epicsoft/ansible repository overview

⁠Ansible

This Docker image is managed and kept up to date by epicsoft LLC⁠.

Ansible in Alpine Docker container based on official 'python' image.

• Base image: https://hub.docker.com/_/python⁠
• Dockerfiles: https://gitlab.com/epicsoft-networks/ansible/tree/master⁠
• Repository: https://gitlab.com/epicsoft-networks/ansible/tree/master⁠
• Container-Registry: https://gitlab.com/epicsoft-networks/ansible/container_registry⁠
• Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/epicsoft/ansible⁠

⁠Versions

3.24 3.24-plugins latest latest-plugins
based on python:3-alpine3.24 image with alpine 3.24.x - build weekly

• Python version 3.x.x - depending on base image
• Ansible core version 2.21.3 (2026-09-01) - depending on Python package ansible
• Python package ansible latest version - https://pypi.org/project/ansible/⁠
• Python package ansible-lint latest version - https://pypi.org/project/ansible-lint/⁠
• Python package hvac latest version - https://pypi.org/project/hvac/⁠
• Python package botocore latest version - https://pypi.org/project/botocore/⁠
• Python package boto3 latest version - https://pypi.org/project/boto3/⁠
• Python package resolvelib latest version - https://pypi.org/project/resolvelib/⁠

*-plugins
Plugins are installed in an additional image with the suffix -plugins

• community.general - https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/general/⁠
• ansible.posix - https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ansible/posix/⁠
• ansible.netcommon - https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ansible/netcommon/⁠
• community.hashi_vault - https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/hashi_vault⁠
• ansible-modules-hashivault - https://github.com/TerryHowe/ansible-modules-hashivault⁠

⁠Deprecated versions

These tags are no longer built. They are based on Alpine Linux releases that have reached their end of support and therefore no longer receive updates. The tags remain available in the registry, the Dockerfiles remain in the repository for reference.

• 3.20 3.20-plugins - alpine 3.20, end of support 2026-04-01
• 3.19 3.19-plugins - alpine 3.19, end of support 2025-11-01
• 3.18 3.18-plugins - alpine 3.18, end of support 2025-05-09

⁠Additional Alpine packages

Alpine packages are installed in the current image in the latest version - https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages⁠

• sshpass
• openssh-client
• openssl
• rsync
• nano
• py-pip
• py3-setuptools
• git
• jq
• curl
• yq
• ca-certificates

⁠Examples

⁠Example usage for GitLab CI/CD

.gitlab-ci.yml

stages:
  - deployment

TestDeployment:
  stage: deployment
  image: epicsoft/ansible:latest-plugins
  script:
    - ansible-playbook deployment.yml -i inventory.yml

⁠Example usage for Windows with WSL

A small workaround is necessary under WSL so that the correct permissions can be set.

docker run --rm -it --name ansible \
  -v $(pwd):/in:ro \
  epicsoft/ansible:latest-plugins \
    sh -c "mkdir /ansible \
      && rsync -a --quiet --exclude='.git' /in/ /ansible/ \
      && chmod -R 700 /ansible \
      && chmod -R 400 /ansible/secrets \
      && cd /ansible \
      && ansible-playbook deployment.yml -i inventory.yml"

⁠License

MIT License see LICENSE⁠

Please note that the MIT license only applies to the files created by epicsoft LLC. Other software may be licensed under other licenses.