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On a private project I used the following configuration: 
---
when:
  - event: "pull_request"
  - event: "manual"

steps:
  test:
    image: "quay.io/podman/stable:v5.8.7@sha256:8ff946bb9b4ddcf3bfdd431693bbfdc9920556e7da17ea06717098c117bf33c0"
    depends_on: []
    privileged: true
    commands:
      - "dnf install -y python3-pip"
      - "python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip"
      - "python3 -m pip install molecule==26.9.0"
      - |
        for DIR in roles/*; do
          (
            cd "$DIR"
            if [ -e 'molecule' ]; then
              molecule test --all
            fi
          )
        done
  lint:
    image: "python:3.14.7-trixie@sha256:0876e54cf728d89fd9d0fdaf5837b9ee879ea5fbbd6fd0cddbe5eb0cce3f5f9e"
    depends_on: []
    commands:
      - "python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip"
      - "python3 -m pip install ansible-lint==26.9.0"
      - "ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman==1.20.2"
      - "ansible-lint"
  editorconfig-checker:
    image: "ghcr.io/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker:4.0.2@sha256:f997cfb58a878832c587e9e02aa3ba3eb984b7ea7a074f5523df40271fa4e637"
    depends_on: []
    commands: "editorconfig-checker --exclude .ansible"
  spellcheck:
    image: "ghcr.io/streetsidesoftware/cspell:10.1.1@sha256:14f0c074898869c3f8060787d4c7eb86e43f8de9e3aaca0c4323741f9bd6cbff"
    depends_on: []
    commands: "cspell-cli"

I've adapted it a little to fit with the other examples on the same page:

  • Invoke on push and pull_request.
  • Named the step build instead of test.
  • Using :latest tags for container images.

This works for me!

I was hoping to test it with other projects in the wild to see if works as a drop-in, but I don't see many projects that actually follow the approach to using Molecule as described in your documentation. 🤔

Notes

Regarding the UTS Namespaces part, without it the pipeline will fail with this:

[test:L171:62s] failed: [localhost] (item=molecule-debian) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "molecule-debian", "msg": "Container molecule-debian exited with code 125 when runed", "stderr": "Error: invalid config provided: cannot set hostname when running in the host UTS namespace: invalid configuration\n", "stderr_lines": ["Error: invalid config provided: cannot set hostname when running in the host UTS namespace: invalid configuration"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}

An alternate solution to this would be to prepend this command to the pipeline instead of modifying the Molecule setup:

      - |
        cat > /etc/containers/containers.conf << EOL
        [containers]
        utsns = "private"
        EOL

Or we could document both here, and the user can decide if they want to add it to the Molecule scaffolding or their pipeline setup. I personally think it's best to only show one or the other, though I have no preference for which.

Update: Sorry about the push spam. After pushing, I ended up rewriting it and went a little crazy with little touches. ^-^'

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  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for configuring Woodpecker CI to run Molecule tests on push and pull-request events.
    • Explained Woodpecker’s default security restrictions and the trust settings needed for container-based tests.
    • Included an example using a privileged Podman container, installing the required test tools, setting a private UTS namespace, and running the full Molecule test suite.

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The CI documentation adds Woodpecker trust guidance and a sample pipeline for container-based Molecule tests. The example uses privileged Podman, sets the UTS namespace to private, and runs molecule test --all.

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Document the Woodpecker pipeline
docs/ci.md, .config/dictionary.txt		 Documents the trust requirement for container-based Molecule tests and provides a sample pipeline triggered by push and pull-request events. The example installs pip and Molecule, uses a privileged Podman container, sets the UTS namespace to private, and runs molecule test --all. The dictionary adds DIND, PIND, pind, and utsns.

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chore(docs): add section for Woodpecker CI
4a34f22 
These instructions are largely based on this:
https://codeberg.org/piotrkrzysztof/cloud/src/commit/c24d2f5064c99d6cac350f3835a1d2b70e41bff6/.woodpecker/test.yaml#L50

Should work for a vanilla Ansible Molecule setup that follows the
current documentation.
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chore(config): add DIND/PIND to dictionary
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My use of the words "DIND" and "PIND" are based on this article:
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/podman-inside-container
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Please address the red ci

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Please address the red ci

Hey hey! I don't think the failure was due to my PR! In fact, I think it was fixed by your rebase! uwu

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