Docker Cookbook

The Docker Cookbook provides custom resources for installing docker and managing docker containers.

Scope

This cookbook is concerned with the Docker container engine as distributed by Docker, Inc. It does not address Docker ecosystem tooling or prerequisite technology such as cgroups or aufs.

Requirements

Chef 12.15 or later
Network accessible web server hosting the docker binary.
SELinux permissive/disabled if CentOS Docker Issue #15498

Platform Support

Amazon Linux
Debian 8/9
Fedora
Ubuntu 14.04/16.04
CentOS 7

Cookbook Dependencies

This cookbook automatically sets up the upstream Docker package repositories. If you would like to use your own repositories this functionality can be disabled and you can instead setup the repos yourself with yum_repository/apt_repository resources or the chef-apt-docker / chef-yum-docker cookbooks.

Docker Group

If you are not using the official docker repositories you may run into issues with the docker group being different. RHEL is a known issue that defaults to using dockerroot for the service group. Add the group property to the docker_service.

docker_service 'default' do
  group 'dockerroot'
  action [:create, :start]
end

Usage

Add depends 'docker', '~> 3.0' to your cookbook's metadata.rb
Use the resources shipped in cookbook in a recipe, the same way you'd use core Chef resources (file, template, directory, package, etc).

docker_service 'default' do
  action [:create, :start]
end

docker_image 'busybox' do
  action :pull
end

docker_container 'an-echo-server' do
  repo 'busybox'
  port '1234:1234'
  command "nc -ll -p 1234 -e /bin/cat"
end

Test Cookbooks as Examples

The cookbooks ran under test-kitchen make excellent usage examples.

The test recipes are found at:

test/cookbooks/docker_test/

Resources Overview

docker_service: composite resource that uses docker_installation and docker_service_manager
docker_installation: automatically select an installation method
docker_service_manager: automatically selects a service manager
docker_installation_script: curl | bash
docker_installation_package: package 'docker-ce'
docker_service_manager_execute: manage docker daemon with Chef
docker_service_manager_sysvinit: manage docker daemon with a sysvinit script
docker_service_manager_upstart: manage docker daemon with upstart script
docker_service_manager_systemd: manage docker daemon with systemd unit files
docker_image: image/repository operations
docker_container: container operations
docker_tag: image tagging operations
docker_registry: registry operations
docker_network: network operations
docker_volume: volume operations

Getting Started

Here's a quick example of pulling the latest image and running a container with exposed ports.

# Pull latest image
docker_image 'nginx' do
  tag 'latest'
  action :pull
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[my_nginx]'
end

# Run container mapping containers port 80 to the host's port 80
docker_container 'my_nginx' do
  repo 'nginx'
  tag 'latest'
  port '80:80'
  host_name 'www'
  domain_name 'computers.biz'
  env 'FOO=bar'
  volumes [ '/some/local/files/:/etc/nginx/conf.d' ]
end

You might run a private registry and multiple Docker hosts.

# Login to private registry
docker_registry 'https://registry.computers.biz/' do
  username 'shipper'
  password 'iloveshipping'
  email '[email protected]'
end

# Pull tagged image
docker_image 'registry.computers.biz:443/my_project/my_container' do
  tag 'latest'
  action :pull
  host 'tcp://host-1.computers.biz:2376'
end

# Run container
docker_container 'crowsnest' do
  repo 'registry.computers.biz:443/my_project/my_container'
  tag 'latest'
  host 'tcp://host-2.computers.biz:2376'
  tls_verify true
  tls_ca_cert "/path/to/ca.pem"
  tls_client_cert "/path/to/cert.pem"
  tls_client_key "/path/to/key.pem"
  action :run
end

You can manipulate Docker volumes and networks

docker_network 'my_network' do
  subnet '10.9.8.0/24'
  gateway '10.9.8.1'
end

docker_volume 'my_volume' do
  action :create
end

docker_container 'my_container' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command "nc -ll -p 1234 -e /bin/cat"
  volumes 'my_volume:/my_data'
  network_mode 'my_network'
  action :run
end

See full documentation for each resource and action below for more information.

Resources

docker_installation

The docker_installation resource auto-selects one of the below resources with the provider resolution system.

