Ansible Docker Container

This repository contains a Dockerfile that sets up a lightweight container with Ansible installed. It is based on the python:3.9-alpine image.

The Dockerfile creates a non-root user named ansible, and sets /ansible as the working directory. This is where you should mount your Ansible playbook when you run the container.

Usage

To run your Ansible playbook in the container, you should mount your ansible directory to /ansible in the container. Here's an example of how to do it using your ssh user and key:

docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/ansible:/ansible -e "TARGET_HOSTS=01.02.03.04" ansible-container /ansible/playbook.yml

This one would run the container using your ssh user and key

docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/ansible:/ansible -e "TARGET_HOSTS=01.02.03.04,02.03.04.05" ansible-container /ansible/playbook.yml --extra-vars "ansible_ssh_user=scr1ba ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./.ssh/ed25519"

Directory Structure

The repository is structured as follows, feel free to adapt to your needs. As for the .ssh you can symlink it to your local user

ansible/
|-- .ssh/
|   |-- <private ssh key>
|   |-- <public ssh key>
|-- ansible.cfg
|-- inventory.ini
|-- playbook.yml
docker-compose.yml
Dockerfile
README.md