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hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_rdns – Create and manage reverse DNS entries on the Hetzner Cloud.

Note

This plugin is part of the hetzner.hcloud collection (version 1.6.0).

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 hetzner.hcloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_rdns.

Synopsis

• Create, update and delete reverse DNS entries on the Hetzner Cloud.

Requirements

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

• hcloud-python >= 1.0.0

• hcloud-python >= 1.3.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_token string / required	This is the API Token for the Hetzner Cloud.
dns_ptr string	The DNS address the ip_address should resolve to. Omit the param to reset the reverse DNS entry to the default value.
endpoint string	This is the API Endpoint for the Hetzner Cloud. Default: “https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1”
floating_ip string	The name of the Hetzner Cloud Floating IP you want to add the reverse DNS entry to.
ip_address string / required	The IP address that should point to dns_ptr.
load_balancer string	The name of the Hetzner Cloud Load Balancer you want to add the reverse DNS entry to.
server string	The name of the Hetzner Cloud server you want to add the reverse DNS entry to.
state string	State of the reverse DNS entry. Choices: absent present ← (default)

See Also

See also

Documentation for Hetzner Cloud API

Complete reference for the Hetzner Cloud API.

Examples

- name: Create a reverse DNS entry for a server
  hcloud_rdns:
    server: my-server
    ip_address: 123.123.123.123
    dns_ptr: example.com
    state: present

- name: Create a reverse DNS entry for a Floating IP
  hcloud_rdns:
    floating_ip: my-floating-ip
    ip_address: 123.123.123.123
    dns_ptr: example.com
    state: present

- name: Create a reverse DNS entry for a Load Balancer
  hcloud_rdns:
    load_balancer: my-load-balancer
    ip_address: 123.123.123.123
    dns_ptr: example.com
    state: present

- name: Ensure the reverse DNS entry is absent (remove if needed)
  hcloud_rdns:
    server: my-server
    ip_address: 123.123.123.123
    dns_ptr: example.com
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
hcloud_rdns complex	The reverse DNS entry Returned: always
dns_ptr string	The DNS that resolves to the IP Returned: always Sample: “example.com”
floating_ip string	Name of the Floating IP Returned: always Sample: “my-floating-ip”
ip_address string	The IP address that point to the DNS ptr Returned: always Sample: “123.123.123.123”
load_balancer string	Name of the Load Balancer Returned: always Sample: “my-load-balancer”
server string	Name of the server Returned: always Sample: “my-server”

Authors

• Lukas Kaemmerling (@lkaemmerling)