Add default password for server.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 server_host: none
 portainer_config: /tmp/config
 portainer_port: "8000"
+portainer_password: "changeme"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for portainer role
 
+#
+# Set up the admin password
+#
+- name: Make sure htpasswd is installed
+  apt:
+    name: apache2-utils
+    state: present
+  when: inventory_hostname == server_host and server_host and server_host != "none"
+
+- name: Create bcrypt password
+  shell:
+    cmd: |
+      htpasswd -nb -B admin "{{ portainer_password }}" | cut -d ":" -f 2
+  register: portainer_password_bcrypt
+  when: inventory_hostname == server_host and server_host and server_host != "none"
+
 #
 # Install portainer server on the server host
 #
@@ -27,6 +43,7 @@
     volumes:
       - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
       - "{{ portainer_config }}:/data"
+    command: [ "--admin-password", "'{{ portainer_password_bcrypt.stdout }}'"]
   when: inventory_hostname == server_host and server_host and server_host != "none"
 
 #