Can I access build environment on host with pipeline runner?

[zcv]

Hi There,

I am testing the Bitbucket Pipeline Runner and want to be able to automate a build in an embedded arm dev Linux environment which hosts the runner. While I am very new to Docker, is it possible to run commands on the runner containers host?

[Rafael F_ · Accepted solution]

You can do that using ansible.

Add ansible to your builder image and it can then access any other linux.

https://medium.com/nonstopio/integrate-ansible-with-bitbucket-pipeline-4ae9821ce6fd

If there's a better way to do this I'd also like to know.

[zcv]

Ah, yes a neat way of doing it. I have ended up going down the path of building a custom docker image and hosting it on Docker Hub. I'll see how this goes but not sure if it is the most effective method as I am pretty new to Docker. Spooling up a 1GB docker image for a build (compiling embedded firmware) just doesn't seem right but hey, that is how to cool kids do it these days?

Thanks for sending the link. I think I will use this method for actioning our Hardware-In-Loop test infrastructure though!