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 (on host that executes module)

  • atomic
  • python >= 2.6

Options

parameter required default choices comments
backend
(added in 2.4)
 no None
  • docker
  • ostree
Define the backend where the image is pulled.
name
 yes
Name of the container image
started
 no True
  • yes
  • no
Start or Stop the container
state
 no latest
  • present
  • absent
  • latest
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.

Examples

# Execute the run command on rsyslog container image (atomic run rhel7/rsyslog)
- atomic_image:
    name: rhel7/rsyslog
    state: latest

# Pull busybox to the OSTree backend
- atomic_image:
    name: busybox
    state: latest
    backend: ostree

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
msg
The command standard output
 always string [{"u'Using default tag": "latest ...'"}]

Notes

Note

  • Host should support atomic command

Status

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

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/atomic_image_module.html