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atomic_image - Manage the container images on the atomic host platform
New in version 2.2.
Synopsis
- Manage the container images on the atomic host platform.
 - Allows to execute the commands specified by the RUN label in the container image when present.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- atomic
 - python >= 2.6
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| backend  
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Define the backend where the image is pulled.
         | 
     
| name  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the container image.
         | 
     |
| started  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Start or Stop the container.
         | 
     
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        The state of the container image.
        
       
        The state  latest will ensure container image is upgraded to the latest version and forcefully restart container, if running.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- Host should support 
atomiccommand. 
Examples
- name: Execute the run command on rsyslog container image (atomic run rhel7/rsyslog)
  atomic_image:
    name: rhel7/rsyslog
    state: latest
- name: Pull busybox to the OSTree backend
  atomic_image:
    name: busybox
    state: latest
    backend: ostree
  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
- Saravanan KR (@krsacme)
 
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