To help identify maintainers and understand how the included modules are officially supported, each module now has associated metadata that provides additional clarity for maintenance and support.
Core
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:ref:`Core Maintained<core_supported>` modules are maintained by the Ansible Engineering Team.
These modules are integral to the basic foundations of the Ansible distribution.
Network
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:ref:`Network Maintained<network_supported>` modules are are maintained by the Ansible Network Team. Please note there are additional networking modules that are categorized as Certified or Community not maintained by Ansible.
Certified
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Certified modules are part of a future planned program currently in development.
:ref:`Certified<certified_supported>` modules are maintained by Ansible Partners.
Community
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:ref:`Community Maintained<community_supported>` modules are submitted and maintained by the Ansible community. These modules are not maintained by Ansible, and are included as a convenience.
Issue Reporting
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If you believe you have found a bug in a module and are already running the latest stable or development version of Ansible, first look at the `issue tracker in the Ansible repo <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues>`_ to see if an issue has already been filed. If not, please file one.
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NOTE: If you have a Red Hat Ansible Engine product subscription, please follow the standard issue reporting process via the Red Hat Customer Portal.
Support
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For more information on how included Ansible modules are supported by Red Hat,
please refer to the following `knowledgebase article <https://access.redhat.com/articles/3166901>`_ as well as other resources on the `Red Hat Customer Portal. <https://access.redhat.com/>`_
..seealso::
:doc:`../modules/modules_by_category`
:ref:`Modules by category<modules_by_category>`
A complete list of all available modules.
:doc:`intro_adhoc`
:ref:`intro_adhoc`
Examples of using modules in /usr/bin/ansible
:doc:`playbooks`
:ref:`working_with_playbooks`
Examples of using modules with /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
:doc:`../dev_guide/developing_modules`
:ref:`developing_modules`
How to write your own modules
:doc:`../dev_guide/developing_api`
Examples of using modules with the Python API
`List of Ansible Certified Modules <https://access.redhat.com/articles/3642632>`_
High level list of Ansible certified modules from Partners
`Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project>`_
Questions? Help? Ideas? Stop by the list on Google Groups