http_proxy doesn't seem to work

[metasikander]

Does anyone know if env.vir. works with these modules?
I'm specifically trying to pull images through the http_proxy, but it doesn't work with the module.
It works when doing it manually on the same machine with the same user.

- name: Pull images
  containers.podman.podman_image:
    name: "{{ item }}"
  loop:
    - docker.io/library/mariadb:{{ mariadb_version }}
    - docker.io/library/redis:{{ redis_version }}
    - docker.io/library/nextcloud:{{ nextcloud_version }}
    - docker.io/library/nextcloud:fpm-alpine
  environment: "{{ proxy_env }}"

[sshnaidm]

What do you have in "{{ proxy_env }}" ?

[metasikander]

vars:
  proxy_env:
    http_proxy: http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000
    https_proxy: http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000

[metasikander]

this is what i get with -vvvvv:
EXEC /bin/sh -c 'http_proxy=http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000 https_proxy=http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000 /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1669122721.1867423-7772-258380084058210/AnsiballZ_podman_image.py && sleep 0'

[metasikander]

it also works with shell, but i would prefer to use the module:

- name: Pull Images
  ansible.builtin.shell: podman pull {{ item }} && sleep 0
  loop:
    - docker.io/library/mariadb:{{ mariadb_version }}
    - docker.io/library/redis:{{ redis_version }}
    - docker.io/library/nextcloud:{{ nextcloud_version }}
    - docker.io/library/nextcloud:fpm-alpine
  environment: "{{ proxy_env }}"

[sshnaidm]

Do you use gather_facts: true?
This worked for me:

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: true
  vars:
    proxy_env:
      http_proxy: http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000
      https_proxy: http://proxy.localproxy.com:8000

  tasks:
    - name: pull
      containers.podman.podman_image:
        name: alpine:3.3
      environment: "{{ proxy_env }}"

[metasikander]

that seems to work.
do you know why that's necessary?

[sshnaidm]

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_environment.html

You must include an explicit gather_facts task in your playbook and set the environment keyword on that task to turn these values into Ansible facts.

[metasikander]

thank you!