Deploy Apache HTTPD on Docker Container with Ansible — Video Tutorial

How to Setup Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-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 Docker Container for Debian-like systems - install packages => `ansible.builtin.apt` - docker py module => `ansible.builtin.pip` - pull image => `community.docker.docker_image` - document root => `ansible.builtin.file` - custom index.html => `ansible.builtin.copy` - run container => `community.docker.docker_container` Today we're talking about how to deploy a web server apache httpd in a Docker Container for Debian-like Linux systems. The full process requires six steps that you could automate with different Ansible modules. Firstly you need to install some python packages and dependencies using the `ansible.builtin.apt` Ansible module. Secondly, you need to install the Docker Module for Python using the `ansible.builtin.pip` Ansible module. Thirdly, you need to pull the image for the docker hub registry using the `community.docker.docker_image` Ansible module. Fourthly, you need to create the document root with the right permission with the `ansible.builtin.file` module. Fifty, you need to create the custom index.html with `ansible.builtin.copy` Ansible module. You could upgrade this step using the `template` module. Finally, you could run the `webserver` container setting the right port and volume settings using the `community.docker.docker_container` Ansible module. Links - [httpd image on docker hub](https://hub.docker.com/_/httpd) - [community.docker.docker_image](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docker_image_module.html) - [community.docker.docker_container](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docker_container_module.html) ## Playbook Setup Apache Web Server in a Docker Container for Debian-like systems with Ansible Playbook. code ```yaml --- - name: deploy httpd on container hosts: all become: true gather_facts: false vars: webroot: "/webroot/" tasks: - name: system packages present ansible.builtin.apt: name: - python3-pip - virtualenv - python3-setuptools state: latest update_cache: true - name: Docker Module for Python ansible.builtin.pip: name: docker - name: pull image community.docker.docker_image: name: httpd source: pull tag: latest - name: webroot present ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ webroot }}" state: directory - name: custom index.html ansible.builtin.copy: dest: "{{ webroot}}index.html" content: | Custom Web Page - name: run httpd container community.docker.docker_container: name: webserver image: httpd state: started detach: true exposed_ports: - 8