created shared image storage role

ansiblesharedimage.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- name: Set up shared images storage
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+
+  vars:
+    # username for private automation hub for EE or to password protected registry
+    registry_user: "USERNAME"
+    # password for private automation hub for EE or to password protected registry
+    registry_pass: "PASSWORD"
+    # specific image to pull
+    ansible_image: "registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-supported-rhel8:latest"
+    # location of additional image store for shared storage
+    additionalimagestores: "/var/lib/mycontainers-shared"
+
+  roles:
+    - shadowman_dev_shared_image_store

roles/shadowman_dev_shared_image_store/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+ansible_image: "registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-supported-rhel8:latest"
+additionalimagestores: "/var/lib/mycontainers-shared"

roles/shadowman_dev_shared_image_store/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+
+- name: Ensure shared image directory exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ additionalimagestores }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: a+rx
+    recurse: true
+
+- name: Install podman
+  ansible.builtin.dnf:
+    name: podman
+    state: present
+
+- name: Check if EE present
+  ansible.builtin.command: "podman --root {{ additionalimagestores }} image exists {{ ansible_image }}"
+  register: exists
+  changed_when: exists.rc == 1
+  failed_when: exists.rc > 1
+
+- name: Pull EE only if not present
+  ansible.builtin.command: "podman pull --root {{ additionalimagestores }} --creds={{ registry_user }}:{{ registry_pass }} {{ ansible_image }}"
+  register: ee
+  changed_when: ee.rc == 0
+  when: exists.rc == 1