Example

docker_installation 'default' do
  action :create
end

docker_installation_tarball

The docker_installation_tarball resource copies the precompiled Go binary tarball onto the disk. It exists to help run newer Docker versions from 1.11.0 onwards. It should not be used in production, especially with devicemapper.

Example

docker_installation_tarball 'default' do
  version '1.11.0'
  source 'https://my.computers.biz/dist/docker.tgz'
  checksum '97a3f5924b0b831a310efa8bf0a4c91956cd6387c4a8667d27e2b2dd3da67e4d'
  action :create
end

Properties

version - The desired version of docker. Used to calculate source.
source - Path to network accessible Docker binary tarball. Ignores version
checksum - SHA-256

docker_installation_script

The docker_installation_script resource runs the script hosted by Docker, Inc at http://get.docker.com. It configures package repositories and installs a dynamically compiled binary.

Example

docker_installation_script 'default' do
  repo 'main'
  script_url 'https://my.computers.biz/dist/scripts/docker.sh'
  action :create
end

Properties

repo - One of 'main', 'test', or 'experimental'. Used to calculate script_url in its absence. Defaults to 'main'
script_url - 'URL of script to pipe into /bin/sh as root.

docker_installation_package

The docker_installation_package resource uses the system package manager to install Docker. It relies on the pre-configuration of the system's package repositories. The chef-yum-docker and chef-apt-docker Supermarket cookbooks can be used to use Docker's own repositories.

This is the recommended production installation method.

Example

docker_installation_package 'default' do
  version '1.8.3'
  action :create
  package_options %q|--force-yes -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-all'| # if Ubuntu for example
end

Properties

version - Used to calculate package_version string
package_version - Manually specify the package version string
package_name - Name of package to install. Defaults to 'docker-ce'
package_options - Manually specify additional options, like apt-get directives for example
setup_docker_repo - Setup the download.docker.com repo. If you would like to manage the repo yourself so you can use an internal repo then set this to false. default: true on all platforms except Amazon Linux.
repo_channel - The channel of docker to setup from download.docker.com. Only used if setup_docker_repo is true. default: 'stable'

docker_service_manager

The docker_service_manager resource auto-selects a strategy from the docker_service_manager_* group of resources based on platform and version. The docker_service family share a common set of properties.

Example

docker_service_manager 'default' do
  action :start
end

docker_service_manager_execute

Example

docker_service_manager_execute 'default' do
  action :start
end

docker_service_manager_sysvinit

Example

docker_service_manager_sysvinit 'default' do
  host 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
  action :stop
end

docker_service_manager_upstart

Example

docker_service_manager_upstart 'default' do
  host ['unix:///var/run/docker.sock', 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2376']
  action :start
end

docker_service_manager_systemd

Example

docker_service_manager_systemd 'default' do
  host ['unix:///var/run/docker.sock', 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2376']
  tls_verify true
  tls_ca_cert "/path/to/ca.pem"
  tls_server_cert "/path/to/server.pem"
  tls_server_key "/path/to/server-key.pem"
  tls_client_cert "/path/to/cert.pem"
  tls_client_key "/path/to/key.pem"
  systemd_opts ["TasksMax=infinity","MountFlags=private"]
  action :start
end

docker_service

The docker_service: resource is a composite resource that uses docker_installation and docker_service_manager resources.

The :create action uses a docker_installation
The :delete action uses a docker_installation
The :start action uses a docker_service_manager
The :stop action uses a docker_service_manager

The service management strategy for the host platform is dynamically chosen based on platform, but can be overridden.

Example

docker_service 'tls_test:2376' do
  host [ "tcp://#{node['ipaddress']}:2376", 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock' ]
  tls_verify true
  tls_ca_cert '/path/to/ca.pem'
  tls_server_cert '/path/to/server.pem'
  tls_server_key '/path/to/server-key.pem'
  tls_client_cert '/path/to/client.pem'
  tls_client_key '/path/to/client-key.pem'
  action [:create, :start]
end

WARNING - When creating multiple docker_service resources on the same machine, you will need to specify unique data_root properties to avoid unexpected behavior and possible data corruption.

