README.md

Docker Compose Ansible Windows

If you are targeting an existing Windows machine and still need to enable WinRM or SSH first, see Windows Ansible Access.

Switch to Windows containers

Make sure you are running Windows containers in Docker Desktop. Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/quick-start/set-up-environment?tabs=dockerce#windows-10-and-windows-11-2

Just start container without running any commands

# use ansible with winrm protocol
docker-compose -f deployments/docker-compose/ansible-windows/docker-compose.keepalive.yml up ansible-windows-winrm
# use ansible with ssh protocol
docker-compose -f deployments/docker-compose/ansible-windows/docker-compose.keepalive.yml up ansible-windows-ssh

Then exec into the container

# use ansible with winrm protocol
docker exec -it ansible-windows-winrm C:\cygwin64\bin\bash.exe -l
# use ansible with ssh protocol
docker exec -it ansible-windows-ssh C:\cygwin64\bin\bash.exe -l

From inside the container, run ansible commands

cd /cygdrive/c/src/
# use ansible with winrm protocol
ansible-playbook playbooks/setup.yml -i inventory/localhost_windows_winrm.yml -l windows_host -vvv
# use ansible with ssh protocol
ansible-playbook playbooks/setup.yml -i inventory/localhost_windows_ssh.yml -l windows_host --ask-pass -vvv

Run ansible directly without manually entering the container

docker-compose -f deployments/docker-compose/ansible-windows/docker-compose.yml up