.. _working_with_modules: Working With Modules ==================== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 modules_intro modules_support ../reference_appendices/common_return_values Ansible ships with a number of modules (called the 'module library') that can be executed directly on remote hosts or through :ref:`Playbooks <working_with_playbooks>`. Users can also write their own modules. These modules can control system resources, like services, packages, or files (anything really), or handle executing system commands. .. seealso:: :ref:`intro_adhoc` Examples of using modules in /usr/bin/ansible :ref:`playbooks_intro` Introduction to using modules with /usr/bin/ansible-playbook :ref:`developing_modules_general` How to write your own modules :ref:`developing_api` Examples of using modules with the Python API :ref:`interpreter_discovery` Configuring the right Python interpreter on target hosts `Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project>`_ Questions? Help? Ideas? Stop by the list on Google Groups `irc.libera.chat <https://libera.chat/>`_ #ansible IRC chat channel