Properties

The docker_service resource property list mostly corresponds to the options found in the Docker Command Line Reference

install_method - Select script, package, tarball, none, or auto. Defaults to auto.
source - URL to the pre-compiled Docker binary used for installation. Defaults to a calculated URL based on kernel version, Docker version, and platform arch. By default, this will try to get to "http://get.docker.io/builds/".
version - Docker version to install
checksum - sha256 checksum of Docker binary
api_cors_header - Set CORS headers in the remote API
bridge - Attach containers to a network bridge
bip - Specify network bridge IP
debug - Enable debug mode
cluster_store - Cluster store to use
cluster_advertise - IP and port that this daemon should advertise to the cluster
cluster_store_opts - Cluster store options
daemon - Enable daemon mode
data_root - Root of the Docker runtime
dns - DNS server(s) to use
dns_search - DNS search domains to use
exec_driver - Exec driver to use
fixed_cidr - IPv4 subnet for fixed IPs
fixed_cidr_v6 - IPv6 subnet for fixed IPs
group - Posix group for the unix socket. Default to docker
host - Daemon socket(s) to connect to - tcp://host:port, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://socketfd
icc - Enable inter-container communication
insecure_registry - Enable insecure registry communication
ip - Default IP when binding container ports
ip_forward - Enable ip forwarding
ipv4_forward - Enable net.ipv4.ip_forward
ipv6_forward - Enable net.ipv6.ip_forward
ip_masq - Enable IP masquerading
iptables - Enable addition of iptables rules
ipv6 - Enable IPv6 networking
log_level - Set the logging level
labels A string or array to set metadata on the daemon in the form ['foo:bar', 'hello:world']`
log_driver - Container's logging driver (json-file/syslog/journald/gelf/fluentd/awslogs/splunk/etwlogs/gcplogs/none)
log_opts - Container's logging driver options (driver-specific)
mtu - Set the containers network MTU
package_name - Set the package name. Defaults to docker-ce
pidfile - Path to use for daemon PID file
registry_mirror - Preferred Docker registry mirror
storage_driver - Storage driver to use
selinux_enabled - Enable selinux support
storage_opts - Set storage driver options
tls - Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS'] if set
tls_verify - Use TLS and verify the remote. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY'] if set
tls_ca_cert - Trust certs signed only by this CA. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
tls_server_cert - Path to TLS certificate file for docker service
tls_server_key - Path to TLS key file for docker service
tls_client_cert - Path to TLS certificate file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
tls_client_key - Path to TLS key file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
default_ulimit - Set default ulimit settings for containers
http_proxy - ENV variable set before for Docker daemon starts
https_proxy - ENV variable set before for Docker daemon starts
no_proxy - ENV variable set before for Docker daemon starts
tmpdir - ENV variable set before for Docker daemon starts
logfile - Location of Docker daemon log file
userland_proxy- Enables or disables docker-proxy
disable_legacy_registry - Do not contact legacy registries
userns_remap - Enable user namespace remapping options - default, uid, uid:gid, username, username:groupname (see: [Docker User Namespaces](see: https://docs.docker.com/v1.10/engine/reference/commandline/daemon/#daemon-user-namespace-options))
mount_flags - Set the systemd mount propagation flag.

Miscellaneous Options

misc_opts - Pass the docker daemon any other options bypassing flag validation, supplied as --flag=value

Systemd-specific Options

systemd_opts - An array of strings that will be included as individual lines in the systemd service unit for Docker. Note: This option is only relevant for systems where systemd is the default service manager or where systemd is specified explicitly as the service manager.

Actions

:create - Lays the Docker bits out on disk
:delete - Removes the Docker bits from the disk
:start - Makes sure the service provider is set up properly and start it
:stop - Stops the service
:restart - Restarts the service

`docker_service` implementations

docker_service_execute - The simplest docker_service. Just starts a process. Fire and forget.
docker_service_sysvinit - Uses a SystemV init script to manage the service state.
docker_service_upstart - Uses an Upstart script to manage the service state.
docker_service_systemd - Uses an Systemd unit file to manage the service state. NOTE: This does NOT enable systemd socket activation.

docker_image

The docker_image is responsible for managing Docker image pulls, builds, and deletions. It speaks directly to the Docker Engine API.

