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atomic_container - Manage the containers on the atomic host platform

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Manage the containers on the atomic host platform
  • Allows to manage the lifecycle of a container on the atomic host platform

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • atomic
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
backend
required
    Choices:
  • docker
  • ostree
Define the backend to use for the container
image
required
The image to use to install the container
mode
required
    Choices:
  • user
  • system
Define if it is an user or a system container
name
required
Name of the container
rootfs
Define the rootfs of the image
state
required
    Choices:
  • latest ←
  • absent
  • rollback
State of the container
values
Values for the installation of the container. This option is permitted only with mode 'user' or 'system'. The values specified here will be used at installation time as --set arguments for atomic install.

Notes

Note

  • Host should support atomic command

Examples

# Install the etcd system container
- atomic_container:
    name: etcd
    image: rhel/etcd
    backend: ostree
    state: latest
    mode: system
    values:
        - ETCD_NAME=etcd.server

# Uninstall the etcd system container
- atomic_container:
    name: etcd
    image: rhel/etcd
    backend: ostree
    state: absent
    mode: system

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
msg
string
always
The command standard output

Sample:
[{"u'Using default tag": "latest ...'"}]


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • Giuseppe Scrivano (@giuseppe)

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