1.. _modules_support:
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3****************************
4Module Maintenance & Support
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6
7.. contents::
8  :depth: 2
9  :local:
10
11Maintenance
12===========
13
14To clarify who maintains each included module, adding features and fixing bugs, each included module now has associated metadata that provides information about maintenance.
15
16Core
17----
18
19:ref:`Core Maintained<core_supported>` modules are maintained by the Ansible Engineering Team.
20These modules are integral to the basic foundations of the Ansible distribution.
21
22Network
23-------
24
25: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.
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27
28Certified
29---------
30
31`Certified <https://access.redhat.com/articles/3642632>`_ modules are maintained by Ansible Partners.
32
33Community
34---------
35
36: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.
37
38Issue Reporting
39===============
40
41If 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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43Should you have a question rather than a bug report, inquiries are welcome on the `ansible-project Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/ansible-project>`_ or on Ansible's "#ansible" channel, located on irc.freenode.net.
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45For development-oriented topics, use the `ansible-devel Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/ansible-devel>`_ or Ansible's #ansible and #ansible-devel channels, located on `irc.libera.chat <https://libera.chat/>`_. You should also read the :ref:`Community Guide <ansible_community_guide>`, :ref:`Testing Ansible <developing_testing>`, and the :ref:`Developer Guide <developer_guide>`.
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47The modules are hosted on GitHub in a subdirectory of the `Ansible <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/devel/lib/ansible/modules>`_ repo.
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49NOTE: If you have a Red Hat Ansible Automation product subscription, please follow the standard issue reporting process via the `Red Hat Customer Portal <https:///access.redhat.com/>`_.
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51Support
52=======
53
54For more information on how included Ansible modules are supported by Red Hat,
55please refer to the following `knowledge base article <https://access.redhat.com/articles/3166901>`_ as well as other resources on the `Red Hat Customer Portal. <https://access.redhat.com/>`_
56
57.. seealso::
58
59   :ref:`Module index<modules_by_category>`
60       A complete list of all available modules.
61   :ref:`intro_adhoc`
62       Examples of using modules in /usr/bin/ansible
63   :ref:`working_with_playbooks`
64       Examples of using modules with /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
65   :ref:`developing_modules`
66       How to write your own modules
67   `List of Ansible Certified Modules <https://access.redhat.com/articles/3642632>`_
68       High level list of Ansible certified modules from Partners
69   `Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project>`_
70       Questions? Help? Ideas?  Stop by the list on Google Groups
71   `irc.libera.chat <https://libera.chat/>`_
72       #ansible IRC chat channel
73