Examples

default action, default properties

docker_image 'hello-world'

non-default name property

docker_image "Tom's container" do
  repo 'tduffield/testcontainerd'
  action :pull
end

pull every time

docker_image 'busybox' do
  action :pull
end

specify a tag

docker_image 'alpine' do
  tag '3.1'
end

specify read/write timeouts

docker_image 'alpine' do
  read_timeout 60
  write_timeout 60
end

docker_image 'vbatts/slackware' do
  action :remove
end

save

docker_image 'save hello-world' do
  repo 'hello-world'
  destination '/tmp/hello-world.tar'
  not_if { ::File.exist?('/tmp/hello-world.tar') }
  action :save
end

build from a Dockerfile on every chef-client run

docker_image 'image_1' do
  tag 'v0.1.0'
  source '/src/myproject/container1/Dockerfile'
  action :build
end

build from a directory, only if image is missing

docker_image 'image_2' do
  tag 'v0.1.0'
  source '/src/myproject/container2'
  action :build_if_missing
end

build from a tarball NOTE: this is not an "export" tarball generated from an an image save. The contents should be a Dockerfile, and anything it references to COPY or ADD

docker_image 'image_3' do
  tag 'v0.1.0'
  source '/tmp/image_3.tar'
  action :build
end

docker_image 'hello-again' do
  tag 'v0.1.0'
  source '/tmp/hello-world.tar'
  action :import
end

push

docker_image 'my.computers.biz:5043/someara/hello-again' do
  action :push
end

Connect to an external docker daemon and pull an image

docker_image 'alpine' do
  host 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2376'
  tag '2.7'
end

Properties

The docker_image resource properties mostly corresponds to the Docker Engine API as driven by the docker-api Ruby gem

A docker_image's full identifier is a string in the form "\

<repo>:<tag>". There is some nuance around naming using the public registry vs a private one.</tag></repo>

repo - aka image_name - The first half of a Docker image's identity. This is a string in the form: registry:port/owner/image_name. If the registry:port portion is left off, Docker will implicitly use the Docker public registry. "Official Images" omit the owner part. This means a repo id can be as short as busybox, alpine, or centos. These names refer to official images on the public registry. Names can be as long as my.computers.biz:5043/what/ever to refer to custom images on an private registry. Often you'll see something like chef/chef to refer to private images on the public registry. - Defaults to resource name.
tag - The second half of a Docker image's identity. - Defaults to latest
source - Path to input for the :import, :build and :build_if_missing actions. For building, this can be a Dockerfile, a tarball containing a Dockerfile in its root, or a directory containing a Dockerfile. For :import, this should be a tarball containing Docker formatted image, as generated with :save.
destination - Path for output from the :save action.
force - A force boolean used in various actions - Defaults to false
nocache - Used in :build operations. - Defaults to false
noprune - Used in :remove operations - Defaults to false
rm - Remove intermediate containers after a successful build (default behavior) - Defaults to true
read_timeout - May need to increase for long image builds/pulls
write_timeout - May need to increase for long image builds/pulls
host - A string containing the host the API should communicate with. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_HOST'] if set.
tls - Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS'] if set.
tls_verify - Use TLS and verify the remote. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY'] if set
tls_ca_cert - Trust certs signed only by this CA. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set.
tls_client_cert - Path to TLS certificate file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
tls_client_key - Path to TLS key file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set.

Actions

The following actions are available for a docker_image resource. Defaults to pull

:pull - Pulls an image from the registry
:pull_if_missing - Pulls an image from the registry, only if it missing
:build - Builds an image from a Dockerfile, directory, or tarball
:build_if_missing - Same build, but only if it is missing
:save - Exports an image to a tarball at destination
:import - Imports an image from a tarball at destination
:remove - Removes (untags) an image
:push - Pushes an image to the registry

docker_tag

Docker tags work very much like hard links in a Unix filesystem. They are just references to an existing image. Therefore, the docker_tag resource has taken inspiration from the Chef link resource.

