community.aws.ec2_launch_template module – Manage EC2 launch templates

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 2.6.1).

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.ec2_launch_template.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis

  • Create, modify, and delete EC2 Launch Templates, which can be used to create individual instances or with Autoscaling Groups.

  • The amazon.aws.ec2_instance and community.aws.ec2_asg modules can, instead of specifying all parameters on those tasks, be passed a Launch Template which contains settings like instance size, disk type, subnet, and more.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.15.0

  • botocore >= 1.18.0

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.

Not used by boto 2 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.

block_device_mappings

list / elements=dictionary

The block device mapping. Supplying both a snapshot ID and an encryption value as arguments for block-device mapping results in an error. This is because only blank volumes can be encrypted on start, and these are not created from a snapshot. If a snapshot is the basis for the volume, it contains data by definition and its encryption status cannot be changed using this action.

device_name

string

The device name (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh).

ebs

dictionary

Parameters used to automatically set up EBS volumes when the instance is launched.

delete_on_termination

boolean

Indicates whether the EBS volume is deleted on instance termination.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

encrypted

boolean

Indicates whether the EBS volume is encrypted. Encrypted volumes can only be attached to instances that support Amazon EBS encryption. If you are creating a volume from a snapshot, you can’t specify an encryption value.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

iops

integer

The number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) that the volume supports. For io1, this represents the number of IOPS that are provisioned for the volume. For gp2, this represents the baseline performance of the volume and the rate at which the volume accumulates I/O credits for bursting. For more information about General Purpose SSD baseline performance, I/O credits, and bursting, see Amazon EBS Volume Types in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Condition: This parameter is required for requests to create io1 volumes; it is not used in requests to create gp2, st1, sc1, or standard volumes.

kms_key_id

string

The ARN of the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) CMK used for encryption.

snapshot_id

string

The ID of the snapshot to create the volume from.

volume_size

integer

The size of the volume, in GiB.

Default: If you’re creating the volume from a snapshot and don’t specify a volume size, the default is the snapshot size.

volume_type

string

The volume type

no_device

string

Suppresses the specified device included in the block device mapping of the AMI.

virtual_name

string

The virtual device name (ephemeralN). Instance store volumes are numbered starting from 0. An instance type with 2 available instance store volumes can specify mappings for ephemeral0 and ephemeral1. The number of available instance store volumes depends on the instance type. After you connect to the instance, you must mount the volume.

cpu_options

dictionary

Choose CPU settings for the EC2 instances that will be created with this template.

For more information, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-optimize-cpu.html

core_count

integer

The number of CPU cores for the instance.

threads_per_core

integer

The number of threads per CPU core. To disable Intel Hyper-Threading Technology for the instance, specify a value of 1. Otherwise, specify the default value of 2.

credit_specification

dictionary

The credit option for CPU usage of the instance. Valid for T2 or T3 instances only.

cpu_credits

string

The credit option for CPU usage of a T2 or T3 instance. Valid values are standard and unlimited.

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

default_version

string

Which version should be the default when users spin up new instances based on this template? By default, the latest version will be made the default.

Default: “latest”

disable_api_termination

boolean

This helps protect instances from accidental termination. If set to true, you can’t terminate the instance using the Amazon EC2 console, CLI, or API. To change this attribute to false after launch, use ModifyInstanceAttribute.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

ebs_optimized

boolean

Indicates whether the instance is optimized for Amazon EBS I/O. This optimization provides dedicated throughput to Amazon EBS and an optimized configuration stack to provide optimal Amazon EBS I/O performance. This optimization isn’t available with all instance types. Additional usage charges apply when using an EBS-optimized instance.

Choices:

  • no

  • 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.

elastic_gpu_specifications

list / elements=dictionary

Settings for Elastic GPU attachments. See https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/elastic-gpus/ for details.

type

string

The type of Elastic GPU to attach

iam_instance_profile

string

The name or ARN of an IAM instance profile. Requires permissions to describe existing instance roles to confirm ARN is properly formed.

image_id

string

The AMI ID to use for new instances launched with this template. This value is region-dependent since AMIs are not global resources.

instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior

string

Indicates whether an instance stops or terminates when you initiate shutdown from the instance using the operating system shutdown command.

Choices:

  • stop

  • terminate

instance_market_options

dictionary

Options for alternative instance markets, currently only the spot market is supported.

market_type

string

The market type. This should always be ‘spot’.

spot_options

dictionary

Spot-market specific settings.

block_duration_minutes

integer

The required duration for the Spot Instances (also known as Spot blocks), in minutes. This value must be a multiple of 60 (60, 120, 180, 240, 300, or 360).

instance_interruption_behavior

string

The behavior when a Spot Instance is interrupted. The default is terminate.

Choices:

  • hibernate

  • stop

  • terminate

max_price

string

The highest hourly price you’re willing to pay for this Spot Instance.

spot_instance_type

string

The request type to send.

