ecs_taskdefinition – register a task definition in ecs

Synopsis

  • Registers or deregisters task definitions in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 Container Service (ECS)

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • boto

  • boto3

  • botocore

  • json

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
arn
-
The arn of the task description to delete
aws_access_key
string
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.

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key
string
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.

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
containers
-
A list of containers definitions
cpu
-
added in 2.7
The number of cpu units used by the task. If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of [256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096]
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url
string
Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
execution_role_arn
-
added in 2.7
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task execution role that the Amazon ECS container agent and the Docker daemon can assume.
family
-
A Name that would be given to the task definition
force_create
boolean
added in 2.5
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Always create new task definition
launch_type
-
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • EC2
  • FARGATE
The launch type on which to run your task
memory
-
added in 2.7
The amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task. If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and is limited by the cpu
network_mode
-
    Choices:
  • bridge ←
  • host
  • none
  • awsvpc
The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in the task.
awsvpc mode was added in Ansible 2.5
profile
string
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
string
The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
revision
-
A revision number for the task definition
security_token
string
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.

aliases: access_token
state
- / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
State whether the task definition should exist or be deleted
task_role_arn
-
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that containers in this task can assume. All containers in this task are granted the permissions that are specified in this role.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
volumes
-
A list of names of volumes to be attached

Notes

Note

  • If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence AWS_URL or EC2_URL, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or AWS_SECRET_KEY or EC2_SECRET_KEY, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN, AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION

  • Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html

  • AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

Examples

- name: Create task definition
  ecs_taskdefinition:
    containers:
    - name: simple-app
      cpu: 10
      essential: true
      image: "httpd:2.4"
      memory: 300
      mountPoints:
      - containerPath: /usr/local/apache2/htdocs
        sourceVolume: my-vol
      portMappings:
      - containerPort: 80
        hostPort: 80
      logConfiguration:
        logDriver: awslogs
        options:
          awslogs-group: /ecs/test-cluster-taskdef
          awslogs-region: us-west-2
          awslogs-stream-prefix: ecs
    - name: busybox
      command:
        - >
          /bin/sh -c "while true; do echo '<html><head><title>Amazon ECS Sample App</title></head><body><div><h1>Amazon ECS Sample App</h1><h2>Congratulations!
          </h2><p>Your application is now running on a container in Amazon ECS.</p>' > top; /bin/date > date ; echo '</div></body></html>' > bottom;
          cat top date bottom > /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html ; sleep 1; done"
      cpu: 10
      entryPoint:
      - sh
      - "-c"
      essential: false
      image: busybox
      memory: 200
      volumesFrom:
      - sourceContainer: simple-app
    volumes:
    - name: my-vol
    family: test-cluster-taskdef
    state: present
  register: task_output

- name: Create task definition
  ecs_taskdefinition:
    family: nginx
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      essential: true
      image: "nginx"
      portMappings:
      - containerPort: 8080
        hostPort:      8080
      cpu: 512
      memory: 1024
    state: present

- name: Create task definition
  ecs_taskdefinition:
    family: nginx
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      essential: true
      image: "nginx"
      portMappings:
      - containerPort: 8080
        hostPort:      8080
    launch_type: FARGATE
    cpu: 512
    memory: 1024
    state: present
    network_mode: awsvpc

# Create Task Definition with Environment Variables and Secrets
- name: Create task definition
  ecs_taskdefinition:
    family: nginx
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      essential: true
      image: "nginx"
      environment:
        - name: "PORT"
          value: "8080"
      secrets:
        # For variables stored in Secrets Manager
        - name: "NGINX_HOST"
          valueFrom: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:nginx/NGINX_HOST"
        # For variables stored in Parameter Store
        - name: "API_KEY"
          valueFrom: "arn:aws:ssm:us-west-2:123456789012:parameter/nginx/API_KEY"
    launch_type: FARGATE
    cpu: 512
    memory: 1GB
    state: present
    network_mode: awsvpc

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
taskdefinition
dictionary
always
a reflection of the input parameters



Status

Authors

  • Mark Chance (@Java1Guy)

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