Examples

docker_tag 'private repo tag for hello-again:1.0.1' do
  target_repo 'hello-again'
  target_tag 'v0.1.0'
  to_repo 'localhost:5043/someara/hello-again'
  to_tag 'latest'
  action :tag
end

Properties

target_repo - The repo half of the source image identifier.
target_tag - The tag half of the source image identifier.
to_repo - The repo half of the new image identifier
to_tag- The tag half of the new image identifier

Actions

:tag - Tags the image

docker_container

The docker_container is responsible for managing Docker container actions. It speaks directly to the Docker remote API.

Containers are process oriented, and move through an event cycle. Thanks to Glider Labs for this excellent diagram.

Examples

Create a container without starting it.

docker_container 'hello-world' do
  command '/hello'
  action :create
end

This will exit succesfully. It will happen on every chef-client run.

docker_container 'busybox_ls' do
  repo 'busybox'
  command 'ls -la /'
  action :run
end

The :run action contains both :create and :start the container in one action. Redeploys the container on resource change. It is the default action.

docker_container 'alpine_ls' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'ls -la /'
  action :run
end

Set environment variables in a container

docker_container 'env' do
  repo 'debian'
  env ['PATH=/usr/bin', 'FOO=bar']
  command 'env'
  action :run
end

docker_container 'env_files' do
  repo 'debian'
  env_file lazy { ['/env_file1', '/env_file2'] }
  command 'env'
  action :run
end

This process remains running between chef-client runs, :run will do nothing on subsequent converges.

docker_container 'an_echo_server' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 7 -e /bin/cat'
  port '7:7'
  action :run
end

Let docker pick the host port

docker_container 'another_echo_server' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 7 -e /bin/cat'
  port '7'
  action :run
end

Specify the udp protocol

docker_container 'an_udp_echo_server' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ul -p 7 -e /bin/cat'
  port '5007:7/udp'
  action :run
end

Kill a container

docker_container 'bill' do
  action :kill
end

Stop a container

docker_container 'hammer_time' do
  action :stop
end

Force-stop a container after 30 seconds

docker_container 'hammer_time' do
  kill_after 30
  action :stop
end

Pause a container

docker_container 'red_light' do
  action :pause
end

Unpause a container

docker_container 'green_light' do
  action :unpause
end

Restart a container

docker_container 'restarter' do
  action :restart
end

Delete a container

docker_container 'deleteme' do
  remove_volumes true
  action :delete
end

Redeploy a container

docker_container 'redeployer' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 7777 -e /bin/cat'
  port '7'
  action :run
end

execute 'redeploy redeployer' do
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[redeployer]', :immediately
  action :run
end

Bind mount local directories

docker_container 'bind_mounter' do
  repo 'busybox'
  command 'ls -la /bits /more-bits'
  volumes ['/hostbits:/bits', '/more-hostbits:/more-bits']
  action :run_if_missing
end

Mount volumes from another container

docker_container 'chef_container' do
  command 'true'
  volumes '/opt/chef'
  action :create
end

docker_container 'ohai_debian' do
  command '/opt/chef/embedded/bin/ohai platform'
  repo 'debian'
  volumes_from 'chef_container'
end

Set a container's entrypoint

docker_container 'ohai_again_debian' do
  repo 'debian'
  volumes_from 'chef_container'
  entrypoint '/opt/chef/embedded/bin/ohai'
  command 'platform'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Automatically remove a container after it exits

docker_container 'sean_was_here' do
  command "touch /opt/chef/sean_was_here-#{Time.new.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')}"
  repo 'debian'
  volumes_from 'chef_container'
  autoremove true
  action :run
end

Grant NET_ADMIN rights to a container

docker_container 'cap_add_net_admin' do
  repo 'debian'
  command 'bash -c "ip addr add 10.9.8.7/24 brd + dev eth0 label eth0:0 ; ip addr list"'
  cap_add 'NET_ADMIN'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Revoke MKNOD rights to a container

docker_container 'cap_drop_mknod' do
  repo 'debian'
  command 'bash -c "mknod -m 444 /dev/urandom2 c 1 9 ; ls -la /dev/urandom2"'
  cap_drop 'MKNOD'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Set a container's hostname and domainname

docker_container 'fqdn' do
  repo 'debian'
  command 'hostname -f'
  host_name 'computers'
  domain_name 'biz'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Set a container's DNS resolution

docker_container 'dns' do
  repo 'debian'
  command 'cat /etc/resolv.conf'
  host_name 'computers'
  dns ['4.3.2.1', '1.2.3.4']
  dns_search ['computers.biz', 'chef.io']
  action :run_if_missing
end

