This topic describes how to create an Ansible Repository. This is required before publishing and installing Ansible packages. There are three primary types of repositories:
Local repositories: Where you store and share 1st and 2nd party packages with your organization
Remote repositories: Enable you to download from any remote location including external package registries or other Artifactory instances
Virtual repositories: Enable aggregating remote and local repositories enabling your organization to scale by providing a single URL that provides access to multiple repositories and types
For more information on JFrog repositories, see Repository Management Overview.
Prerequisite: You need Admin or Project Admin permissions to create an Ansible repository. If you don't have Admin permissions, the option will not be available.
To create an Ansible repository:
In the Administration tab, click Repositories | Create a Repository.
Select the repository type you want to create, then configure the minimum required fields for your repository type (described in the following list).
For Local Repositories, In the Repository Key field type a meaningful name for the repository. For example,
ansible-local-repository-1. For more information on local repositories and all its possible settings, see Local Repositories.For Remote Repositories, additionally verify the Repository URL and update if needed. For more information on Remote Repositories and all its possible settings, see Remote Repositories.
For Virtual Repositories, additionally select one or more local or remote repository types to include in the virtual repository. For more information on virtual repositories and all its possible settings, see Virtual Repositories.
Click Create Repository. The repository is created and the Repositories window is displayed.