Unable to install ansible collections from a private git repository using Https and SSH link

Question

I am getting the below error it works with the tar file which i need to clone and install. As per ansible document we can install using the below methods.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/galaxy/user_guide.html#installing-a-collection-from-a-git-repository

why is it asking for tar file in my case?

[root@oc1546875**4 collections_repository1]# ansible-galaxy collection install git@github.i m.com:samnanajeeb/test_collections.git Process install dependency map ERROR. Invalid collection name 'git@github.i m.com', name must be in the format.. Please make sure namespace and collection name contains characters from [a-zA-Z0-9_] only.

[root@oc1546875**4 collections_repository2]# ansible-galaxy collection install https://github.i*m.com/Ansible-Self-Study/collections_repository1.git Process install dependency map ERROR. Collection artifact at '/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-7328qnvhfs/tmpOWt66o/collections_repository1SxEx78.git' is not a valid tar file.

Answer 1

The docs specify that one must prefix https: with git+https: in order to advise ansible the URL does not just produce bytes but must be git installed. I would guess, based on my experiences with ansible coding practices, that your first error is caused by them hard-coding github.com , so try git+ssh://git@github.im.com/samn.../test_collections.git to (for the same reason) advise ansible that the path needs to be git cloned