As there are multiple approaches to address that issue (I use Dockerfile templates with loops for example, but I am not a fan of them), I was wondering if you considered different approaches too. In my experience, users like to have regular Dockerfile, as they are familiar with it. Would it be possible or make sense in your opinion to run Ansible inside the Dockerfile and keep a more standard approach to Docker image building?
When the transition from using a Dockerfile to Ansible was done, the primary consideration was to be able to reuse as much existing instruction/ task files as possible. As such, iirc, this was the first approach taken. It fortunately became the last one as well since it worked.
For context, producing AWS EC2/ DO droplet images are more of the more important objectives of the repository. Hence, the idea of using Ansible which is used to build these images naturally became the first approach in order to consolidate everyone together.
As for running Ansible inside the Dockerfile, I have yet to try that out myself but it does sound possible since one can run Ansible on itself locally. Would have definitely considered it as the next approach to attempt if the first one failed.
As there are multiple approaches to address that issue (I use Dockerfile templates with loops for example, but I am not a fan of them), I was wondering if you considered different approaches too. In my experience, users like to have regular Dockerfile, as they are familiar with it. Would it be possible or make sense in your opinion to run Ansible inside the Dockerfile and keep a more standard approach to Docker image building?
Disclaimer: I am not familiar with Ansible.