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Deploy Apache HTTPD Container with Podman via Ansible

By Luca Berton · Published 2024-01-01 · Category: installation

Automate the deployment of Apache HTTPD in a Podman container using Ansible. Set up web root, custom index.html, and manage container settings.

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible? I'm going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code. I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot.

Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems • install packages => ansible.builtin.yum • custom index.html => ansible.builtin.copy • pull image => containers.podman.podman_image • run container => containers.podman.podman_container

Today we’re talking about how to Deploy a web server apache httpd in a Podman Container for RedHat-like Linux systems. The full process requires four steps that you could automate with different Ansible modules. Firstly you need to verify that podman and it dependency is successfully installed on the target system using the ansible.builtin.yum Ansible module. Secondly, you need to create the custom index.html with ansible.builtin.copy Ansible module. You could upgrade this step using the template module. Thirdly, you need to pull the image for the container hub registry using the containers.podman.podman_image Ansible module. Finally, you could run the webserver container setting the right port and settings using the containers.podman.podman_container Ansible module.

Links • containers.podman.podman_image • containers.podman.podman_container • httpd image

## Playbook

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible Playbook.

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!Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for RedHat-like systems

code with ❤️ in GitHub

Conclusion

Now you know how to set up Apache Web Server in a Podman Container for RedHat-like systems with Ansible.

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