docker-packer-ansible

A docker image to run Packer command line program with Ansible provisioner support.

Usage

You can use this version with the following:

docker run <args> mdmansur/packer-ansible:latest <command>

Running a build:

The easiest way to run a command that references a configuration with one or more template files, is to mount a volume for the local workspace.

Running packer init

docker run \
    -v `pwd`:/workspace -w /workspace \
    -e PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH=/workspace/.packer.d/plugins \
    mdmansur/packer-ansible:latest \
    init .

Dockerhub

We push images to https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mdmansur/packer-ansible .

Dockefile

• It uses packer light image as base.

FROM hashicorp/packer:$PACKER_VERSION

• It installs ansible and py-pip packages. It removes apk cache files.

RUN apk add --update --no-cache ansible py-pip \
  && rm /var/cache/apk/*

Pipeline CI

The pipeline is composed of the following jobs:

• Lint: Uses Hadolint as Dockefile linter.

• Build: Build image and upload it as an artifact, so the following jobs can use it.

• Scan: Uses Trivy tool to scan vulnerabilities on docker image. The pipeline continue in case of error on this job. It's only informative.

• Execution: It's a simple test that runs this docker image and assert that it returns the correct Packer version.

• Push: Publish image on dockerhub. This job is only executed when a new project tag is published.