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containers.podman.podman_image – Pull images for use by podman
Note
This plugin is part of the containers.podman collection (version 1.8.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman.
To use it in a playbook, specify: containers.podman.podman_image.
Synopsis
- Build, pull, or push images using Podman.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth_file
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Path to file containing authorization credentials to the remote registry.
        
       aliases: authfile  | 
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| build
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Arguments that control image build.
        
       aliases: build_args, buildargs  | 
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| annotation
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Dictionary of key=value pairs to add to the image. Only works with OCI images. Ignored for Docker containers.
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| cache
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
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        Whether or not to use cached layers when building an image
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| extra_args
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Extra args to pass to build, if executed. Does not idempotently check for new build args.
         | 
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| force_rm
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Always remove intermediate containers after a build, even if the build is unsuccessful.
         | 
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| format
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Format of the built image.
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| rm
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Remove intermediate containers after a successful build
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| volume
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      
        
        Specify multiple volume / mount options to mount one or more mounts to a container.
         | 
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| ca_cert_dir
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        Path to directory containing TLS certificates and keys to use.
         | 
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| executable
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "podman"
         | 
      
        
        Path to  podman executable if it is not in the $PATH on the machine running podman.
        | 
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| force
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to force push or pull an image.
        
       
        When building, force the build even if the image already exists.
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| name
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the image to pull, push, or delete. It may contain a tag using the format  image:tag.
        | 
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| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Password to use when authenticating to remote registries.
         | 
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| path
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Path to directory containing the build file.
         | 
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| pull
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to pull the image.
         | 
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| push
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether or not to push an image.
         | 
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| push_args
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        Arguments that control pushing images.
         | 
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| compress
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Compress tarball image layers when pushing to a directory using the 'dir' transport.
         | 
     |
| dest
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Path or URL where image will be pushed.
        
       aliases: destination  | 
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| format
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Manifest type to use when pushing an image using the 'dir' transport (default is manifest type of source).
         | 
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| remove_signatures
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Discard any pre-existing signatures in the image
         | 
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| sign_by
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Path to a key file to use to sign the image.
         | 
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| transport
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Transport to use when pushing in image. If no transport is set, will attempt to push to a remote registry.
         | 
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| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether an image should be present, absent, or built.
         | 
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| tag
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "latest"
         | 
      
        
        Tag of the image to pull, push, or delete.
         | 
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| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        username to use when authenticating to remote registries.
         | 
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| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Require HTTPS and validate certificates when pulling or pushing. Also used during build if a pull or push is necessary.
        
       aliases: tlsverify, tls_verify  | 
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Examples
- name: Pull an image
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: quay.io/bitnami/wildfly
- name: Remove an image
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: quay.io/bitnami/wildfly
    state: absent
- name: Pull a specific version of an image
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: redis
    tag: 4
- name: Build a basic OCI image
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    path: /path/to/build/dir
- name: Build a basic OCI image with advanced parameters
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    path: /path/to/build/dir
    build:
      cache: no
      force_rm: yes
      format: oci
      annotation:
        app: nginx
        function: proxy
        info: Load balancer for my cool app
- name: Build a Docker formatted image
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    path: /path/to/build/dir
    build:
      format: docker
- name: Build and push an image using existing credentials
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    path: /path/to/build/dir
    push: yes
    push_args:
      dest: quay.io/acme
- name: Build and push an image using an auth file
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    push: yes
    auth_file: /etc/containers/auth.json
    push_args:
      dest: quay.io/acme
- name: Build and push an image using username and password
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: nginx
    push: yes
    username: bugs
    password: "{{ vault_registry_password }}"
    push_args:
      dest: quay.io/acme
- name: Build and push an image to multiple registries
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: "{{ item }}"
    path: /path/to/build/dir
    push: yes
    auth_file: /etc/containers/auth.json
    loop:
    - quay.io/acme/nginx
    - docker.io/acme/nginx
- name: Build and push an image to multiple registries with separate parameters
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: "{{ item.name }}"
    tag: "{{ item.tag }}"
    path: /path/to/build/dir
    push: yes
    auth_file: /etc/containers/auth.json
    push_args:
      dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
    loop:
    - name: nginx
      tag: 4
      dest: docker.io/acme
    - name: nginx
      tag: 3
      dest: docker.io/acme
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| image
        
        dictionary
         | 
      success | 
        
        Image inspection results for the image that was pulled, pushed, or built.
         Sample:
        
