By default, ``ansible-galaxy collection install`` uses https://galaxy.ansible.com as the Galaxy server (as listed in the :file:`ansible.cfg` file under :ref:`galaxy_server`). You do not need any further configuration. See :ref:`Configuring the ansible-galaxy client <galaxy_server_config>` if you are using any other Galaxy server, such as Red Hat Automation Hub. To install a collection hosted in Galaxy: .. code-block:: bash ansible-galaxy collection install my_namespace.my_collection To upgrade a collection to the latest available version from the Galaxy server you can use the ``--upgrade`` option: .. code-block:: bash ansible-galaxy collection install my_namespace.my_collection --upgrade You can also directly use the tarball from your build: .. code-block:: bash ansible-galaxy collection install my_namespace-my_collection-1.0.0.tar.gz -p ./collections You can build and install a collection from a local source directory. The ``ansible-galaxy`` utility builds the collection using the ``MANIFEST.json`` or ``galaxy.yml`` metadata in the directory. .. code-block:: bash ansible-galaxy collection install /path/to/collection -p ./collections You can also install multiple collections in a namespace directory. .. code-block:: text ns/ ├── collection1/ │ ├── MANIFEST.json │ └── plugins/ └── collection2/ ├── galaxy.yml └── plugins/ .. code-block:: bash ansible-galaxy collection install /path/to/ns -p ./collections .. note:: The install command automatically appends the path ``ansible_collections`` to the one specified with the ``-p`` option unless the parent directory is already in a folder called ``ansible_collections``. When using the ``-p`` option to specify the install path, use one of the values configured in :ref:`COLLECTIONS_PATHS`, as this is where Ansible itself will expect to find collections. If you don't specify a path, ``ansible-galaxy collection install`` installs the collection to the first path defined in :ref:`COLLECTIONS_PATHS`, which by default is ``~/.ansible/collections`` You can also keep a collection adjacent to the current playbook, under a ``collections/ansible_collections/`` directory structure. .. code-block:: text ./ ├── play.yml ├── collections/ │ └── ansible_collections/ │ └── my_namespace/ │ └── my_collection/<collection structure lives here> See :ref:`collection_structure` for details on the collection directory structure.