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.. _creating_collections:
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Creating collections
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To create a collection:
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#. Create a :ref:`collection skeleton<creating_collections_skeleton>` with the ``collection init`` command.
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#. Add modules and other content to the collection.
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#. Build the collection into a collection artifact with :ref:`ansible-galaxy collection build<building_collections>`.
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#. Publish the collection artifact to Galaxy with :ref:`ansible-galaxy collection publish<publishing_collections>`.
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A user can then install your collection on their systems.
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 2
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.. _creating_collections_skeleton:
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Creating a collection skeleton
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To start a new collection:
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.. code-block:: bash
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collection_dir#> ansible-galaxy collection init my_namespace.my_collection
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.. note::
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Both the namespace and collection names use the same strict set of requirements. See `Galaxy namespaces <https://galaxy.ansible.com/docs/contributing/namespaces.html#galaxy-namespaces>`_ on the Galaxy docsite for those requirements.
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Once the skeleton exists, you can populate the directories with the content you want inside the collection. See `ansible-collections <https://github.com/ansible-collections/>`_ GitHub Org to get a better idea of what you can place inside a collection.
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Reference: the ``ansible-galaxy collection`` command
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Currently the ``ansible-galaxy collection`` command implements the following sub commands:
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* ``init``: Create a basic collection skeleton based on the default template included with Ansible or your own template.
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* ``build``: Create a collection artifact that can be uploaded to Galaxy or your own repository.
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* ``publish``: Publish a built collection artifact to Galaxy.
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* ``install``: Install one or more collections.
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To learn more about the ``ansible-galaxy`` command-line tool, see the :ref:`ansible-galaxy` man page.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`collections`
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Learn how to install and use collections.
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:ref:`collection_structure`
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Directories and files included in the collection skeleton
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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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