dockerservicemanager_execute

The docker_service_manager_execute resource manages the Docker daemon using Chef's execute resources. This is a basic service manager that uses shell commands to start, stop, and restart the Docker daemon.

Actions

• :start - Starts the Docker daemon
• :stop - Stops the Docker daemon
• :restart - Restarts the Docker daemon (stop followed by start)

Properties

This resource inherits properties from the docker_service_base resource. Common properties include:

Property	Type	Default	Description
docker_daemon_cmd	String	Generated	Command to start the Docker daemon
logfile	String	Based on name	Path to the log file
pidfile	String	Based on name	Path to the PID file
http_proxy	String	nil	HTTP proxy settings
https_proxy	String	nil	HTTPS proxy settings
no_proxy	String	nil	No proxy settings
tmpdir	String	nil	Temporary directory path

Examples

Basic Usage

docker_service_manager_execute 'default' do
  action :start
end

Start Docker with Custom Settings

docker_service_manager_execute 'default' do
  http_proxy 'http://proxy.example.com:3128'
  https_proxy 'http://proxy.example.com:3128'
  no_proxy 'localhost,127.0.0.1'
  action :start
end

Stop Docker Service

docker_service_manager_execute 'default' do
  action :stop
end

Restart Docker Service

docker_service_manager_execute 'default' do
  action :restart
end

Notes

• This resource enables IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding using sysctl
• The Docker daemon is started as a background process using bash
• A wait script is created to ensure the daemon is ready before proceeding
• The stop action uses a timeout of 10 seconds when stopping the daemon
• The resource uses process checking to prevent duplicate daemon instances
• Log output is redirected to the specified logfile
• Environment variables (HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, NO_PROXY, TMPDIR) are passed to the daemon process

Platform Support

This resource should work on any platform that can run the Docker daemon, but it's primarily tested on Linux systems.