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.. _developing_collections:
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Developing collections
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Collections are a distribution format for Ansible content. You can package and distribute playbooks, roles, modules, and plugins using collections. A typical collection addresses a set of related use cases. For example, the ``cisco.ios`` collection automates management of Cisco IOS devices.
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You can create a collection and publish it to `Ansible Galaxy <https://galaxy.ansible.com>`_ or to a private Automation Hub instance. You can publish certified collections to the Red Hat Automation Hub, part of the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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:caption: Developing new collections
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developing_collections_creating
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developing_collections_shared
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developing_collections_testing
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developing_collections_distributing
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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:caption: Working with existing collections
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developing_collections_migrating
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developing_collections_contributing
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developing_collections_changelogs
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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:caption: Collections references
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developing_collections_structure
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collections_galaxy_meta
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For instructions on developing modules, see :ref:`developing_modules_general`.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`collections`
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Learn how to install and use collections in playbooks and roles
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:ref:`contributing_maintained_collections`
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Guidelines for contributing to selected collections
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`Ansible Collections Overview and FAQ <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/README.rst>`_
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Current development status of community collections and FAQ
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`Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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The development mailing list
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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