{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/5"},{"label":"Build Tools","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-build-tools/2"},{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Ansible Builder automates the creation of Ansible execution environments by processing schemas and configurations from Ansible Collections and user input.","skillfed_tags":["ansible-automation","container-build","devops"],"use_cases":["Build containerized Ansible execution environments for CI/CD pipelines that need isolated, reproducible automation runtimes.","Package custom Ansible collections with their system and Python dependencies into a single container image.","Automate environment creation for teams deploying Ansible across multiple machines without manual dependency management.","Version-control execution environment definitions alongside Ansible playbooks for consistent deployments.","Integrate Ansible automation into Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms with pre-built, self-contained images."],"what_it_does":"Ansible Builder is a command-line tool that automates the construction of Ansible execution environments\u2014containerized images that bundle Ansible, collections, and their dependencies. It reads configuration from Ansible Collections and user-provided schemas to determine what should be included in the environment, then orchestrates the build process. The tool depends on PyYAML for configuration parsing, jsonschema for validation, bindep for system dependency resolution, and packaging for version handling.\n\nIt is intended for developers, system administrators, and IT professionals who need to create reproducible, isolated execution environments for Ansible automation. Rather than manually installing collections and dependencies into a base image, Ansible Builder codifies the environment definition and automates the build, making it easier to version-control and share execution environments across teams.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use Ansible collections and need to build reproducible execution environments. The low install friction, permissive license, and Production/Stable status make it a sound choice. However, the aging maintenance status (291 days since last release) means you should verify that the project remains actively supported for your use case before committing to it in a critical workflow."},"id":"ansible-builder","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ansible-builder","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ansible-builder.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ansible-builder/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-10-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ansible-builder","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"\"A tool for building Ansible Execution Environments\""},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":764901,"position":5121,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.1.1"}