Choices:

  • one-time

  • persistent

instance_type

string

The instance type, such as c5.2xlarge. For a full list of instance types, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html.

kernel_id

string

The ID of the kernel. We recommend that you use PV-GRUB instead of kernels and RAM disks. For more information, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/UserProvidedkernels.html

key_name

string

The name of the key pair. You can create a key pair using amazon.aws.ec2_key.

If you do not specify a key pair, you can’t connect to the instance unless you choose an AMI that is configured to allow users another way to log in.

metadata_options

dictionary

added in 1.5.0 of community.aws

Configure EC2 Metadata options.

For more information see the IMDS documentation https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/configuring-instance-metadata-service.html.

http_endpoint

string

This parameter enables or disables the HTTP metadata endpoint on your instances.

Choices:

  • enabled ← (default)

  • disabled

http_put_response_hop_limit

integer

The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests. The larger the number, the further instance metadata requests can travel.

Default: 1

http_tokens

string

The state of token usage for your instance metadata requests.

Choices:

  • optional ← (default)

  • required

monitoring

dictionary

Settings for instance monitoring.

enabled

boolean

Whether to turn on detailed monitoring for new instances. This will incur extra charges.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

network_interfaces

list / elements=dictionary

One or more network interfaces.

associate_public_ip_address

boolean

Associates a public IPv4 address with eth0 for a new network interface.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

delete_on_termination

boolean

Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

description

string

A description for the network interface.

device_index

integer

The device index for the network interface attachment.

groups

list / elements=string

List of security group IDs to include on this instance.

ipv6_address_count

integer

The number of IPv6 addresses to assign to a network interface. Amazon EC2 automatically selects the IPv6 addresses from the subnet range. You can’t use this option if specifying the ipv6_addresses option.

ipv6_addresses

list / elements=string

A list of one or more specific IPv6 addresses from the IPv6 CIDR block range of your subnet. You can’t use this option if you’re specifying the ipv6_address_count option.

network_interface_id

string

The eni ID of a network interface to attach.

private_ip_address

string

The primary private IPv4 address of the network interface.

subnet_id

string

The ID of the subnet for the network interface.

placement

dictionary

The placement group settings for the instance.

affinity

string

The affinity setting for an instance on a Dedicated Host.

availability_zone

string

The Availability Zone for the instance.

group_name

string

The name of the placement group for the instance.

host_id

string

The ID of the Dedicated Host for the instance.

tenancy

string

The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC). An instance with a tenancy of dedicated runs on single-tenant hardware.

profile

aliases: aws_profile

string

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.

ram_disk_id

string

The ID of the RAM disk to launch the instance with. We recommend that you use PV-GRUB instead of kernels and RAM disks. For more information, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/UserProvidedkernels.html

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_group_ids

list / elements=string

A list of security group IDs (VPC or EC2-Classic) that the new instances will be added to.

security_groups

list / elements=string

A list of security group names (Default VPC or EC2-Classic) that the new instances will be added to. For any VPC other than Default, you must use security_group_ids.

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.

state

string

Whether the launch template should exist or not.

Deleting specific versions of a launch template is not supported at this time.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

tags

dictionary

A set of key-value pairs to be applied to resources when this Launch Template is used.

Tag key constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:

Tag value constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 255 Unicode characters.

template_id

aliases: id

string

The ID for the launch template, can be used for all cases except creating a new Launch Template.

template_name

aliases: name

string

The template name. This must be unique in the region-account combination you are using.

user_data

string

The Base64-encoded user data to make available to the instance. For more information, see the Linux http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/user-data.html and Windows http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html#instancedata-add-user-data documentation on user-data.

validate_certs

boolean

When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs.

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

  • When no credentials are explicitly provided the AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses will fall back to its configuration files (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

  • Modules based on the original AWS SDK (boto) may read their default configuration from different files. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html for more information.

  • AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be defined in the configuration files.

Examples

- name: Create an ec2 launch template
  community.aws.ec2_launch_template:
    name: "my_template"
    image_id: "ami-04b762b4289fba92b"
    key_name: my_ssh_key
    instance_type: t2.micro
    iam_instance_profile: myTestProfile
    disable_api_termination: true

- name: >
    Create a new version of an existing ec2 launch template with a different instance type,
    while leaving an older version as the default version
  community.aws.ec2_launch_template:
    name: "my_template"
    default_version: 1
    instance_type: c5.4xlarge

- name: Delete an ec2 launch template
  community.aws.ec2_launch_template:
    name: "my_template"
    state: absent

# This module does not yet allow deletion of specific versions of launch templates

Return Values

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

Key

Description

default_version

integer

The version that will be used if only the template name is specified. Often this is the same as the latest version, but not always.

Returned: when state=present

latest_version

integer

Latest available version of the launch template

Returned: when state=present

Authors

  • Ryan Scott Brown (@ryansb)