docker-ansible

This repository provides a minimal setup to run Ansible playbooks from inside a Docker container.

Contents

• Dockerfile: builds an image based on ubuntu:latest with ansible, openssh-client, and sshpass installed. The container copies playbook.yml and inventory and runs ansible-playbook by default using --ask-pass.
• playbook.yml: a simple playbook that:
  • checks whether a reboot is required and performs it if necessary,
  • runs apt autoremove to remove no-longer-needed packages.
• inventory: a hosts list (expected next to playbook.yml inside the container).

Usage

1. Build the Docker image:

docker build -t docker-ansible .

2. Run the container (you will be prompted for the SSH password):

docker run --rm -it \
  -v "$PWD/playbook.yml:/ansible/playbook.yml:ro" \
  -v "$PWD/inventory:/ansible/inventory:ro" \
  docker-ansible