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community.general.github_deploy_key module – Manages deploy keys for GitHub repositories

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 6.6.2).

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.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.github_deploy_key.

Synopsis

• Adds or removes deploy keys for GitHub repositories. Supports authentication using username and password, username and password and 2-factor authentication code (OTP), OAuth2 token, or personal access token. Admin rights on the repository are required.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
force boolean	If true, forcefully adds the deploy key by deleting any existing deploy key with the same public key or title. Choices: false ← (default) true
github_url string added in community.general 0.2.0	The base URL of the GitHub API Default: "https://api.github.com"
key string / required	The SSH public key to add to the repository as a deploy key.
name aliases: title, label string / required	The name for the deploy key.
otp integer	The 6 digit One Time Password for 2-Factor Authentication. Required together with username and password.
owner aliases: account, organization string / required	The name of the individual account or organization that owns the GitHub repository.
password string	The password to authenticate with. Alternatively, a personal access token can be used instead of username and password combination.
read_only boolean	If true, the deploy key will only be able to read repository contents. Otherwise, the deploy key will be able to read and write. Choices: false true ← (default)
repo aliases: repository string / required	The name of the GitHub repository.
state string	The state of the deploy key. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
token string	The OAuth2 token or personal access token to authenticate with. Mutually exclusive with password.
username string	The username to authenticate with. Should not be set when using personal access token

Attributes

Attribute	Support	Description
check_mode	Support: full	Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
diff_mode	Support: none	Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

Notes

Note

• Refer to GitHub’s API documentation here: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/keys/.

Examples

- name: Add a new read-only deploy key to a GitHub repository using basic authentication
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    owner: "johndoe"
    repo: "example"
    name: "new-deploy-key"
    key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDAwXxn7kIMNWzcDfou..."
    read_only: true
    username: "johndoe"
    password: "supersecretpassword"

- name: Remove an existing deploy key from a GitHub repository
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    owner: "johndoe"
    repository: "example"
    name: "new-deploy-key"
    key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDAwXxn7kIMNWzcDfou..."
    force: true
    username: "johndoe"
    password: "supersecretpassword"
    state: absent

- name: Add a new deploy key to a GitHub repository, replace an existing key, use an OAuth2 token to authenticate
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    owner: "johndoe"
    repository: "example"
    name: "new-deploy-key"
    key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/github.pub') }}"
    force: true
    token: "ABAQDAwXxn7kIMNWzcDfo..."

- name: Re-add a deploy key to a GitHub repository but with a different name
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    owner: "johndoe"
    repository: "example"
    name: "replace-deploy-key"
    key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/github.pub') }}"
    username: "johndoe"
    password: "supersecretpassword"

- name: Add a new deploy key to a GitHub repository using 2FA
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    owner: "johndoe"
    repo: "example"
    name: "new-deploy-key-2"
    key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDAwXxn7kIMNWzcDfou..."
    username: "johndoe"
    password: "supersecretpassword"
    otp: 123456

- name: Add a read-only deploy key to a repository hosted on GitHub Enterprise
  community.general.github_deploy_key:
    github_url: "https://api.example.com"
    owner: "janedoe"
    repo: "example"
    name: "new-deploy-key"
    key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDAwXxn7kIMNWzcDfou..."
    read_only: true
    username: "janedoe"
    password: "supersecretpassword"

Return Values

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

Key	Description
error string	the error message returned by the GitHub API Returned: failed Sample: "key is already in use"
http_status_code integer	the HTTP status code returned by the GitHub API Returned: failed Sample: 400
id integer	the key identifier assigned by GitHub for the deploy key Returned: changed Sample: 24381901
msg string	the status message describing what occurred Returned: always Sample: "Deploy key added successfully"

Authors

• Ali (@bincyber)

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