Install Ansible Builder to create or edit execution environments

Install Ansible Builder to create custom execution environments that contain the dependencies and collections required for your automation content. You need a valid Red Hat subscription and Podman installed on your RHEL system.

Before you begin

  • You have valid subscriptions attached on the host. With a valid subscription you can access the subscription-only resources needed to install ansible-builder, and ensures that the necessary repository for ansible-builder is automatically enabled. See Attaching your Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform subscription for more information.
  • You have installed the Podman container runtime.
  • You have valid subscriptions attached on the host. With a subscription so you can access the subscription-only resources needed to install ansible-builder, and ensures that the necessary repository for ansible-builder is automatically enabled. See Attaching your Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform subscription for more information. Note

    To install the developer tools without consuming a valid Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform managed node subscription you can use MCT4589-Red Hat Ansible Developer, Standard (10 Managed Nodes), which is free. This subscription is for enabling users of Ansible Automation Platform. This subscription requires the approval of Ansible Business Unit.

Procedure

Run the following command to install Ansible Builder and activate your Ansible Automation Platform repo:
Note

If you are running on RHEL 10, modify the command to reflect RHEL 10.

 
#  dnf install --enablerepo=ansible-automation-platform-2.6-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms ansible-builder