Add extra hosts to a container's /etc/hosts

docker_container 'extra_hosts' do
  repo 'debian'
  command 'cat /etc/hosts'
  extra_hosts ['east:4.3.2.1', 'west:1.2.3.4']
  action :run_if_missing
end

Manage container's restart_policy

docker_container 'try_try_again' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'grep asdasdasd /etc/passwd'
  restart_policy 'on-failure'
  restart_maximum_retry_count 2
  action :run_if_missing
end

docker_container 'reboot_survivor' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 123 -e /bin/cat'
  port '123'
  restart_policy 'always'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Manage container links

docker_container 'link_source' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  env ['FOO=bar', 'BIZ=baz']
  command 'nc -ll -p 321 -e /bin/cat'
  port '321'
  action :run_if_missing
end

docker_container 'link_target_1' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  env ['ASD=asd']
  command 'ping -c 1 hello'
  links ['link_source:hello']
  action :run_if_missing
end

docker_container 'link_target_2' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'env'
  links ['link_source:hello']
  action :run_if_missing
end

execute 'redeploy_link_source' do
  command 'touch /marker_container_redeploy_link_source'
  creates '/marker_container_redeploy_link_source'
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[link_source]', :immediately
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[link_target_1]', :immediately
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[link_target_2]', :immediately
  action :run
end

Mutate a container between chef-client runs

docker_tag 'mutator_from_busybox' do
  target_repo 'busybox'
  target_tag 'latest'
  to_repo 'someara/mutator'
  target_tag 'latest'
end

docker_container 'mutator' do
  repo 'someara/mutator'
  tag 'latest'
  command "sh -c 'touch /mutator-`date +\"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S\"`'"
  outfile '/mutator.tar'
  force true
  action :run_if_missing
end

execute 'commit mutator' do
  command 'true'
  notifies :commit, 'docker_container[mutator]', :immediately
  notifies :export, 'docker_container[mutator]', :immediately
  notifies :redeploy, 'docker_container[mutator]', :immediately
  action :run
end

Specify read/write timeouts

docker_container 'api_timeouts' do
  repo 'alpine'
  read_timeout 60
  write_timeout 60
end

Specify a custom logging driver and its options

docker_container 'syslogger' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 780 -e /bin/cat'
  log_driver 'syslog'
  log_opts 'tag=container-syslogger'
end

Connect to an external docker daemon and create a container

docker_container 'external_daemon' do
  repo 'alpine'
  host 'tcp://1.2.3.4:2376'
  action :create
end

Properties

Most docker_container properties are the snake_case version of the CamelCase keys found in the Docker Remote Api

