amazon.aws.cloudformation – Create or delete an AWS CloudFormation stack
Note
This plugin is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 1.5.1).
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 amazon.aws
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.cloudformation
.
New in version 1.0.0: of amazon.aws
Synopsis
- Launches or updates an AWS CloudFormation stack and waits for it complete.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- boto
- boto3
- botocore>=1.5.45
- python >= 2.6
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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aws_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. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key | |
aws_ca_bundle path | The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. Only used for boto3 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 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. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key | |
backoff_delay integer | Default: 3 | Number of seconds to wait for the next retry. |
backoff_max_delay integer | Default: 30 | Maximum amount of time to wait between retries. |
backoff_retries integer | Default: 10 | Number of times to retry operation. AWS API throttling mechanism fails CloudFormation module so we have to retry a couple of times. |
capabilities list / elements=string | Default: ["CAPABILITY_IAM", "CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM"] | Specify capabilities that stack template contains. Valid values are CAPABILITY_IAM , CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM and CAPABILITY_AUTO_EXPAND . |
changeset_name string | Name given to the changeset when creating a changeset. Only used when create_changeset=true. By default a name prefixed with Ansible-STACKNAME is generated based on input parameters. See the AWS Change Sets docs for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-changesets.html
| |
create_changeset boolean |
| If stack already exists create a changeset instead of directly applying changes. See the AWS Change Sets docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-changesets.html. WARNING: if the stack does not exist, it will be created without changeset. If state=absent, the stack will be deleted immediately with no changeset. |
create_timeout integer | The amount of time (in minutes) that can pass before the stack status becomes CREATE_FAILED | |
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. |
disable_rollback boolean |
| If a stacks fails to form, rollback will remove the stack. |
ec2_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. aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_url | |
events_limit integer | Default: 200 | Maximum number of CloudFormation events to fetch from a stack when creating or updating it. |
notification_arns string | A comma separated list of Simple Notification Service (SNS) topic ARNs to publish stack related events. | |
on_create_failure string |
| Action to take upon failure of stack creation. Incompatible with the disable_rollback option. |
profile string | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0. 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. aliases: aws_profile | |
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
aliases: aws_region, ec2_region | |
role_arn string | The role that AWS CloudFormation assumes to create the stack. See the AWS CloudFormation Service Role docs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-iam-servicerole.html
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security_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. aliases: aws_security_token, access_token | |
stack_name string / required | Name of the CloudFormation stack. | |
stack_policy string | The path of the file containing the CloudFormation stack policy. A policy cannot be removed once placed, but it can be modified. for instance, allow all updates https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/protect-stack-resources.html#d0e9051
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stack_policy_body json added in 1.5.0 of amazon.aws | The CloudFormation stack policy in JSON. A policy cannot be removed once placed, but it can be modified. for instance, allow all updates https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/protect-stack-resources.html#d0e9051
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stack_policy_on_update_body json added in 1.5.0 of amazon.aws | the body of the cloudformation stack policy only applied during this update. | |
state string |
| If state=present, stack will be created. If state=present and if stack exists and template has changed, it will be updated. If state=absent, stack will be removed. |
tags dictionary | Dictionary of tags to associate with stack and its resources during stack creation. Can be updated later, updating tags removes previous entries. | |
template path | The local path of the CloudFormation template. This must be the full path to the file, relative to the working directory. If using roles this may look like roles/cloudformation/files/cloudformation-example.json .If state=present and the stack does not exist yet, either template, template_body or template_url must be specified (but only one of them). If state=present, the stack does exist, and neither template, template_body nor template_url are specified, the previous template will be reused. | |
template_body string | Template body. Use this to pass in the actual body of the CloudFormation template. If state=present and the stack does not exist yet, either template, template_body or template_url must be specified (but only one of them). If state=present, the stack does exist, and neither template, template_body nor template_url are specified, the previous template will be reused. | |
template_format string | This parameter is ignored since Ansible 2.3 and will be removed after 2022-06-01. Templates are now passed raw to CloudFormation regardless of format. | |
template_parameters dictionary | Default: {} | A list of hashes of all the template variables for the stack. The value can be a string or a dict. Dict can be used to set additional template parameter attributes like UsePreviousValue (see example). |
template_url string | Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size 307,200 bytes) located in an S3 bucket in the same region as the stack. If state=present and the stack does not exist yet, either template, template_body or template_url must be specified (but only one of them). If state=present, the stack does exist, and neither template, template_body nor template_url are specified, the previous template will be reused. | |
termination_protection boolean |
| Enable or disable termination protection on the stack. Only works with botocore >= 1.7.18. |
validate_certs boolean |
| When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0. |
Notes
Note
- CloudFormation features change often, and this module tries to keep up. That means your botocore version should be fresh. The version listed in the requirements is the oldest version that works with the module as a whole. Some features may require recent versions, and we do not pinpoint a minimum version for each feature. Instead of relying on the minimum version, keep botocore up to date. AWS is always releasing features and fixing bugs.
