Setting up your environment

Complete the following steps to set up a local environment for your first Execution Environment:

1. Ensure the following packages are installed on your system:

   • podman or docker
   • python3
   • python3-pip

   If you use the DNF package manager, install these prerequisites as follows:

   sudo dnf install -y podman python3 python3-pip
   

2. Install ansible-navigator:

   pip3 install ansible-navigator
   

   Installing ansible-navigator lets you run EEs on the command line. It includes the ansible-builder package to build EEs.

   If you want to build EEs without testing, install only ansible-builder:

   pip3 install ansible-builder
   

3. Verify your environment with the following commands:

   ansible-navigator --version
   ansible-builder --version
   

Ready to build an EE in a few easy steps? Proceed to Building your first Execution Environment.

Want to try an EE without having to build one? Proceed to Running Ansible with the community EE image.