Simple Docker Example - Ansible

This is an extremely simple Docker example to help introduce you to managing Docker containers via Ansible. The example is explained in more detail in Chapter 8 of Ansible for DevOps.

To run the example, make sure you have Docker installed on the workstation or VM where this playbook is located, then enter the command:

$ ansible-playbook main.yml

After a minute or so, Ansible will have built and run a test container, built from the included Dockerfile.

For a more complete example of using Ansible to build and manage Docker containers, see the Ansible Vagrant Examples - Docker Flask app example.

About the Author

This project was created by Jeff Geerling as an example for Ansible for DevOps.