raksoq / Ansible

Ansible

A simple Docker image for Ansible

Prerequesits:

• Git
• Docker

Initial setup:

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/Dgotlieb/Ansible.git

2. In mnt/keys folder - replace the priavte key with your server key (e.g. EC2)

3. In mnt/hosts file - Change the IP address to the IP address of the machine/s you want to control.

4. Start container mounting files:
   Mac / Linux users

docker run -it -v $(pwd)/mnt:/opt/ansible dgotlieb/ansible-controller:1.0.0 /bin/bash

Windows users (CMD)

docker run -it -v %cd%/mnt:/opt/ansible dgotlieb/ansible-controller:1.0.0 /bin/bash

5. Restrict key permissions:

chmod 400 keys/private.pem

6. Validate you can ping your hosts using Ansible:

ansible all -m ping

Local build (optional)

if you wish to build the Docker image locally, you can run the below commands:

1. Build the Docker image:

docker build -t ansible-controller .

2. Run the container using:
   Mac / Linux users

docker run -it -v $(pwd)/mnt:/opt/ansible ansible-controller /bin/bash

Windows users (CMD)

docker run -it -v %cd%/mnt:/opt/ansible ansible-controller /bin/bash