diff --git a/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml b/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
index 4739bf24bb..6666841462 100644
--- a/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
       # NOTE(ianw): At 2018-12, ARA is only enabled during gate
       # testing jobs as we decide if or how to store data on
       # production bridge.o.o
-      install_ansible_ara_name: '{{ bridge_ara_name | default("ara") }}'
-      install_ansible_ara_version: '{{ bridge_ara_version | default("0.16.4") }}'
+      install_ansible_ara_name: '{{ bridge_ara_name | default("ara[server]") }}'
+      install_ansible_ara_version: '{{ bridge_ara_version | default("latest") }}'
     - root-keys
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
index 304e87a0fb..0caadb15c1 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/README.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Install and configure Ansible on a host via pip
    Whether or not to install the ARA Records Ansible callback plugin
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: install_ansible_ara_name
-   :default: ara
+   :default: ara[server]
 
    The name of the ARA package to install.  To install from
    alternative sources, this can be a URL for a remote package.
@@ -59,13 +59,17 @@ Install and configure Ansible on a host via pip
    package and hence the latest version is always installed.
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: install_ansible_ara_config
-   :default: {"database": "sqlite:////var/cache/ansible/ara.sqlite"}
 
-   A dictionary of key-value pairs to be added to the ARA
-   configuration file
+   A dictionary of configuration keys and their values for ARA's Ansible plugins.
 
-   *database*: Connection string for the database (ex: mysql+pymysql://ara:password@localhost/ara)
+   Default configuration keys:
+
+   - ``api_client: offline`` (can be ``http`` for sending to remote API servers)
+   - ``api_server: http://127.0.0.1:8000`` (has no effect when using offline)
+   - ``api_username: null`` (if required, an API username)
+   - ``api_password: null`` (if required, an API password)
+   - ``api_timeout: 30`` (the timeout on http requests)
 
    For a list of available configuration options, see the `ARA documentation`_
 
-.. _ARA documentation: https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html
+.. _ARA documentation: https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ara-plugin-configuration.html
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/defaults/main.yaml
index 8f0d0d3528..a26df830ce 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Whether or not to install ARA
 install_ansible_ara_enable: false
 
-# See available configuration options in the ARA docs:
-# https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html
-# Note that this may be set in the private host vars when using mysql so we can
-# keep the credentials secret.
+# See available configuration options for the callback in the ARA docs:
+# https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ara-plugin-configuration.html
 install_ansible_ara_config:
-  # Connection string for ARA
-  # https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html#ara-database
-  # Ex: mysql+pymysql://ara:password@localhost/ara
-  database: "sqlite:////var/cache/ansible/ara.sqlite"
+  api_client: offline
+#  api_server: http://127.0.0.1:8000
+#  api_username: null
+#  api_password: null
+#  api_timeout: 30
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ara.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ara.yaml
index 08bc34ee17..ae9dd875ac 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ara.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ara.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-- name: Install pymysql for ara
-  pip:
-    name: pymysql
-    state: present
-  when: '"pymysql" in install_ansible_ara_config["database"]'
-
 # If ansible_install_ansible_ara_version is not defined it should be "latest"
 - name: Set ara default version to latest
   set_fact:
@@ -27,7 +21,7 @@
 
 - name: Install ARA
   pip:
-    name: '{{ install_ansible_ara_name | default("ara") }}'
+    name: '{{ install_ansible_ara_name | default("ara[server]") }}'
     version: '{{ _install_ansible_ara_version | default(omit) }}'
     state: '{{ _install_ansible_ara_state | default(omit) }}'
 
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/run-base-post.yaml b/playbooks/zuul/run-base-post.yaml
index ae4161a83b..699fd47a6d 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/run-base-post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/run-base-post.yaml
@@ -50,27 +50,18 @@
         recurse: yes
       become: yes
 
-    - name: Ensure ARA log directories exist
-      file:
-        path: "{{ item }}"
-        state: directory
-      with_items:
-        - "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs/ara-report"
+    - name: Generate ARA static report
+      command: ara-manage generate /root/.ara/static
+      become: yes
 
-    - name: Copy ARA database into report dir
-      copy:
-        remote_src: true
-        src: /var/cache/ansible/ara.sqlite
-        dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs/ara-report/ara.sqlite"
-
-    - name: Create ARA report
-      include_role:
-        name: ara-report
-      vars:
-        ara_database_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs/ara-report/ara.sqlite"
-        ara_report_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs/ara-report/"
-        ara_report_type: html
-        ara_report_artifact_prefix: 'bridge.openstack.org/'
+    - name: Collect testing ARA results
+      synchronize:
+        dest: "{{ log_dir }}/ara-report"
+        mode: pull
+        src: "/root/.ara/static/"
+        verify_host: true
+      become: yes
+      ignore_errors: true
 
     - name: Collect ansible configuration
       synchronize:
diff --git a/testinfra/test_bridge.py b/testinfra/test_bridge.py
index f72326edb2..339ed53bfd 100644
--- a/testinfra/test_bridge.py
+++ b/testinfra/test_bridge.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def test_root_authorized_keys(host):
 
 
 def test_ara(host):
-    ara = host.run('ara playbook list')
+    ara = host.run('ara-manage migrate')
     assert ara.rc == 0
-    database = host.file('/var/cache/ansible/ara.sqlite')
+    database = host.file('/root/.ara/server/ansible.sqlite')
     assert database.exists
 
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml b/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
index c811b70f4c..04e13fa022 100644
--- a/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@
         override-checkout: devel
       - name: github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-testinfra
       - name: openstack/openstacksdk
-      - name: recordsansible/ara
-        # NOTE(ianw): 2019-06-11 pinned to stable branch until we handle 1.0
-        #  http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-infra/2019-June/006400.html
-        override-checkout: stable/0.x
       - name: github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix
         override-checkout: main
       - name: github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.netcommon
@@ -92,12 +88,13 @@
         override-checkout: main
       - name: github.com/ansible-collections/community.general
         override-checkout: main
+      - name: github.com/ansible-community/ara
     vars:
       bridge_ansible_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/src/github.com/ansible/ansible'
       bridge_ansible_version: null
       bridge_openstacksdk_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/opendev.org/openstack/openstacksdk'
       bridge_openstacksdk_version: null
-      bridge_ara_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/src/opendev.org/recordsansible/ara'
+      bridge_ara_name: '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/src/github.com/ansible-community/ara[server]'
       bridge_ara_version: null
 
 # Although we don't have an arm64 based bridge; Zuul can't currently