This is why you should check out systemd-nspawn. It was designed especially for this use case. Also. If you're on upstart, give lxc a shot. We currently test o

This is why you should check out systemd-nspawn. It was designed especially for this use case. Also. If you're on upstart, give lxc a shot. We currently test our ansible scripts by deploying to lxc by giving each container a static IP in a bridged network to simulate our production environment. Just swap ansible inventory files. Works like a charm.