ec2-launch
Role Name: ec2-launch
This role launches Amazon EC2 instances
Requirements
- python >= 2.6
- boto
Role Variables
Almost every entry in ec2 module is defined via a variable to make the role as broad as possible. defaults/main.yml contains these variables, which are undefined and commented out. It is up to the playbook runner to decide what variables to include.
| Variable name | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
ec2_access_key |
N/A | AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used |
ec2_secret_key |
N/A | AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used. |
ec2_launch_id |
N/A | Instance launch ID, used for idempotency when specifying an existing running instance. |
ec2_launch_count |
N/A | Number of instances to launch. |
ec2_launch_count_tag |
N/A | Used with 'exact_count' to determine how many nodes based on a specific tag criteria should be running. |
ec2_launch_exact_count |
N/A | An integer value which indicates how many instances that match the 'count_tag' parameter should be running. Instances are either created or terminated based on this value. |
ec2_launch_image |
N/A | Instance image code, like ami-xxxxxxxx. |
ec2_launch_groups |
N/A | Comma separated list of security groups to assign to the instance. |
ec2_launch_tag_name |
N/A | Name tag of the instance. |
ec2_launch_tag_class |
N/A | Class tag of the instance. |
ec2_launch_instance_type |
N/A | EC2 instance types. |
ec2_launch_key_name |
N/A | Name of existing key pair to assign to the instance. |
ec2_launch_region |
N/A | AWS region where the instance will be launched. |
ec2_launch_state |
N/A | Create or terminate instances. |
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
When calling the role you should specify variables inside the playbook, inside a vars file in group_vars/host_vars or via the interactive 'vars_prompt'.
- hosts: localhost
roles:
- role: ichundu.ec2-launch
Author Information
Install
ansible-galaxy install ichundu/ansible-role-ec2-launchLicense
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