container_name - The name of the container. Defaults to the name of the docker_container resource.
repo - aka image_name. The first half of a the complete identifier for a Docker Image.
tag - The second half of a Docker image's identity. - Defaults to latest.
command - The command to run when starting the container.
autoremove - Boolean - Automatically delete a container when it's command exits. Defaults to false.
volumes - An array of volume bindings for this container. Each volume binding is a string in one of these forms: container_path to create a new volume for the container. host_path:container_path to bind-mount a host path into the container. host_path:container_path:ro to make the bind-mount read-only inside the container.
cap_add - An array Linux Capabilities (man 7 capabilities) to add to grant the container beyond what it normally gets.
cap_drop - An array Linux Capabilities (man 7 capabilities) to revoke that the container normally has.
cpu_shares - An integer value containing the CPU Shares for the container.
devices - A Hash of devices to add to the container.
dns - An array of DNS servers the container will use for name resolution.
dns_search - An array of domains the container will search for name resolution.
domain_name - Set's the container's dnsdomainname as returned by the dnsdomainname command.
entrypoint - Set the entry point for the container as a string or an array of strings.
env - Set environment variables in the container in the form ['FOO=bar', 'BIZ=baz']
env_file - Read environment variables from a file and set in the container. Accepts an Array or String to the file location. lazy evaluator must be set if the file passed is created by Chef.
extra_hosts - An array of hosts to add to the container's /etc/hosts in the form ['host_a:10.9.8.7', 'host_b:10.9.8.6']
force - A boolean to use in container operations that support a force option. Defaults to false
host - A string containing the host the API should communicate with. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_HOST'] if set
host_name - The hostname for the container.
labels A string, array, or hash to set metadata on the container in the form ['foo:bar', 'hello:world']`
links - An array of source container/alias pairs to link the container to in the form [container_a:www', container_b:db']
log_driver - Sets a custom logging driver for the container (json-file/syslog/journald/gelf/fluentd/none).
log_opts - Configures the above logging driver options (driver-specific).
init - Run an init inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes.
ip_address - Container IPv4 address (e.g. 172.30.100.104)
mac_address - The mac address for the container to use.
memory - Memory limit in bytes.
memory_swap - Total memory limit (memory + swap); set -1 to disable swap limit (unlimited). You must use this with memory and make the swap value larger than memory.
network_disabled - Boolean to disable networking. Defaults to false.
network_mode - Sets the networking mode for the container. One of bridge, host, container.
network_aliases - Adds network-scoped alias for the container in form ['alias-1', 'alias-2'].
open_stdin - Boolean value, opens stdin. Defaults to false.
outfile - The path to write the file when using :export action.
port - The port configuration to use in the container. Matches the syntax used by the docker CLI tool.
privileged - Boolean to start the container in privileged more. Defaults to false
publish_all_ports - Allocates a random host port for all of a container's exposed ports.
remove_volumes - A boolean to clean up "dangling" volumes when removing the last container with a reference to it. Default to false to match the Docker CLI behavior.
restart_policy - One of no, on-failure, unless-stopped, or always. Use always if you want a service container to survive a Dockerhost reboot. Defaults to no.
restart_maximum_retry_count - Maximum number of restarts to try when restart_policy is on-failure. Defaults to an ever increasing delay (double the previous delay, starting at 100mS), to prevent flooding the server.
running_wait_time - Amount of seconds docker_container wait to determine if a process is running.`
security_opt - A list of string values to customize labels for MLS systems, such as SELinux.
signal - The signal to send when using the :kill action. Defaults to SIGTERM.
sysctls - A hash of sysctls to set on the container. Defaults to {}.
tty - Boolean value to allocate a pseudo-TTY. Defaults to false.
user - A string value specifying the user inside the container.
volumes - An Array of paths inside the container to expose. Does the same thing as the VOLUME directive in a Dockerfile, but works on container creation.
volumes_from - A list of volumes to inherit from another container. Specified in the form <container name>[:<ro|rw>]
volume_driver - Driver that this container users to mount volumes.
working_dir - A string specifying the working directory for commands to run in.
read_timeout - May need to increase for commits or exports that are slow
write_timeout - May need to increase for commits or exports that are slow
kill_after - Number of seconds to wait before killing the container. Defaults to wait indefinitely; eventually will hit read_timeout limit.
timeout - Seconds to wait for an attached container to return
tls - Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS'] if set
tls_verify - Use TLS and verify the remote. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY'] if set
tls_ca_cert - Trust certs signed only by this CA. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
tls_client_cert - Path to TLS certificate file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
tls_client_key - Path to TLS key file for docker cli. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH'] if set
userns_mode - Modify the user namespace mode - Defaults to nil, example option: host
pid_mode - Set the PID (Process) Namespace mode for the container. host: use the host's PID namespace inside the container.
ipc_mode - Set the IPC mode for the container - Defaults to nil, example option: host
uts_mode - Set the UTS namespace mode for the container. The UTS namespace is for setting the hostname and the domain that is visible to running processes in that namespace. By default, all containers, including those with --network=host, have their own UTS namespace. The host setting will result in the container using the same UTS namespace as the host. Note that --hostname is invalid in host UTS mode.
ro_rootfs - Mount the container's root filesystem as read only. Defaults to false

