Module Reference

These 134 modules are compiled into the binary. A task naming anything else fails to resolve: there is no Python fallback, so a module that is not listed here is not available.

Collections: builtin (71), community.general (50), posix (13)

Module	Synopsis	Collection
`acl`	Set and remove POSIX filesystem access control lists	posix
`add_host` controller	Add a host to the in-memory inventory during a play	builtin
`alternatives`	Manage symbolic links in the update-alternatives system	community.general
`ansible.posix.mount`	Manage filesystem mounts and their fstab entries	posix
`apt`	Install, upgrade and remove packages with apt on Debian and Ubuntu	builtin
`apt_key`	Add or remove trusted apt signing keys	builtin
`apt_repository`	Add or remove an apt repository definition	builtin
`archive`	Create a compressed archive from files on the target	community.general
`assemble`	Concatenate fragment files from a directory into one destination file	builtin
`assert` controller	Fail the play unless the given conditions all hold	builtin
`async_status`	Poll the status of a task started with async	builtin
`at`	Schedule a one-off command with the at daemon	posix
`authorized_key`	Manage the SSH keys authorised for a user	posix
`blockinfile`	Insert, update or remove a marked block of lines in a file	builtin
`capabilities`	Set and remove Linux file capabilities	community.general
`command`	Run a command directly, without a shell	builtin
`composer`	Manage PHP dependencies with Composer	community.general
`copy`	Copy files from the controller to remote hosts	builtin
`cpanm`	Install Perl modules with cpanminus	community.general
`cron`	Manage entries in a user's crontab	builtin
`dconf`	Read and write dconf configuration keys	community.general
`deb822_repository`	Manage apt repositories in the deb822 .sources format	builtin
`debconf`	Read and set debconf answers before a package is configured	builtin
`debug` controller	Print a message or the value of a variable during a play	builtin
`dnf`	Install, upgrade and remove packages with dnf on Fedora and RHEL	builtin
`dnf5`	Install, upgrade and remove packages with the dnf5 backend	builtin
`docker_compose`	Bring Docker Compose projects up and down	community.general
`docker_network`	Create and remove Docker networks and their options	community.general
`docker_volume`	Create and remove named Docker volumes	community.general
`dpkg_selections`	Pin or unpin a dpkg package selection	builtin
`easy_install`	Install Python packages with easy_install	community.general
`expect`	Run a command and answer its interactive prompts	builtin
`fail` controller	Stop the play on this host with a custom message	builtin
`fetch`	Copy files from remote hosts back to the controller	builtin
`file`	Manage the state, ownership and permissions of files and directories	builtin
`fileglob` controller	List controller-side files matching a glob pattern	community.general
`filesystem`	Create and grow filesystems on block devices	community.general
`find`	Search a directory tree for files matching size, age or name criteria	builtin
`firewalld`	Manage firewalld zones, services, ports and rich rules	posix
`flatpak`	Install and remove Flatpak applications	community.general
`gem`	Install and remove Ruby gems	community.general
`get_url`	Download a file over HTTP, HTTPS or FTP to the target	builtin
`getent`	Query a Name Service Switch database such as passwd or group	builtin
`git`	Check out and update a git repository on the target	builtin
`group`	Create, modify and remove Unix groups	builtin
`group_by` controller	Create inventory groups from a host expression during a play	builtin
`homebrew`	Manage Homebrew packages on macOS and Linux	community.general
`hostname`	Set the system hostname	builtin
`htpasswd`	Manage user entries in an Apache htpasswd file	community.general
`import_role`	Statically import a role's tasks at parse time	builtin
`import_tasks`	Statically include a task file at parse time	builtin
`include_tasks`	Dynamically include a task file at run time	builtin
`include_vars`	Load variables from a file or directory into the play	builtin
`ini_file`	Manage individual options in an INI-style file	community.general
`iptables`	Manage individual iptables rules	builtin
`jenkins_job`	Create, update and remove Jenkins jobs	community.general
`json_query` controller	Query a structure with a JMESPath expression	community.general
`known_hosts`	Add or remove entries in a known_hosts file	builtin
`lineinfile`	Ensure a single line is present in, or absent from, a file	builtin
`listen_ports_facts`	Gather facts about TCP and UDP ports in the listening state	community.general
`locale_gen`	Generate and remove system locales	community.general
`lvg`	Manage LVM volume groups	community.general
`lvm_facts`	Gather facts about LVM physical volumes, volume groups and logical volumes	community.general
`lvol`	Manage LVM logical volumes	community.general
`mail`	Send an email from the playbook	community.general
`make`	Run make targets in a directory	community.general
