Ansible Role: Docker CE

This Ansible role installs Docker CE, Docker Compose, and the Python Docker SDK on Linux.

Features

• ✔️ Installs Docker Community Edition
  • Uninstalls any old versions first
  • Allows you to add a specific user to the docker group
• ✔️ Installs Docker Compose
  • Lets you choose the version to install
  • You can skip the installation if you want
  • Checks that the latest compatible version of pip (20.3.4) is installed
• ✔️ Installs Python Docker SDK
  • Lets you choose the version to install
  • You can skip the installation if you want
• ✔️ Verified with Molecule

Supported Platforms

• ✔️ Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial)
• ✔️ Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic)
• ✔️ Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal)
• ✔️ CentOS 7
• ✔️ CentOS 8

Requirements

• Python
• pip

Role Variables

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

1. The simplest configuration

   ---  
   - hosts: all  
     roles:  
       - marverix.docker_ce  
   

2. Skip the installation of Docker Compose and Docker SDK

   ---  
   - hosts: all  
     roles:  
       - role: marverix.docker_ce  
         vars:  
           docker_sdk_version: no  
           docker_compose_version: no  
   

License

ISC

Thanks

Honestly, after creating this role and learning about Molecule, I found out that another role can also install Docker Compose... Oops! It happens. That role is likely more developed, but I didn't want to discard my efforts. If this role is useful for you, then that's fantastic!