       
        [{'Annotations': {}, 'Architecture': 'amd64', 'Author': '', 'Comment': 'from Bitnami with love', 'ContainerConfig': {'Cmd': ['/run.sh'], 'Entrypoint': ['/app-entrypoint.sh'], 'Env': ['PATH=/opt/bitnami/java/bin:/opt/bitnami/wildfly/bin:/opt/bitnami/nami/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin', 'IMAGE_OS=debian-9', 'NAMI_VERSION=1.0.0-1', 'GPG_KEY_SERVERS_LIST=ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net', 'TINI_VERSION=v0.13.2', 'TINI_GPG_KEY=595E85A6B1B4779EA4DAAEC70B588DFF0527A9B7', 'GOSU_VERSION=1.10', 'GOSU_GPG_KEY=B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4', 'BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION=16.0.0-debian-9-r27', 'BITNAMI_PKG_CHMOD=-R g+rwX', 'BITNAMI_PKG_EXTRA_DIRS=/home/wildfly', 'HOME=/', 'BITNAMI_APP_NAME=wildfly', 'NAMI_PREFIX=/.nami', 'WILDFLY_HOME=/home/wildfly', 'WILDFLY_JAVA_HOME=', 'WILDFLY_JAVA_OPTS=', 'WILDFLY_MANAGEMENT_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER=9990', 'WILDFLY_PASSWORD=bitnami', 'WILDFLY_PUBLIC_CONSOLE=true', 'WILDFLY_SERVER_AJP_PORT_NUMBER=8009', 'WILDFLY_SERVER_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER=8080', 'WILDFLY_SERVER_INTERFACE=0.0.0.0', 'WILDFLY_USERNAME=user', 'WILDFLY_WILDFLY_HOME=/home/wildfly', 'WILDFLY_WILDFLY_OPTS=-Dwildfly.as.deployment.ondemand=false'], 'ExposedPorts': {'8080/tcp': {}, '9990/tcp': {}}, 'Labels': {'maintainer': 'Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>'}, 'User': '1001'}, 'Created': '2019-04-10T05:48:03.553887623Z', 'Digest': 'sha256:5a8ab28e314c2222de3feaf6dac94a0436a37fc08979d2722c99d2bef2619a9b', 'GraphDriver': {'Data': {'LowerDir': '/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/142c1beadf1bb09fbd929465ec98c9dca3256638220450efb4214727d0d0680e/diff:/var/lib/containers/s', 'MergedDir': '/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/9aa10191f5bddb59e28508e721fdeb43505e5b395845fa99723ed787878dbfea/merged', 'UpperDir': '/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/9aa10191f5bddb59e28508e721fdeb43505e5b395845fa99723ed787878dbfea/diff', 'WorkDir': '/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/9aa10191f5bddb59e28508e721fdeb43505e5b395845fa99723ed787878dbfea/work'}, 'Name': 'overlay'}, 'History': [{'comment': 'from Bitnami with love', 'created': '2019-04-09T22:27:40.659377677Z'}, {'created': '2019-04-09T22:38:53.86336555Z', 'created_by': '/bin/sh -c #(nop) LABEL maintainer=Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>', 'empty_layer': True}, {'created': '2019-04-09T22:38:54.022778765Z', 'created_by': '/bin/sh -c #(nop) ENV IMAGE_OS=debian-9', 'empty_layer': True}], 'Id': 'ace34da54e4af2145e1ad277005adb235a214e4dfe1114c2db9ab460b840f785', 'Labels': {'maintainer': 'Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>'}, 'ManifestType': 'application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v1+prettyjws', 'Os': 'linux', 'Parent': '', 'RepoDigests': ['quay.io/bitnami/wildfly@sha256:5a8ab28e314c2222de3feaf6dac94a0436a37fc08979d2722c99d2bef2619a9b'], 'RepoTags': ['quay.io/bitnami/wildfly:latest'], 'RootFS': {'Layers': ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], 'Type': 'layers'}, 'Size': 466180019, 'User': '1001', 'Version': '18.09.3', 'VirtualSize': 466180019}]
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Authors
- Sam Doran (@samdoran)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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