ansible_usage.md

Use ansible in the devops-toolkit

To use the existing container isntead of creating one, use docker exec command instead of docker run

docker exec -it my_devops_toolkit /bin/bash

Use case 1: Run Ansible sample code provided in the container

docker run --rm --network host -it devops-toolkit:latest

# You now in the container terminal
ansible-playbook samples/ansible/check_os.yml

Use case 2: Clone external code inside container

docker run --rm --network host -it devops-toolkit:latest
# You now in the container terminal

# Now run your cloned script
# Clone code
mkdir ansible_workspace; cd ansible_workspace
git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible-examples.git

cd ansible-examples
ansible-playbook <YOUR_PLAYBOOK_CMD>

Use case 3: Mount external code to container

Clone the code to the host then mount to container

# Given that we have code somewhere in you machine
docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/root/ansible_workspace --network host -it devops-toolkit:latest
# Run the ansible code as usual

Troubleshooting

• For any issues, check this reference