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
AWS_URL
orEC2_URL
,AWS_PROFILE
orAWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE
,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
orAWS_ACCESS_KEY
orEC2_ACCESS_KEY
,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
orAWS_SECRET_KEY
orEC2_SECRET_KEY
,AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN
orEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN
,AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
,AWS_CA_BUNDLE
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
-
AWS_REGION
orEC2_REGION
can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples
- name: create a cloudformation stack amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation" state: "present" region: "us-east-1" disable_rollback: true template: "files/cloudformation-example.json" template_parameters: KeyName: "jmartin" DiskType: "ephemeral" InstanceType: "m1.small" ClusterSize: 3 tags: Stack: "ansible-cloudformation" # Basic role example - name: create a stack, specify role that cloudformation assumes amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation" state: "present" region: "us-east-1" disable_rollback: true template: "roles/cloudformation/files/cloudformation-example.json" role_arn: 'arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/cloudformation-iam-role' - name: delete a stack amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation-old" state: "absent" # Create a stack, pass in template from a URL, disable rollback if stack creation fails, # pass in some parameters to the template, provide tags for resources created - name: create a stack, pass in the template via an URL amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation" state: present region: us-east-1 disable_rollback: true template_url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/cloudformation.template template_parameters: KeyName: jmartin DiskType: ephemeral InstanceType: m1.small ClusterSize: 3 tags: Stack: ansible-cloudformation # Create a stack, passing in template body using lookup of Jinja2 template, disable rollback if stack creation fails, # pass in some parameters to the template, provide tags for resources created - name: create a stack, pass in the template body via lookup template amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation" state: present region: us-east-1 disable_rollback: true template_body: "{{ lookup('template', 'cloudformation.j2') }}" template_parameters: KeyName: jmartin DiskType: ephemeral InstanceType: m1.small ClusterSize: 3 tags: Stack: ansible-cloudformation # Pass a template parameter which uses CloudFormation's UsePreviousValue attribute # When use_previous_value is set to True, the given value will be ignored and # CloudFormation will use the value from a previously submitted template. # If use_previous_value is set to False (default) the given value is used. - amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: "ansible-cloudformation" state: "present" region: "us-east-1" template: "files/cloudformation-example.json" template_parameters: DBSnapshotIdentifier: use_previous_value: True value: arn:aws:rds:es-east-1:000000000000:snapshot:rds:my-db-snapshot DBName: use_previous_value: True tags: Stack: "ansible-cloudformation" # Enable termination protection on a stack. # If the stack already exists, this will update its termination protection - name: enable termination protection during stack creation amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: my_stack state: present template_url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/cloudformation.template termination_protection: yes # Configure TimeoutInMinutes before the stack status becomes CREATE_FAILED # In this case, if disable_rollback is not set or is set to false, the stack will be rolled back. - name: enable termination protection during stack creation amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: my_stack state: present template_url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/cloudformation.template create_timeout: 5 # Configure rollback behaviour on the unsuccessful creation of a stack allowing # CloudFormation to clean up, or do nothing in the event of an unsuccessful # deployment # In this case, if on_create_failure is set to "DELETE", it will clean up the stack if # it fails to create - name: create stack which will delete on creation failure amazon.aws.cloudformation: stack_name: my_stack state: present template_url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/cloudformation.template on_create_failure: DELETE
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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change_set_id string | state=present and create_changeset=true | The ID of the stack change set if one was created Sample: arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:012345678901:changeSet/Ansible-StackName-f4496805bd1b2be824d1e315c6884247ede41eb0 |
events list / elements=string | always | Most recent events in CloudFormation's event log. This may be from a previous run in some cases. Sample: ['StackEvent AWS::CloudFormation::Stack stackname UPDATE_COMPLETE', 'StackEvent AWS::CloudFormation::Stack stackname UPDATE_COMPLETE_CLEANUP_IN_PROGRESS'] |
log list / elements=string | always | Debugging logs. Useful when modifying or finding an error. Sample: ['updating stack'] |
stack_outputs dictionary | state == present | A key:value dictionary of all the stack outputs currently defined. If there are no stack outputs, it is an empty dictionary. Sample: {'MySg': 'AnsibleModuleTestYAML-CFTestSg-C8UVS567B6NS'} |
stack_resources list / elements=string | state == present | AWS stack resources and their status. List of dictionaries, one dict per resource. Sample: [{'last_updated_time': '2016-10-11T19:40:14.979000+00:00', 'logical_resource_id': 'CFTestSg', 'physical_resource_id': 'cloudformation2-CFTestSg-16UQ4CYQ57O9F', 'resource_type': 'AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup', 'status': 'UPDATE_COMPLETE', 'status_reason': None}] |
Authors
- James S. Martin (@jsmartin)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/amazon/aws/cloudformation_module.html