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Headless Chromes

Overview

Headless Chromes is a way to run the Chrome browser in a headless environment.


This was created for use with Hoarder which calls for a specific version (123)

Deployment

sb install sandbox-chrome

Usage

The docker commands are set to the following by default. Port 9222 is open to the container by default.

  - --no-sandbox
  - --disable-gpu
  - --disable-dev-shm-usage
  - --remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0
  - --remote-debugging-port=9222
  - --hide-scrollbars

Role Defaults

Use the Inventory to customize variables. (1)

  1. Example override

    chrome_name: "custom_value"
    

    Avoid overriding variables ending in _default

    When overriding variables that end in _default (like chrome_docker_envs_default), you replace the entire default configuration. Future updates that add new default values will not be applied to your setup, potentially breaking functionality.

    Instead, use the corresponding _custom variable (like chrome_docker_envs_custom) to add your changes. Custom values are merged with defaults, ensuring you receive updates.

chrome_name
# Type: string
chrome_name: chrome

Container

chrome_role_docker_container
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_container: "{{ chrome_name }}"

Image

chrome_role_docker_image_pull
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_image_pull: true
chrome_role_docker_image_repo
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_image_repo: "gcr.io/zenika-hub/alpine-chrome"
chrome_role_docker_image_tag
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_image_tag: "124"
chrome_role_docker_image
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_image: "{{ lookup('role_var', '_docker_image_repo', role='chrome') }}:{{ lookup('role_var', '_docker_image_tag', role='chrome') }}"

Envs

chrome_role_docker_envs_default
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_envs_default:
  TZ: "{{ tz }}"
  PUID: "{{ uid }}"
  PGID: "{{ gid }}"
chrome_role_docker_envs_custom
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_envs_custom: {}

Commands

chrome_role_docker_commands_default
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_commands_default:
  - "--no-sandbox"
  - "--disable-gpu"
  - "--disable-dev-shm-usage"
  - "--remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0"
  - "--remote-debugging-port=9222"
  - "--hide-scrollbars"
chrome_role_docker_commands_custom
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_commands_custom: []

Hostname

chrome_role_docker_hostname
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_hostname: "{{ chrome_name }}"

Networks

chrome_role_docker_networks_alias
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_networks_alias: "{{ chrome_name }}"
chrome_role_docker_networks_default
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_networks_default: []
chrome_role_docker_networks_custom
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_networks_custom: []

Restart Policy

chrome_role_docker_restart_policy
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_restart_policy: unless-stopped

State

chrome_role_docker_state
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_state: started

The following advanced options are available via create_docker_container but are not defined in the role. See: docker_container module

Resource Limits

chrome_role_docker_blkio_weight
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_blkio_weight:
chrome_role_docker_cpu_period
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_cpu_period:
chrome_role_docker_cpu_quota
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_cpu_quota:
chrome_role_docker_cpu_shares
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_cpu_shares:
chrome_role_docker_cpus
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_cpus:
chrome_role_docker_cpuset_cpus
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_cpuset_cpus:
chrome_role_docker_cpuset_mems
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_cpuset_mems:
chrome_role_docker_kernel_memory
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_kernel_memory:
chrome_role_docker_memory
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_memory:
chrome_role_docker_memory_reservation
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_memory_reservation:
chrome_role_docker_memory_swap
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_memory_swap:
chrome_role_docker_memory_swappiness
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_memory_swappiness:
chrome_role_docker_shm_size
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_shm_size:

Security & Devices

chrome_role_docker_cap_drop
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_cap_drop:
chrome_role_docker_cgroupns_mode
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_cgroupns_mode:
chrome_role_docker_device_cgroup_rules
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_cgroup_rules:
chrome_role_docker_device_read_bps
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_read_bps:
chrome_role_docker_device_read_iops
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_read_iops:
chrome_role_docker_device_requests
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_requests:
chrome_role_docker_device_write_bps
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_write_bps:
chrome_role_docker_device_write_iops
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_device_write_iops:
chrome_role_docker_devices
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_devices:
chrome_role_docker_devices_default
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_devices_default:
chrome_role_docker_groups
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_groups:
chrome_role_docker_privileged
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_privileged:
chrome_role_docker_security_opts
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_security_opts:
chrome_role_docker_user
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_user:
chrome_role_docker_userns_mode
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_userns_mode:

