Command-line tool

molecule

brew/molecule

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Automated testing for Ansible roles

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install molecule

macOS

brew install molecule
pipx install molecule

Linux

brew install molecule
pipx install molecule

Create a new Ansible role

molecule init role --role-name role_name

Run tests

molecule test

Start the instance

molecule create

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