Molecule for Ansible Content Collection Development

Streamlining Ansible Development with Molecule: A Comprehensive Installation Guide

Introduction

Ansible, a powerful open-source automation tool, has become a staple for IT administrators and developers alike. With its widespread adoption, there’s a growing need for a robust testing and development framework to ensure the reliability and efficiency of Ansible content collections. Molecule, the testing framework for Ansible roles and playbooks, now has a developer preview that aligns closely with Ansible content collection development.

In this article, we will guide you through the installation of Molecule developer preview and demonstrate how it can be integrated seamlessly into your Ansible content collection development workflow.

Installing Molecule

To install Molecule, the open-source testing framework for Ansible roles and playbooks, follow these steps. Firstly, ensure you have Python installed, preferably version 3.9 or higher, along with Ansible-core version 2.12 or later. Depending on your chosen driver, additional OS packages may be required. For CentOS and Ubuntu, you can install the necessary packages using the following:

$ sudo dnf install -y gcc…