containers.podman.podman_import module – Import Podman container from a tar file.¶
Note
This module is part of the containers.podman collection (version 1.11.0).
It is not included in ansible-core.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: containers.podman.podman_import.
Synopsis¶
- podman import imports a tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) and saves it as a filesystem image. 
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Podman installed on host 
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Comments | 
|---|---|
| Set changes as list of key-value pairs, see example. | |
| Set commit message for imported image | |
| Path to  Default:  | |
| Path to image file to load. | |
| Volume to import, cannot be used with change and commit_message | 
Examples¶
# What modules does for example
- containers.podman.podman_import:
    src: /path/to/tar/file
    change:
      - "CMD": /bin/bash
      - "User": root
    commit_message: "Importing image"
- containers.podman.podman_import:
    src: /path/to/tar/file
    volume: myvolume
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Description | 
|---|---|
| info from loaded image Returned: always Sample:  |