Networking

chrome_role_docker_dns_opts
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_dns_opts:
chrome_role_docker_dns_search_domains
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_dns_search_domains:
chrome_role_docker_dns_servers
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_dns_servers:
chrome_role_docker_domainname
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_domainname:
chrome_role_docker_exposed_ports
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_exposed_ports:
chrome_role_docker_hosts
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_hosts:
chrome_role_docker_hosts_use_common
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_hosts_use_common:
chrome_role_docker_ipc_mode
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_ipc_mode:
chrome_role_docker_links
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_links:
chrome_role_docker_network_mode
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_network_mode:
chrome_role_docker_pid_mode
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_pid_mode:
chrome_role_docker_ports
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_ports:
chrome_role_docker_uts
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_uts:

Storage

chrome_role_docker_keep_volumes
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_keep_volumes:
chrome_role_docker_mounts
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_mounts:
chrome_role_docker_storage_opts
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_storage_opts:
chrome_role_docker_tmpfs
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_tmpfs:
chrome_role_docker_volume_driver
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_volume_driver:
chrome_role_docker_volumes
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_volumes:
chrome_role_docker_volumes_from
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_volumes_from:
chrome_role_docker_volumes_global
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_volumes_global:
chrome_role_docker_working_dir
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_working_dir:

Monitoring & Lifecycle

chrome_role_docker_auto_remove
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_auto_remove:
chrome_role_docker_cleanup
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_cleanup:
chrome_role_docker_force_kill
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_force_kill:
chrome_role_docker_healthcheck
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_healthcheck:
chrome_role_docker_healthy_wait_timeout
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_healthy_wait_timeout:
chrome_role_docker_init
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_init:
chrome_role_docker_kill_signal
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_kill_signal:
chrome_role_docker_log_driver
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_log_driver:
chrome_role_docker_log_options
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_log_options:
chrome_role_docker_oom_killer
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_oom_killer:
chrome_role_docker_oom_score_adj
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_oom_score_adj:
chrome_role_docker_output_logs
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_output_logs:
chrome_role_docker_paused
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_paused:
chrome_role_docker_recreate
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_recreate:
chrome_role_docker_restart_retries
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_restart_retries:
chrome_role_docker_stop_timeout
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_stop_timeout:

Other Options

chrome_role_docker_capabilities
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_capabilities:
chrome_role_docker_cgroup_parent
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_cgroup_parent:
chrome_role_docker_create_timeout
# Type: int
chrome_role_docker_create_timeout:
chrome_role_docker_entrypoint
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_entrypoint:
chrome_role_docker_env_file
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_env_file:
chrome_role_docker_labels
# Type: dict
chrome_role_docker_labels:
chrome_role_docker_labels_use_common
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_labels_use_common:
chrome_role_docker_read_only
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_read_only:
chrome_role_docker_runtime
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_runtime:
chrome_role_docker_sysctls
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_sysctls:
chrome_role_docker_ulimits
# Type: list
chrome_role_docker_ulimits:
chrome_role_autoheal_enabled
# Enable or disable Autoheal monitoring for the container created when deploying
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_autoheal_enabled: true
chrome_role_depends_on
# List of container dependencies that must be running before the container start
# Type: string
chrome_role_depends_on: ""
chrome_role_depends_on_delay
# Delay in seconds before starting the container after dependencies are ready
# Type: string (quoted number)
chrome_role_depends_on_delay: "0"
chrome_role_depends_on_healthchecks
# Enable healthcheck waiting for container dependencies
# Type: string ("true"/"false")
chrome_role_depends_on_healthchecks:
chrome_role_diun_enabled
# Enable or disable Diun update notifications for the container created when deploying
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_diun_enabled: true
chrome_role_docker_controller
# Enable or disable Saltbox Docker Controller management for the container
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_controller: true
chrome_role_docker_image_repo
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_image_repo:
chrome_role_docker_image_tag
# Type: string
chrome_role_docker_image_tag:
chrome_role_docker_volumes_download
# Type: bool (true/false)
chrome_role_docker_volumes_download: