<p>In order to use the Docker Ansible modules, you need the Python docker module installed.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docsite/scenario_guide.html#requirements" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Ansible Docker requirements</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Most of the modules and plugins in community.docker require the Docker SDK for Python. The SDK needs to be installed on the machines where the modules and plugins are executed, and for the Python version(s) with which the modules and plugins are executed.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So you need to do a <code>pip install docker</code> (assuming python3) before using the <code>community.docker</code> collection.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-03-28T01:14:00.840Z
After activating my virtualenv, I ran pip install --force docker, and the docker module was re-installed. I then tried running my playbook but got the same importerror.  I also tried running python interpreter and importing docker and it worked fine.  Is there something else I can do to get this to work?
dnraikes
CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-03-28T17:58:22.537Z
I started fresh with a new compute instance as my ansible manager.  I used pip3 to install ansible, docker, and oci, and verified that both the oci and docker modules could be loaded in the python interactive interpreter.  I then reran my playbook and still get the same error.  python 3.6.8, docker module 5.0.3  ansible 2.11.9.
dnraikes
CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-03-27T11:04:56.250Z
2022-03-27T11:04:56.250Z
Bruce Becker
<p>This fixed my issue,</p>
<pre><code> ansible-galaxy collection install community.docker --force
</code></pre>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2024-10-16T13:56:35.117Z
2024-10-16T13:56:35.117Z
Rafaf Tahsin
<p>I am trying to write a playbook that will download a docker image and run it on a group of servers.
I have a python 3.6 virtualenv created and installed ansible into it.
I then ran:</p>
<pre><code>ansible-galaxy collections install community.docker
</code></pre>
<p>I verified that the collection was downloaded and is in my
<code>.ansible/collections/ansible_collections folder.</code></p>
<p>My playbook looks like:</p>
<pre class="lang-yaml prettyprint-override"><code>    - name: test docker
      hosts: all
      collections:
        - community.docker
      become: true
    
      tasks:
        - name: log into the ocir registry
          docker_login:
            registry_url: &quot;{{ ocir_registry }}&quot;
            username: &quot;{{ docker_user }}&quot;
            password: &quot;{{ ocir_auth_token }}&quot;
            state: present
    
        - name: ensure a container is running
          docker_container:
            name: LDAPServer
            state: started
            image: &quot;{{ docker_image }}&quot;
            pull: true
            restart_policy: always
            ports:
              - &quot;3000:3000&quot;
</code></pre>
<p>When I run this playbook with:</p>
<pre><code>    ansible-playbook docker.yml
</code></pre>
<p>I keep getting the following error:</p>
<pre><code> 
&quot;/tmp/ansible_community.docker.docker_login_payload_KMQkW7/ansible_community.docker.docker_login_p 
        ayload.zip/ansible_collections/community/docker/plugins/module_utils/common.py&quot;, line 33, 
        in &lt;module&gt;
        from docker import __version__ as docker_version
    ImportError: No module named docker
</code></pre>
<p>I just double-checked and I did install docker in my virtualenv, and I have the virtualenv activated when running the playbook.</p>
<p>What am I doing wrong, or haven't I done to set things up correctly?</p>

<docker><ansible>
Why can't my playbook find the community.docker modules
dnraikes
# Why can't my playbook find the community.docker modules

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-27)

I am trying to write a playbook that will download a docker image and run it on a group of servers.
I have a python 3.6 virtualenv created and installed ansible into it.
I then ran:
ansible-galaxy collections install community.docker

I verified that the collection was downloaded and is in my
.ansible/collections/ansible_collections folder.
My playbook looks like:
    - name: test docker
      hosts: all
      collections:
        - community.docker
      become: true
    
      tasks:
        - name: log into the ocir registry
          docker_login:
            registry_url: "{{ ocir_registry }}"
            username: "{{ docker_user }}"
            password: "{{ ocir_auth_token }}"
            state: present
    
        - name: ensure a container is running
          docker_container:
            name: LDAPServer
            state: started
            image: "{{ docker_image }}"
            pull: true
            restart_policy: always
            ports:
              - "3000:3000"

When I run this playbook with:
    ansible-playbook docker.yml

I keep getting the following error:
 
"/tmp/ansible_community.docker.docker_login_payload_KMQkW7/ansible_community.docker.docker_login_p 
        ayload.zip/ansible_collections/community/docker/plugins/module_utils/common.py", line 33, 
        in 
        from docker import __version__ as docker_version
    ImportError: No module named docker

I just double-checked and I did install docker in my virtualenv, and I have the virtualenv activated when running the playbook.
What am I doing wrong, or haven't I done to set things up correctly?

**Tags:** docker, ansible


---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-27. Score: 2

In order to use the Docker Ansible modules, you need the Python docker module installed.

See [the Ansible Docker requirements](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/docker/docsite/scenario_guide.html#requirements):

> Most of the modules and plugins in community.docker require the Docker SDK for Python. The SDK needs to be installed on the machines where the modules and plugins are executed, and for the Python version(s) with which the modules and plugins are executed.

So you need to do a `pip install docker` (assuming python3) before using the `community.docker` collection.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: After activating my virtualenv, I ran pip install --force docker, and the docker module was re-installed. I then tried running my playbook but got the same importerror.  I also tried running python interpreter and importing docker and it worked fine.  Is there something else I can do to get this to work?  
> **username_0**: I started fresh with a new compute instance as my ansible manager.  I used pip3 to install ansible, docker, and oci, and verified that both the oci and docker modules could be loaded in the python interactive interpreter.  I then reran my playbook and still get the same error.  python 3.6.8, docker module 5.0.3  ansible 2.11.9.  

---

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-10-16. Score: 1

This fixed my issue,
 ansible-galaxy collection install community.docker --force


---