`meta` controller	Control playbook execution flow, such as ending a play or clearing facts	builtin
`modprobe`	Load and unload kernel modules	community.general
`mount`	Manage filesystem mounts and their fstab entries	builtin
`mount_facts`	Gather facts about currently mounted filesystems	builtin
`mysql_user`	Manage MySQL and MariaDB user accounts and privileges	community.general
`nmcli`	Configure network interfaces through NetworkManager	community.general
`npm`	Manage Node.js packages with npm	community.general
`package`	Install or remove packages using whichever package manager the target uses	builtin
`package_facts`	Gather facts about packages installed on the target	builtin
`pam_limits`	Manage entries in limits.conf	community.general
`parted`	Create, resize and remove disk partitions	community.general
`patch`	Apply a unified diff to files on the target	posix
`pause`	Pause the play for a fixed time or until the operator continues	builtin
`ping`	Verify that a host is reachable and can run modules	builtin
`pip`	Manage Python packages with pip	builtin
`postgresql_privs`	Grant and revoke PostgreSQL privileges	community.general
`postgresql_user`	Create, alter and drop PostgreSQL login roles	community.general
`rabbitmq_user`	Manage RabbitMQ users, tags and permissions	community.general
`raw`	Run a command over the connection with no module machinery at all	builtin
`read_csv` controller	Read a CSV file into a list or dictionary of records	community.general
`reboot`	Reboot the target and wait for it to come back	builtin
`redis`	Run Redis administrative commands such as replication and flush	community.general
`replace`	Replace every occurrence of a pattern in a file	builtin
`rhel_facts`	Gather RHEL-specific facts about the target	posix
`rhel_rpm_ostree`	Manage packages on RHEL rpm-ostree systems	posix
`rpm_key`	Add or remove an RPM signing key from the trusted set	builtin
`rpm_ostree_pkg`	Layer and remove packages on rpm-ostree systems	posix
`script`	Copy a script from the controller, run it on the target, then remove it	builtin
`seboolean`	Toggle SELinux boolean policy switches on or off	posix
`sefcontext`	Manage SELinux file context mappings	community.general
`selinux`	Configure the SELinux enforcing mode and policy	posix
`service`	Start, stop, restart and enable services on any init system	builtin
`service_facts`	Gather facts about services known to the init system	builtin
`set_fact` controller	Define variables for the current host during a play	builtin
`setup`	Collect facts about the target host	builtin
`shell`	Run a command through the target's shell, with pipes and redirection	builtin
`slack`	Send a message to a Slack channel	community.general
`slurp`	Read a file from the target and return it base64-encoded	builtin
`snap`	Install and remove snap packages	community.general
`ssh_config`	Manage host entries in an SSH client config file	community.general
`stat`	Retrieve metadata about a file, directory or device	builtin
`supervisorctl`	Control programs managed by supervisord	community.general
`svn`	Check out and update a Subversion working copy	builtin
`synchronize` controller	Mirror files between controller and target using rsync	posix
`sysctl`	Set kernel parameters and persist them to a sysctl file	posix
`syslogd`	Manage the syslog daemon service and its facilities	community.general
`systemd`	Manage systemd units, including daemon reloads and masking	builtin
`systemd_service`	Manage systemd services by their unit name	builtin
`sysvinit`	Manage services on hosts using SysV init scripts	builtin
`tempfile`	Create a temporary file or directory on the target	builtin
`template`	Render a Jinja2 template on the controller and install the result	builtin
`terraform`	Apply and destroy Terraform configurations	community.general
`timezone`	Set the system timezone	community.general
`ufw`	Manage ufw firewall rules and its default policy	community.general
`unarchive`	Unpack an archive, optionally copying it to the target first	builtin
`uri`	Make an HTTP request and check or capture the response	builtin
`user`	Create, modify and remove user accounts	builtin
`validate_argument_spec`	Validate supplied arguments against a role's argument specification	builtin
`vars_prompt`	Prompt the operator for a variable value	builtin
`wait_for`	Wait for a port, path or pattern to reach a given state	builtin
`wait_for_connection` controller	Wait until the target accepts a connection and can run modules	builtin
`xfs_quota`	Manage user, group and project quotas on XFS filesystems	community.general
`xml`	Read and modify XML documents with XPath expressions	community.general
`yarn`	Manage Node.js packages with Yarn	community.general
`yum`	Install, upgrade and remove packages with yum	builtin
`yum_repository`	Create and remove yum repository definitions	builtin
`zfs`	Manage ZFS datasets, volumes and their properties	community.general

No module matches that. Parallax has no Python fallback, so if you need one that is not listed, it has to be ported to Go or driven through command / shell.