Actions

:create - Creates the container but does not start it. Useful for Volume containers.
:start - Starts the container. Useful for containers that run jobs.. command that exit.
:run - The default action. Both :create and :start the container in one action. Redeploys the container on resource change.
:run_if_missing - Runs a container only once.
:stop - Stops the container.
:restart - Stops and then starts the container.
:kill - Send a signal to the container process. Defaults to SIGKILL.
:pause - Pauses the container.
:unpause - Unpauses the container.
:delete - Deletes the container.
:redeploy - Deletes and runs the container.
:reload - Sends SIGHUP to pid 1 in the container

docker_registry

The docker_registry resource is responsible for managing the connection auth information to a Docker registry.

docker_registry action :login

Log into or register with public registry:

docker_registry 'https://index.docker.io/v1/' do
  username 'publicme'
  password 'hope_this_is_in_encrypted_databag'
  email '[email protected]'
end

Log into private registry with optional port:

docker_registry 'my local registry' do
   serveraddress 'https://registry.computers.biz:8443/'
   username 'privateme'
   password 'still_hope_this_is_in_encrypted_databag'
   email '[email protected]'
end

docker_network

The docker_network resource is responsible for managing Docker named networks. Usage of overlay driver requires the docker_service to be configured to use a distributed key/value store like etcd, consul, or zookeeper.

docker_network action :create

docker_network 'my_network' do
  subnet '192.168.88.0/24'
  gateway '192.168.88.1'
  action :create
end

docker_container 'echo-base' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 1337 -e /bin/cat'
  port '1337'
  network_mode 'my_network'
  action :run
end

Properties

driver - The network driver to use. Defaults to bridge, other options include overlay.
subnet - Specify the subnet(s) for the network. Ex: 192.168.0.0/16
gateway - Specify the gateway(s) for the network. Ex: 192.168.0.1
ip_range - Specify a range of IPs to allocate for containers. Ex: 192.168.1.0/24
enable_ipv6 - Enable IPv6 on the network. Ex: true
aux_address - Auxillary addresses for the network. Ex: ['a=192.168.1.5', 'b=192.168.1.6']
container - Container-id/name to be connected/disconnected to/from the network. Used only by :connect and :disconnect actions

Example

docker_network 'network_g' do
  driver 'overlay'
  subnet ['192.168.0.0/16', '192.170.0.0/16']
  gateway ['192.168.0.100', '192.170.0.100']
  ip_range '192.168.1.0/24'
  aux_address ['a=192.168.1.5', 'b=192.168.1.6', 'a=192.170.1.5', 'b=192.170.1.6']
end

Connect to multiple networks

docker_network 'network_h1' do
  action :create
end

docker_network 'network_h2' do
  action :create
end

docker_container 'echo-base-networks_h' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  command 'nc -ll -p 1337 -e /bin/cat'
  port '1337'
  network_mode 'network_h1'
  action :run
end

docker_network 'network_h2' do
  container 'echo-base-networks_h'
  action :connect
end

IPv6 enabled network

docker_network 'network_i1' do
  enable_ipv6 true
  subnet 'fd00:dead:beef::/48'
  action :create
end

Actions

:create - create a network
:delete - delete a network
:connect - connect a container to a network
:disconnect - disconnect a container from a network

docker_volume

The docker_volume resource is responsible for managing Docker named volumes.

docker_volume action :create

docker_volume 'hello' do
  action :create
end

docker_container 'file_writer' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  volumes 'hello:/hello'
  command 'touch /hello/sean_was_here'
  action :run_if_missing
end

Actions

:create - create a volume
:remove - remove a volume

docker_execute

The docker_execute resource allows you to execute commands inside of a running container.

Examples

docker_exec 'touch_it' do
  container 'busybox_exec'
  command ['touch', '/tmp/onefile']
end

Properties

host - Daemon socket(s) to connect to - tcp://host:port, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://socketfd.
command - A command structured as an Array similar to CMD in a Dockerfile.
container - Name of the container to execute the command in.
timeout- Seconds to wait for an attached container to return. Defaults to 60 seconds.

Actions

:run - Runs the command

Testing and Development

Full development and testing workflow with Test Kitchen and friends:

<testing.md> </testing.md>

Contributing

Please see contributing information in:

<contributing.md> </contributing.md>

Maintainers

Sean OMeara ([email protected])
Brian Flad ([email protected])
Chase Bolt ([email protected])

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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