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ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule – Manages firewall rules on Vultr.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.vultr collection (version 1.1.0).

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 ngine_io.vultr.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.vultr

Synopsis

• Create and remove firewall rules.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_account string	Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file. The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined. Default: “default”
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	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.
cidr string	Network in CIDR format The CIDR format must match with the ip_version value. Required if state=present. Defaulted to 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0 depending on ip_version.
end_port integer	End port for the firewall rule. Only considered if protocol is tcp or udp and state=present.
group string / required	Name of the firewall group.
ip_version aliases: ip_type string	IP address version Choices: v4 ← (default) v6
protocol string	Protocol of the firewall rule. Choices: icmp tcp ← (default) udp gre
start_port aliases: port integer	Start port for the firewall rule. Required if protocol is tcp or udp and state=present.
state string	State of the firewall rule. Choices: present ← (default) absent
validate_certs boolean	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

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

Examples

- name: ensure a firewall rule is present
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule:
    group: application
    protocol: tcp
    start_port: 8000
    end_port: 9000
    cidr: 17.17.17.0/24

- name: open DNS port for all ipv4 and ipv6
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule:
    group: dns
    protocol: udp
    port: 53
    ip_version: "{{ item }}"
  with_items: [ v4, v6 ]

- name: allow ping
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule:
    group: web
    protocol: icmp

- name: ensure a firewall rule is absent
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_firewall_rule:
    group: application
    protocol: tcp
    start_port: 8000
    end_port: 9000
    cidr: 17.17.17.0/24
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
vultr_api complex	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification Returned: success
api_account string	Account used in the ini file to select the key Returned: success Sample: “default”
api_endpoint string	Endpoint used for the API requests Returned: success Sample: “https://api.vultr.com”
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_firewall_rule complex	Response from Vultr API Returned: success
action string	Action of the firewall rule Returned: success Sample: “accept”
cidr string	CIDR of the firewall rule (IPv4 or IPv6) Returned: success and when port range Sample: “0.0.0.0/0”
end_port integer	End port of the firewall rule Returned: success and when port range and protocol is tcp or udp Sample: 8080
group string	Firewall group the rule is into. Returned: success Sample: “web”
protocol string	Protocol of the firewall rule Returned: success Sample: “tcp”
rule_number integer	Rule number of the firewall rule Returned: success Sample: 2
start_port integer	Start port of the firewall rule Returned: success and protocol is tcp or udp Sample: 80

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)