Important Note: I use this image for testing in an isolated environment-not for production-and the settings and configuration used may not be suitable for a secure and performant production environment. This container allows me to test roles and playbooks using Ansible running locally inside the container. I use Docker to test my Ansible roles and playbooks on multiple OSes using CI tools like Jenkins and Travis. docker exec -tty env TERM=xterm ansible-playbook /path/to/ansible/playbook.yml -syntax-check docker exec -tty env TERM=xterm ansible -versionī. Run a container from the image: docker run -detach -privileged -volume=/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw -cgroupns=host geerlingguy/docker-debian11-ansible:latest (to test my Ansible roles, I add in a volume mounted from the current working directory with -volume=`pwd`:/etc/ansible/roles/role_under_test:ro).Ī.Pull this image from Docker Hub: docker pull geerlingguy/docker-debian11-ansible:latest (or use the image you built earlier, e.g.Note: Switch between master and testing depending on whether you want the extra testing tools present in the resulting image. But if you need to build the image on your own locally, do the following: This image is built on Docker Hub automatically any time the upstream OS container is rebuilt, and any time a commit is made or merged to the master branch. latest: Latest stable version of Ansible, with Python 3.x.Debian 11 (Bullseye) Docker container for Ansible playbook and role testing.

Debian bullseye docker