How do I provision a Windows Docker container with Ansible?

HOW TO -️ October 18, 2021

I want to provision a Windows Docker container with Ansible, but I am confused about how exactly it will work.

For instance if I use Packer with Linux, I know I can run ansible (which is ansible remote) and ansible-local. I have to build my Windows Docker containers from a Windows computer and the Windows computer cannot be an Ansible master at this point.

Does any tool, possibly Packer for Windows handle things automatically and spin up a Linux Ansible Master VM to run the playbooks automatically?

How can I easily provision Windows containers with Ansible as part of my image build process?

I am currently using Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows Server 2016 is on the horizon.

Answer

What did you try? Please add a packer snippet.

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