Managing Docker Containers with Ansible

Ansible provides a unique set of modules that allow Ansible playbook developers to integrate Ansible with Docker directly. The Docker module provides the Ansible playbook developer with the ability to create, start, restart, modify, and remove.

In this section, we will take a look at basic operational techniques that can be applied to managing Docker containers using Ansible. Specifically, we will cover:

• How to create Docker containers using Ansible
• How to update Docker containers using Ansible
• How to delete Docker containers using Ansible
• How to launch a Docker container using Ansible

Initially, performing these tasks may seem a bit daunting. But once we pull back the veil on this solution, we will see that the implementation of such tasks within a playbook is fairly straightforward. Let's take a look at how these playbook modules can help us manage Docker containers.

Creating Docker containers

Creating Docker containers may seem like a difficult task through...