Ansible has several mailing lists. Your first post to the mailing list will be moderated (to reduce spam), so please allow up to a day or so for your first post to appear.
`Ansible Project List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-project>`_ is for sharing Ansible tips, answering questions, and general user discussion.
* `Ansible Announce list <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-announce>`_ is a read-only list that shares information about new releases of Ansible, and also rare infrequent event information, such as announcements about an upcoming AnsibleFest, which is our official conference series. Worth subscribing to!
* `Ansible AWX List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/awx-project>`_ is for `Ansible AWX <https://github.com/ansible/awx>`_ the upstream version of `Ansible Tower <https://www.ansible.com/products/tower>`_
* `Ansible Container List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-container>`_ is for users and developers of the Ansible Container project.
* `Ansible Development List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-devel>`_ is for learning how to develop on Ansible, asking about prospective feature design, or discussions about extending ansible or features in progress.
* `Ansible Lockdown List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-lockdown>`_ is for all things related to Ansible Lockdown projects, including DISA STIG automation and CIS Benchmarks.
* `Ansible Outreach List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-outreach>`_ help with promoting Ansible and `Ansible Meetups <http://ansible.meetup.com/>`_
* `Ansible Project List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-project>`_ is for sharing Ansible tips, answering questions, and general user discussion.
* `Molecule List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/molecule-users>`_ is designed to aid with the development and testing of Ansible roles with Molecule.
`Ansible Development List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-devel>`_ is for learning how to develop on Ansible, asking about prospective feature design, or discussions about extending ansible or features in progress.
`Ansible Announce list <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-announce>`_ is a read-only list that shares information about new releases of Ansible, and also rare infrequent event information, such as announcements about an upcoming AnsibleFest, which is our official conference series.
`Ansible Container List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-container>`_ is for users and developers of the Ansible Container project.
`Ansible Lockdown List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-lockdown>`_ is for all things related to Ansible Lockdown projects, including DISA STIG automation and CIS Benchmarks.
To subscribe to a group from a non-Google account, you can send an email to the subscription address requesting the subscription. For example: `ansible-devel+subscribe@googlegroups.com`
To subscribe to a group from a non-Google account, you can send an email to the subscription address requesting the subscription. For example: ``ansible-devel+subscribe@googlegroups.com``
IRC channels
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Ansible has several IRC channels on Freenode (irc.freenode.net).
Ansible has several IRC channels on `Freenode <https://freenode.net/>`_.
Our IRC channels may require you to register your nickname. If you receive an error when you connect, see `Freenode's Nickname Registration guide <https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration>`_ for instructions.
General channels
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- ``#ansible`` - For general use questions and support.
- ``#ansible-devel`` - For discussions on developer topics and code related to features/bugs.
- ``#ansible-devel`` - For discussions on developer topics and code related to features or bugs.
- ``#ansible-meeting`` - For public community meetings. We will generally announce these on one or more of the above mailing lists. See the `meeting schedule and agenda page <https://github.com/ansible/community/blob/master/meetings/README.md>`_
- ``#ansible-notices`` - Mostly bot output from things like GitHub, etc.
Working groups
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- ``#ansible-aws`` - For discussions on Amazon Web Services.
- ``#ansible-community`` - Channel for discussing Ansible Community related things.
- ``#ansible-container`` - For discussions on Ansible Container.
- ``#ansible-jboss`` - Channel for discussing JBoss and Ansible related things.
- ``#ansible-network`` - Channel for discussing Network and Ansible related things.
- ``#ansible-news`` - Channel for discussing Ansible Communication & News related things.
- ``#ansible-vmware`` - For discussions on Ansible & VMware.
- ``#ansible-windows`` - For discussions on Ansible & Windows.
Language-specific channels
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Many of our community Working Groups meet on Freenode IRC channels. If you want to get involved in a working group, join the channel where it meets.
- `Amazon (AWS) Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-aws>`_ - ``#ansible-aws``
- `Ansible Lockdown Working Group <https://ansiblelockdown.io>`_`gh/ansible/ansible-lockdown <https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lockdown>`_ - ``#ansible-lockdown``- Security playbooks/roles
- `AWX Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-awx>`_ - ``#ansible-awx`` - Upstream Ansible Tower
- `Azure Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-azure>`_ - ``#ansible-azure``
- `Community Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-community>`_ - ``#ansible-community`` - Including Meetups
- `Container Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-container>`_ - ``#ansible-container``
- `Contributor Experience Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-contributor-experience>`_ - ``#ansible-community``
- `Docker Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/issues/379>`_ - ``#ansible-devel``
- `Documentation Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-docs>`_- ``#ansible-docs``
- `Galaxy Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-galaxy>`_ - ``#ansible-galaxy``
- `JBoss Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-jboss>`_ - ``#ansible-jboss``
- `Lightbulb Training <https://github.com/ansible/lightbulb>`_ - ``#ansible-lightbulb`` - Ansible training
- `Linode Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-linode>`_ - ``#ansible-linode``
- `Molecule <https://molecule.readthedocs.io>`_ - ``#molecule-users`` - testing platform for Ansible playbooks and roles
- `Network Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-network>`_ - ``#ansible-network``
- `Testing Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-testing>`_ - ``#ansible-devel``
- `VMware Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-vmware>`_ - ``#ansible-vmware``
- `Windows Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/tree/master/group-windows>`_ - ``#ansible-windows``
Want to `form a new Working Group <https://github.com/ansible/community/blob/master/WORKING-GROUPS.md>`_?
Regional and Language-specific channels
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- ``#ansible-es`` - Channel for Spanish speaking Ansible community.
- ``#ansibleu`` - Channel for the European Ansible Community.
- ``#ansible-fr`` - Channel for French speaking Ansible community.
- ``#ansiblezh`` - Channel for Zurich/Swiss Ansible community.
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