vultr_startup_script – Manages startup scripts on Vultr

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Create, update and remove startup scripts.

Aliases: vr_startup_script

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_account
string
Default:
"default"
Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint
string
URL to API endpint (without trailing slash).
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ENDPOINT is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key
string
API key of the Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_KEY is used as default, when defined.
api_retries
integer
Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRIES is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay
integer
added in 2.9
Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout
integer
HTTP timeout to Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_TIMEOUT is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
name
string / required
The script name.
script
string
The script source code.
Required if state=present.
script_type
string
    Choices:
  • boot ←
  • pxe
The script type, can not be changed once created.

aliases: type
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the script.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: ensure a pxe script exists, source from a file
  vultr_startup_script:
    name: my_web_script
    script_type: pxe
    script: "{{ lookup('file', 'path/to/script') }}"

- name: ensure a boot script exists
  vultr_startup_script:
    name: vultr_startup_script
    script: "#!/bin/bash\necho Hello World > /root/hello"

- name: ensure a script is absent
  vultr_startup_script:
    name: my_web_script
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
vultr_api
complex
success
Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
 
api_account
string
success
Account used in the ini file to select the key

Sample:
default
 
api_endpoint
string
success
Endpoint used for the API requests

Sample:
https://api.vultr.com
 
api_retries
integer
success
Amount of max retries for the API requests

Sample:
5
 
api_retry_max_delay
integer
added in 2.9
 success
Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value.

Sample:
12
 
api_timeout
integer
success
Timeout used for the API requests

Sample:
60
vultr_startup_script
complex
success
Response from Vultr API
 
date_created
string
success
Date the startup script was created.

Sample:
2017-08-26 12:47:48
 
date_modified
string
success
Date the startup script was modified.

Sample:
2017-08-26 12:47:48
 
id
string
success
ID of the startup script.

Sample:
249395
 
name
string
success
Name of the startup script.

Sample:
my startup script
 
script
string
success
The source code of the startup script.

Sample:
#!/bin/bash echo Hello World > /root/hello
 
script_type
string
success
The type of the startup script.

Sample:
pxe


Status

Authors

  • René Moser (@resmo)

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