Implementing DevOps with Ansible 2

Ansible and Docker

Docker has become a powerhouse in the virtualization space within the last few years. Docker has a unique kernel, filesystem, and memory management solution, which makes Docker an ideal choice in virtualization for many organizations. Docker operates under the concept of container-based visualizations, which are lightweight virtualized operating systems. In this section, we will look at how Ansible integrates with Docker. We will discover how to control Docker containers using Ansible 2. The complete Ansible Docker module reference can be found at http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/docker_module.html.

In order to make use of the Docker Ansible module, the following Python packages must be installed on the target system (the ...