vultr.cloud.instance module – Manages server instances on Vultr.

Note

This module is part of the vultr.cloud collection (version 1.13.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install vultr.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: vultr.cloud.instance.

New in vultr.cloud 1.1.0

Synopsis

• Manage server instances on Vultr.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
activation_email boolean	Whether to send an activation email when the instance is ready or not. Only considered on creation. Choices: false ← (default) true
api_endpoint string	URL to API endpint (without trailing slash). Fallback environment variable VULTR_API_ENDPOINT. Default: "https://api.vultr.com/v2"
api_key string / required	API key of the Vultr API. Fallback environment variable VULTR_API_KEY.
api_retries integer	Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP error code, such as - 429 Too Many Requests - 500 Internal Server Error - 504 Gateway Time-out Fallback environment variable VULTR_API_RETRIES. Default: 5
api_retry_max_delay integer	Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds. Fallback environment variable VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY. Default: 12
api_timeout integer	HTTP timeout to Vultr API. Fallback environment variable VULTR_API_TIMEOUT. Default: 180
app string	The app deploy name of Vultr OneClick apps. Mutually exclusive with image and os.
backups boolean	Whether to enable automatic backups or not. Choices: false true
ddos_protection boolean	Whether to enable ddos_protection or not. Choices: false true
enable_ipv6 boolean	Whether to enable IPv6 or not. Choices: false true
firewall_group string	The firewall group description to assign this instance to.
hostname string	The hostname to assign to this instance.
image string	The image deploy name of Vultr Marketplace apps. Mutually exclusive with os and app.
label aliases: name string / required	Name of the instance.
os string	The operating system name. Mutually exclusive with image and app.
plan string	The plan name to use for the instance. Required if the instance does not yet exist.
region string / required	Region the instance is deployed into.
reserved_ipv4 string	IP address of the floating IP to use as the main IP of this instance. Only considered on creation.
skip_wait boolean added in vultr.cloud 1.13.0	Whether to skip the wait for the instance to be completely ready for access. Choices: false ← (default) true
snapshot string added in vultr.cloud 1.7.0	Description or ID of the snapshot. Only considered while creating the instance.
ssh_keys list / elements=string	List of SSH key names passed to the instance on creation.
startup_script string	Name or ID of the startup script to execute on boot. Only considered while creating the instance.
state string	State of the instance. The state reinstalled was added in version 1.8.0. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "started" "stopped" "restarted" "reinstalled"
tags list / elements=string	Tags for the instance.
user_data string	User data to be passed to the instance.
user_scheme string added in vultr.cloud 1.11.0	The user scheme used as login user (Linux-only). By default, the root user is configured. Only considered while creating the instance. Choices: "root" "limited"
validate_certs boolean	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API. Choices: false true ← (default)
vpcs list / elements=string added in vultr.cloud 1.5.0	A list of VPCs identified by their description to be assigned to the instance.

Notes

Note

• Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.

Examples

---
- name: Create an instance using OS
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: my web server
    hostname: my-hostname
    user_data: |
      #cloud-config
      packages:
        - nginx
    firewall_group: my firewall group
    plan: vc2-1c-2gb
    ddos_protection: true
    backups: true
    enable_ipv6: true
    ssh_keys:
      - my ssh key
    vpcs:
      - my vpc description
    tags:
      - web
      - project-genesis
    region: ams
    os: Debian 12 x64 (bookworm)

- name: Deploy an instance of a marketplace app
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: git-server
    hostname: git
    firewall_group: my firewall group
    plan: vc2-1c-2gb
    ddos_protection: true
    backups: true
    enable_ipv6: true
    region: ams
    image: Gitea on Ubuntu 20.04

- name: Stop an existing instance
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: my web server
    region: ams
    state: stopped

- name: Start an existing instance
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: my web server
    region: ams
    state: started

- name: Reinstall an instance
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: my web server
    region: ams
    state: reinstalled

- name: Delete an instance
  vultr.cloud.instance:
    label: my web server
    region: ams
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
vultr_api dictionary	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification. Returned: success
api_endpoint string	Endpoint used for the API requests. Returned: success Sample: "https://api.vultr.com/v2"
api_retries integer	Amount of max retries for the API requests. Returned: success Sample: 5
api_retry_max_delay integer	Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value. Returned: success Sample: 12
api_timeout integer	Timeout used for the API requests. Returned: success Sample: 60
vultr_instance dictionary	Response from Vultr API. Returned: success
allowed_bandwidth integer	Allowed bandwidth of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 1000
app_id integer	App ID of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 37
backups string added in vultr.cloud 1.3.0	Whether backups are enabled or disabled. Returned: success Sample: "enabled"
date_created string	Date when the instance was created. Returned: success Sample: "2020-10-10T01:56:20+00:00"
ddos_protection boolean added in vultr.cloud 1.3.0	Whether DDOS protections is enabled or not. Returned: success Sample: true
disk integer	Disk size of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 25
enable_ipv6 boolean added in vultr.cloud 1.3.0	Whether IPv6 is enabled or not. Returned: success Sample: true
features list / elements=string	Features of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ["ddos_protection", "ipv6", "auto_backups"]
firewall_group_id string	Firewall group ID of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ""
gateway_v4 string	Gateway IPv4. Returned: success Sample: "95.179.188.1"
hostname string	Hostname of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "vultr.guest"
id string	ID of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "cb676a46-66fd-4dfb-b839-443f2e6c0b60"
image_id string	Image ID of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ""
internal_ip string	Internal IP of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ""
kvm string	KVM of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "https://my.vultr.com/subs/vps/novnc/api.php?data=..."
label string	Label of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "my instance"
main_ip string	IPv4 of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "95.179.189.95"
netmask_v4 string	Netmask IPv4 of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "255.255.254.0"
os string	OS of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "Application"
os_id integer	OS ID of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 186
plan string	Plan of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "vc2-1c-1gb"
power_status string	Power status of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "running"
ram integer	RAM in MB of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 1024
region string	Region the instance was deployed into. Returned: success Sample: "ews"
server_status string	Server status of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "installingbooting"
status string	Status about the deployment of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "active"
tags list / elements=string	Tags of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ["my-tag"]
user_data string	Base64 encoded user data (cloud init) of the instance. Returned: success Sample: "I2Nsb3VkLWNvbmZpZwpwYWNrYWdlczoKICAtIGh0b3AK"
user_scheme string added in vultr.cloud 1.11.0	The user scheme to login into this instance Returned: success Sample: "root"
v6_main_ip string	IPv6 of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ""
v6_network string	IPv6 network of the instance. Returned: success Sample: ""
v6_network_size integer	IPv6 network size of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 0
vcpu_count integer	vCPUs of the instance. Returned: success Sample: 1
vpcs list / elements=string added in vultr.cloud 1.5.0	List of VPCs attached. Returned: success
description string	Description of the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "my vpc"
id string	ID of the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "5536d2a4-66fd-4dfb-b839-7672fd5bc116"
ip_address string	IP assigned from the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "192.168.23.3"
mac_address string	MAC address of the network interface. Returned: success Sample: "5a:01:04:3d:5e:72"

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

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