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Ansible Bullhorn Newsletter #227 — Community News May 2026

Intermediate
2024-01-014By Luca Berton

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  1. 1. Introduction to Ansible and Automation
  2. 2. Installing and Configuring Ansible
  3. 3. Running Ad-Hoc Commands
  4. 4. Writing Your First Playbook
  5. 5. Understanding and Using Modules
  6. 6. Variables and Facts
  7. 7. Conditionals and Loops
  8. 8. Handlers and Idempotency
  9. 9. Structuring Projects with Roles
  10. 10. Inventory Management
  11. 11. Using Ansible Vault for Secrets
  12. 12. Debugging and Troubleshooting
  13. 13. Real-World Automation Examples
  14. 14. Final Project: Deploy a Web Server
  15. 15. Bonus - What's Next with Ansible?
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Introduction

The Ansible Bullhorn #227 (May 8, 2026) brings several important announcements that affect how you write and deploy Ansible automation. Here's a summary of the key updates and what they mean for your playbooks.

Key Announcements

1. Paramiko Deprecated for network_cli

Impact: HIGH — if you automate network devices

Paramiko is on a long-term deprecation path. Ansible's SSH direction is OpenSSH/libssh, not Paramiko.

What to do now:

# Install the replacement
pip install ansible-pylibssh

# Update ansible.cfg
[persistent_connection]
ssh_type = libssh

Deadline: Paramiko support removed after 2028-02-01.

→ Read the full guide: Paramiko Deprecated for network_cli — Migrate to libssh

2. AWX Modernization: Ansible Jewel

Impact: MEDIUM — for AWX/Tower users

Ansible Jewel is a new centralized authentication, authorization, and proxy layer for AWX. It intercepts user requests, authenticates them, and routes traffic to the appropriate Ansible service.

What this means:

  • AWX is being decomposed from a monolith into microservices
  • Jewel handles auth so individual services don't have to
  • No immediate migration required — Jewel is additive
  • Source code is available on GitHub

→ Read the full guide: Ansible Jewel — Centralized Auth Proxy for AWX Services

3. ansible.mysql 5.0.0 Released

Impact: HIGH — if you automate MySQL

The ansible.mysql collection 5.0.0 is released, and community.mysql 4.2.1 is the last release ever. All MySQL automation development continues exclusively in ansible.mysql.

Migration (one-line fix):

# Replace in all playbooks
sed -i 's/community\.mysql\./ansible\.mysql\./g' *.yml

→ Read the full guide: ansible.mysql Collection 5.0 — MySQL Automation Guide

4. ai-forge Content Development Skills

The ansible-community/ai-forge repository is actively seeking contributions for AI-powered content development skills. These skills teach AI assistants to generate correct, standards-compliant Ansible code.

How to contribute:

  • Review existing skills and open PRs
  • Share feedback on structure and gaps
  • Contribute new or improved skills
  • Help define testing strategies

→ Read the full guide: Ansible ai-forge — Community AI Skills for Content Development

Collection Updates

Certified Collections Updated This Week

CollectionVersionHighlights
ansible.mcp1.1.0New release
ansible.netcommon8.5.2Network common utilities
hpe.oneview11.2.0HPE OneView automation
juniper.apstra1.0.8Juniper intent-based networking
onepassword.connect2.4.01Password secrets integration
redhat.eap1.5.11Red Hat JBoss EAP
vmware.vmware2.8.0VMware automation

Other Releases

  • amazon.aws 10.3.1 — bugfixes for s3_object_info, autoscaling_group, kms_key modules, plus CloudFront TypeError fix
  • infra.support_assist 1.1.1 — Red Hat Support Case diagnostics collection and upload

Upcoming Community Events

DateEvent
2026-05-28AWS Community Meeting
2026-06-02Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process
2026-06-04AAP Config as Code Office Hours

Action Items for Ansible Users

  1. Network automation users: Start migrating from Paramiko to libssh now
  2. MySQL users: Switch from community.mysql to ansible.mysql
  3. AWX users: Watch the Jewel project for updates
  4. Content developers: Contribute to ai-forge
  5. Amazon users: Update amazon.aws to 10.3.1 for bugfixes
  6. Everyone: Update certified collections to latest versions

Conclusion

Bullhorn #227 signals two major shifts: the move away from Paramiko for network automation and the decomposition of AWX into microservices via Jewel. Both changes give you plenty of lead time — Paramiko removal is 2+ years away, and Jewel is additive. The community.mysql → ansible.mysql migration is the most urgent action item, as community.mysql is now end-of-life.

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