How to use proxy while creating Execution Environments in disconnected Ansible Automation Platform 2.x setup ?

Solution Verified - Updated 2023-02-08T18:18:24+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform 2.x

Issue

• How to use proxy while creating Execution Environments in disconnected setup?
• Trying to build a custom EE with the help of article: How to create a new Execution Environment for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.x?, but did not find an option to provide proxy details to communicate outside.

Resolution

• Need to set the proxy in execution-environment.yml like below:

  additional_build_steps:
  prepend: |
    RUN export http_proxy=proxy.example.com
    RUN export HTTP_PROXY=proxy.example.com
    RUN export https_proxy=proxy.example.com
    RUN export HTTPS_PROXY=proxy.example.com
  

Root Cause

• There is a known open issue about the customization limitations with Ansible Builder.

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