seems ok now

roles/apps/files/bitcoin/bin/btc_init

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ printtoconsole=${PRINTTOCONSOLE:-1}
 rpccookiefile=.cookie
 #rpcconnect=${RPCCONNECT:-127.0.0.1} 
 #rpcport=${RPCPORT:-8332}         
-#rpcauth=${RPCAUTH:-xxx}          
+rpcauth=${RPCAUTH:-xxx}          
 whitelist=${WHITELIST:-127.0.0.1}
 
 # performance

roles/apps/tasks/bitcoin.yml

@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@
 - name: bitcoin - copy rpcauth.py utility
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: bitcoin/rpcauth.py
-    dest: ~/Container/bitcoin/rpcauth.py
+    dest: ~/Containers/bitcoin/rpcauth.py
     mode: '0700'

roles/apps/templates/bitcoin/bitcoin-node.container.j2

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description=Bitcoin Node
 # Use the centos image
 Image={{ registry_url }}/bitcoin:{{ bitcoin_version }}
 PodmanArgs=--pod bitcoin-pod
-Environment=RPCPASSWORD={{ bitcoin_rpcpassword }}
+Environment=RPCAUTH={{ bitcoin_rpcauth }}
 
 # Use volume 
 Volume=/home/{{ansible_user}}/.bitcoin:/bitcoin/.bitcoin:Z