Developers

Extend automation with custom Ansible modules, add functionality to existing modules, or fix bugs to improve existing code.

Top links for developers

Developing modules
Ansible and Python 3
Python API

Start writing code

Set up your development environment
Learn how Ansible works
Write custom modules or plugins

Contribute code to a collection

Make your first contribution
Explore the Collection contributor guide
Contribute your module to an existing collection
Review the lifecycle of an Ansible module or plugin

Test plugins and modules

Understand testing in Ansible
Run sanity tests
Write integration tests
Write unit tests

Create new collections

Set things up with the collection skeleton
Test your collection for code quality
Publish your collection on a distribution server
Request a collection be added to the Ansible package
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