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Network Developer Guide
Welcome to the Developer Guide for Ansible Network Automation!
Who should use this guide?
If you want to extend Ansible for Network Automation by creating a module or plugin, this guide is for you. This guide is specific to networking. You should already be familiar with how to create, test, and document modules and plugins, as well as the prerequisites for getting your module or plugin accepted into the main Ansible repository. See the :ref:developer_guide for details. Before you proceed, please read:
add a custom plugin or module locally <developing_locally>.developing a module is the right approach <module_dev_should_you> for my use case.set up my Python development environment <environment_setup>.get started writing a module <developing_modules_general>.Find the network developer task that best describes what you want to do:
develop a network resource module <developing_resource_modules>.develop a network connection plugin <developing_plugins_network>.document my set of modules for a network platform <documenting_modules_network>.If you prefer to read the entire guide, here's a list of the pages in order.
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1
developing_resource_modules_network developing_plugins_network documenting_modules_network