutually exclusive). If you pass in a list, it can be a name (which will be
downloaded via the galaxy API and github), or it can be a local tar archive file.
--force-with-deps
Force overwriting an existing role and its dependencies.
--timeout 'TIMEOUT'
The time to wait for operations against the galaxy server, defaults to 60s.
--token 'API_KEY', --api-key 'API_KEY'
The Ansible Galaxy API key which can be found at https://galaxy.ansible.com/me/preferences.
-c, --ignore-certs
Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
-f, --force
Force overwriting an existing role or collection
-g, --keep-scm-meta
Use tar instead of the scm archive option when packaging the role.
-i, --ignore-errors
Ignore errors and continue with the next specified role.
-n, --no-deps
Don't download roles listed as dependencies.
-p, --roles-path
The path to the directory containing your roles. The default is the first writable one
configured via DEFAULT_ROLES_PATH: {{ ANSIBLE_HOME ~
"/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles" }} . This argument may be specified
multiple times.
-r 'REQUIREMENTS', --role-file 'REQUIREMENTS'
A file containing a list of roles to be installed.
-s 'API_SERVER', --server 'API_SERVER'
The Galaxy API server URL
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables may be specified.
ANSIBLE_CONFIG -- Specify override location for the ansible config file
Many more are available for most options in ansible.cfg
For a full list check https://docs.ansible.com/. or use the ansible-config command.
FILES
/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg -- Config file, used if present
~/.ansible.cfg -- User config file, overrides the default config if present
./ansible.cfg -- Local config file (in current working directory) assumed to be 'project specific' and
overrides the rest if present.
As mentioned above, the ANSIBLE_CONFIG environment variable will override all others.
AUTHOR
Ansible was originally written by Michael DeHaan.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2018 Red Hat, Inc | Ansible. Ansible is released under the terms of the GPLv3 license.
SEE ALSO
ansible (1), ansible-config (1), ansible-console (1), ansible-doc (1), ansible-inventory (1),
ansible-playbook (1), ansible-pull (1), ansible-vault (1)
Extensive documentation is available in the documentation site: <https://docs.ansible.com>. IRC and
mailing list info can be found in file CONTRIBUTING.md, available in: <‐
https://github.com/ansible/ansible>
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