Running tasks inside LXD container through ansible

gzala

4/21/23, 7:06 AM

Trying to figure out the best way to get ansible to do its magic within the containers. Was thinking of using ssh in each container, but then that is server-dependent. or I have to come via the proxy which seems like more work than should be necessary. Again, I am already creating containers, deleting etc… I am talking about running commands within the container with ansible not via lxc exec containername bash which I can do now. Anyone figure out the best way to do it.

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AlexD

4/21/23, 9:27 AM

Does this answer your question? [Ansible (SSH + LXD) plugin](https://serverfault.com/questions/1087866/ansible-ssh-lxd-plugin)

shearn89

4/21/23, 3:35 PM

Can I ask why you want to? What is it that needs doing to these containers that requires Ansible?

gzala

4/21/23, 3:41 PM

I am trying to create a project for hosting platform. For that, i am using LXD containers and Ansible. As i m having issue to run task inside LXD container through ansible. Can you help me out?

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Roman Spiak

4/23/23, 11:54 PM

taken from https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/lxc_container_module.html#examples

you can try the following:

- name: Run a complex command within a "running" container
  community.general.lxc_container:
    name: test-container-started
    container_command: |
      apt-get update
      apt-get install -y curl wget vim apache2
      echo 'hello world.' | tee /opt/started
      if [[ -f "/opt/started" ]]; then
          echo 'hello world.' | tee /opt/found-started
      fi

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gzala

4/27/23, 4:28 AM

I am running lxd container and it does not seems to be working with the above commands.

Roman Spiak

5/15/23, 7:51 PM

as this is a part of official documentation I suggest you open an issue on official github of ansible community.general.lxc_container module with detailed logs as to what is failing and how

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Running tasks inside LXD container through ansible

TH: เรียกใช้งานภายในคอนเทนเนอร์ LXD ผ่าน ansible

RO: Rularea sarcinilor în interiorul containerului LXD prin ansible

RU: Запуск задач внутри контейнера LXD через ansible

VI: Chạy các tác vụ bên trong bộ chứa LXD thông qua ansible

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