add_host - add a host (and alternatively a group) to the ansible-playbook in-memory inventory¶

Synopsis¶

• Use variables to create new hosts and groups in inventory for use in later plays of the same playbook. Takes variables so you can define the new hosts more fully.

Options¶

Examples¶

# add host to group 'just_created' with variable foo=42
- add_host:
    name: "{{ ip_from_ec2 }}"
    groups: just_created
    foo: 42

# add a host with a non-standard port local to your machines
- add_host:
    name: "{{ new_ip }}:{{ new_port }}"

# add a host alias that we reach through a tunnel (Ansible <= 1.9)
- add_host:
    hostname: "{{ new_ip }}"
    ansible_ssh_host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    ansible_ssh_port: "{{ new_port }}"

# add a host alias that we reach through a tunnel (Ansible >= 2.0)
- add_host:
    hostname: "{{ new_ip }}"
    ansible_host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    ansible_port: "{{ new_port }}"

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