Ansible Docker Image for CI/CD

This repository contains a Dockerfile and a Python script designed to create a Docker image optimized for running Ansible playbooks in a CI/CD pipeline. The image is configured to install necessary dependencies and Ansible collections required for various automation tasks.

Dockerfile

The Dockerfile creates a lightweight Docker image based on python:3.10-slim. It installs essential tools and libraries required for Ansible and some commonly used Ansible collections.

Dockerfile Contents

• Installs necessary system packages: ca-certificates, git, ssh, gcc, openssh-client, libc6-dev, build-essential, libldap2-dev, libsasl2-dev.
• Upgrades pip and installs Ansible and other Python libraries (bs4, requests, python-ldap, hvac).
• Sets the working directory to /ansible.
• Copies a Python script (collection.py) into the image and runs it.
• Sets the default entrypoint to ansible-playbook.

Build the Docker Image

To build the Docker image, use the following command:

docker build -t ansible-ci-cd:latest .

Python Script (collection.py)

The collection.py script installs specified Ansible collections using ansible-galaxy. These collections are necessary for various Ansible automation tasks.

Python Script Contents

• A list of Ansible collections to be installed.
• Iterates through the list and installs each collection using ansible-galaxy.