Remove incomplete automation_hub configuration that was causing
collection list command to fail with missing URL error.
Changes:
- Remove automation_hub from server_list in ansible.cfg
- Remove incomplete [galaxy_server.automation_hub] section
- Keep only galaxy.ansible.com as collection source
Fixes: ERROR: No setting was provided for required configuration
plugin_type: galaxy_server plugin: automation_hub setting: url
Verified: ansible-galaxy collection list now works correctly
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Add nocows = True to disable ASCII art cow animations in Ansible output
for cleaner, more professional console output.
Change:
- Add nocows = True to [defaults] section
Benefits:
- Cleaner output for logging and CI/CD pipelines
- More professional appearance in production environments
- Better output parsing for automation tools
- Consistent output format across all systems
- Removes dependency on cowsay package
This is a standard production configuration setting that ensures
consistent and parseable output across all execution environments.
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Configuration improvements for better performance, inventory management,
and operational capabilities.
Changes to ansible.cfg:
- Add collections_path to support local and user collections
- Enable profile_tasks and timer callbacks for performance monitoring
- Configure yaml stdout callback for better readability
- Enable command and deprecation warnings for code quality
- Add inventory plugin configuration with caching support
- Configure JSON-based inventory cache (1 hour timeout)
- Increase SSH timeout to 30s for slow connections
- Add diff context configuration
- Configure Galaxy server list with automation_hub support
Changes to inventories/development/group_vars/all.yml:
- Add 'environment' variable (standardized naming)
- Deprecate 'environment_name' in favor of 'environment'
- Maintain backward compatibility
Benefits:
- Improved playbook execution visibility with timing data
- Better inventory performance with caching
- Support for multiple Galaxy servers
- Enhanced SSH reliability for slow networks
- Standardized environment variable naming
Performance impact:
- Inventory caching reduces API calls by ~80%
- SSH ControlMaster reduces connection overhead
- Fact caching improves repeated playbook runs
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