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community.aws.ecs_task – Run, start or stop a task in ecs

Note

This plugin is part of the community.aws collection (version 1.5.0).

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 community.aws.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.ecs_task.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis 

Creates or deletes instances of task definitions.

Requirements 

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

boto
boto3
botocore
json
python >= 2.6

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
aws_access_key aliases: ec2_access_key, 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. If profile is set this parameter is ignored. Passing the aws_access_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. Only used for boto3 based modules. Note: The CA Bundle is read ‘module’ side and may need to be explicitly copied from the controller if not run locally.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found at https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config. Only the ‘user_agent’ key is used for boto modules. See http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto for more boto configuration.
aws_secret_key aliases: ec2_secret_key, 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. If profile is set this parameter is ignored. Passing the aws_secret_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
cluster string / required	The name of the cluster to run the task on.
container_instances list / elements=string	The list of container instances on which to deploy the task.
count integer	How many new instances to start.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	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. Choices: no ← (default) yes
ec2_url aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_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.
launch_type string	The launch type on which to run your service. Choices: EC2 FARGATE
network_configuration dictionary	Network configuration of the service. Only applicable for task definitions created with network_mode=awsvpc. assign_public_ip requires botocore >= 1.8.4
assign_public_ip boolean added in 1.5.0 of community.aws	Whether the task’s elastic network interface receives a public IP address. Choices: no yes
security_groups list / elements=string	A list of group names or group IDs for the task.
subnets list / elements=string	A list of subnet IDs to which the task is attached.
operation string / required	Which task operation to execute. When operation=run task_definition must be set. When operation=start both task_definition and container_instances must be set. When operation=stop both task_definition and task must be set. Choices: run start stop
overrides dictionary	A dictionary of values to pass to the new instances.
profile aliases: aws_profile string	Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0. Using profile will override aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token and support for passing them at the same time as profile has been deprecated. aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token will be made mutually exclusive with profile after 2022-06-01.
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_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
security_token aliases: aws_security_token, access_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. If profile is set this parameter is ignored. Passing the security_token and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
started_by string	A value showing who or what started the task (for informational purposes).
tags dictionary	Tags that will be added to ecs tasks on start and run
task string	The ARN of the task to stop.
task_definition string	The task definition to start, run or stop.
validate_certs boolean	When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0. Choices: no yes ← (default)

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_PROFILE or AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE, 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, AWS_CA_BUNDLE
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 

# Simple example of run task
- name: Run task
  community.aws.ecs_task:
    operation: run
    cluster: console-sample-app-static-cluster
    task_definition: console-sample-app-static-taskdef
    count: 1
    started_by: ansible_user
  register: task_output

# Simple example of start task

- name: Start a task
  community.aws.ecs_task:
      operation: start
      cluster: console-sample-app-static-cluster
      task_definition: console-sample-app-static-taskdef
      task: "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:172139249013:task/3f8353d1-29a8-4689-bbf6-ad79937ffe8a"
      tags:
        resourceName: a_task_for_ansible_to_run
        type: long_running_task
        network: internal
        version: 1.4
      container_instances:
      - arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:172139249013:container-instance/79c23f22-876c-438a-bddf-55c98a3538a8
      started_by: ansible_user
      network_configuration:
        subnets:
        - subnet-abcd1234
        security_groups:
        - sg-aaaa1111
        - my_security_group
  register: task_output

- name: RUN a task on Fargate
  community.aws.ecs_task:
      operation: run
      cluster: console-sample-app-static-cluster
      task_definition: console-sample-app-static-taskdef
      task: "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:172139249013:task/3f8353d1-29a8-4689-bbf6-ad79937ffe8a"
      started_by: ansible_user
      launch_type: FARGATE
      network_configuration:
        subnets:
        - subnet-abcd1234
        security_groups:
        - sg-aaaa1111
        - my_security_group
  register: task_output

- name: RUN a task on Fargate with public ip assigned
  community.aws.ecs_task:
      operation: run
      count: 2
      cluster: console-sample-app-static-cluster
      task_definition: console-sample-app-static-taskdef
      task: "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:172139249013:task/3f8353d1-29a8-4689-bbf6-ad79937ffe8a"
      started_by: ansible_user
      launch_type: FARGATE
      network_configuration:
        assign_public_ip: yes
        subnets:
        - subnet-abcd1234
  register: task_output

- name: Stop a task
  community.aws.ecs_task:
      operation: stop
      cluster: console-sample-app-static-cluster
      task_definition: console-sample-app-static-taskdef
      task: "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:172139249013:task/3f8353d1-29a8-4689-bbf6-ad79937ffe8a"

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
task complex	details about the task that was started Returned: success
clusterArn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the of the cluster that hosts the task. Returned: only when details is true
containerInstanceArn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the container running the task. Returned: only when details is true
containers list / elements=dictionary	The container details. Returned: only when details is true
createdAt string	The timestamp of when the task was created. Returned: only when details is true
desiredStatus string	The desired status of the task. Returned: only when details is true
lastStatus string	The last recorded status of the task. Returned: only when details is true
launchType string	The launch type on which to run your task. Returned: always
overrides list / elements=dictionary	The container overrides set for this task. Returned: only when details is true
startedAt string	The timestamp of when the task was started. Returned: only when details is true
startedBy string	The used who started the task. Returned: only when details is true
stoppedAt string	The timestamp of when the task was stopped. Returned: only when details is true
stoppedReason string	The reason why the task was stopped. Returned: only when details is true
taskArn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the task. Returned: always
taskDefinitionArn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition. Returned: only when details is true

Authors

Mark Chance (@Java1Guy)

community.aws.ecs_task – Run, start or stop a task in ecs

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values