Deploy Docker swarm cluster

First published: Monday, August 25, 2025 | Last updated: Monday, August 25, 2025

Deploy Docker swarm cluster using the SloopStash Ansible starter-kit.


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Deploy and manage Docker swarm cluster using Ansible

On-premise (VirtualBox)

# Switch to SloopStash Ansible starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-ansible

# Execute Ansible playbook against Ansible nodes.
$ ansible-playbook playbook/docker.yml -i inventory/${ENVIRONMENT}/docker/host/virtualbox --tags "setup, configure, stop, start"

On-premise (VMware)

# Switch to SloopStash Ansible starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-ansible

# Execute Ansible playbook against Ansible nodes.
$ ansible-playbook playbook/docker.yml -i inventory/${ENVIRONMENT}/docker/host/vmware --tags "setup, configure, stop, start"

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