Index of all Connection Plugins

ansible.builtin

• ansible.builtin.local – execute on controller

• ansible.builtin.paramiko_ssh – Run tasks via Python SSH (paramiko)

• ansible.builtin.psrp – Run tasks over Microsoft PowerShell Remoting Protocol

• ansible.builtin.ssh – connect via SSH client binary

• ansible.builtin.winrm – Run tasks over Microsoft’s WinRM

ansible.netcommon

• ansible.netcommon.grpc – Provides a persistent connection using the gRPC protocol

• ansible.netcommon.httpapi – Use httpapi to run command on network appliances

• ansible.netcommon.libssh – Run tasks using libssh for ssh connection

• ansible.netcommon.netconf – Provides a persistent connection using the netconf protocol

• ansible.netcommon.network_cli – Use network_cli to run command on network appliances

• ansible.netcommon.persistent – Use a persistent unix socket for connection

community.aws

• community.aws.aws_ssm – connect to EC2 instances via AWS Systems Manager

community.docker

• community.docker.docker – Run tasks in docker containers

• community.docker.docker_api – Run tasks in docker containers

• community.docker.nsenter – execute on host running controller container

community.general

• community.general.chroot – Interact with local chroot

• community.general.funcd – Use funcd to connect to target

• community.general.incus – Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI.

• community.general.iocage – Run tasks in iocage jails

• community.general.jail – Run tasks in jails

• community.general.lxc – Run tasks in lxc containers via lxc python library

• community.general.lxd – Run tasks in LXD instances via lxc CLI

• community.general.qubes – Interact with an existing QubesOS AppVM

• community.general.saltstack – Allow ansible to piggyback on salt minions

• community.general.zone – Run tasks in a zone instance

community.libvirt

• community.libvirt.libvirt_lxc – Run tasks in lxc containers via libvirt

• community.libvirt.libvirt_qemu – Run tasks on libvirt/qemu virtual machines

community.okd

• community.okd.oc – Execute tasks in pods running on OpenShift.

community.vmware

• community.vmware.vmware_tools – Execute tasks inside a VM via VMware Tools

containers.podman

• containers.podman.buildah – Interact with an existing buildah container

• containers.podman.podman – Interact with an existing podman container

kubernetes.core

• kubernetes.core.kubectl – Execute tasks in pods running on Kubernetes.