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docker_network

Manage Docker networks for container orchestration.

Attributes

check_mode:
  support: full

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Values	Description
attachable		boolean		Allow manual container attachment to network.
driver		string	bridge overlay macvlan null	Network driver (bridge, overlay, macvlan, null).
enable_ipv6		boolean		Enable IPv6 networking.
force		boolean		Force removal of the network.
gateway		string		IPv4 gateway.
internal		boolean		Restrict external access to the network.
ip_range		string		IPv4 address range.
ipam_config		array		IPAM configuration.
name	true	string		Network name (required).
scope		string	local swarm	Network scope (local, swarm).
state		string	present absent	Desired state of the network.
subnet		string		IPv4 subnet CIDR.

Example

- name: Create a bridge network
  docker_network:
    name: mynetwork
    state: present

- name: Create a network with custom subnet
  docker_network:
    name: app_network
    driver: bridge
    subnet: "172.20.0.0/16"
    gateway: "172.20.0.1"
    state: present

- name: Create an overlay network for swarm
  docker_network:
    name: swarm_network
    driver: overlay
    scope: swarm
    attachable: true
    state: present

- name: Create an isolated internal network
  docker_network:
    name: internal_network
    driver: bridge
    internal: true
    state: present

- name: Create a network with IP range
  docker_network:
    name: limited_network
    subnet: "172.30.0.0/16"
    ip_range: "172.30.0.0/24"
    state: present

- name: Create an IPv6 enabled network
  docker_network:
    name: ipv6_network
    enable_ipv6: true
    subnet: "fd00:dead:beef::/48"
    state: present

- name: Remove a network
  docker_network:
    name: old_network
    state: absent