linode_v4 – Manage instances on the Linode cloud

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Manage instances on the Linode cloud.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7
  • linode_api4 >= 2.0.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
access_token
- / required
The Linode API v4 access token. It may also be specified by exposing the LINODE_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable. See https://developers.linode.com/api/v4#section/Access-and-Authentication.
authorized_keys
list
A list of SSH public key parts to deploy for the root user.
group
string
The group that the instance should be marked under. Please note, that group labelling is deprecated but still supported. The encouraged method for marking instances is to use tags.
image
string
The image of the instance. This is a required parameter only when creating Linode instances. See https://developers.linode.com/api/v4#tag/Images.
label
string / required
The instance label. This label is used as the main determiner for idempotence for the module and is therefore mandatory.
region
string
The region of the instance. This is a required parameter only when creating Linode instances. See https://developers.linode.com/api/v4#tag/Regions.
root_pass
string
The password for the root user. If not specified, one will be generated. This generated password will be available in the task success JSON.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
The desired instance state.
tags
list
The tags that the instance should be marked under. See https://developers.linode.com/api/v4#tag/Tags.
type
string
The type of the instance. This is a required parameter only when creating Linode instances. See https://developers.linode.com/api/v4#tag/Linode-Types.

Notes

Note

  • No Linode resizing is currently implemented. This module will, in time, replace the current Linode module which uses deprecated API bindings on the Linode side.

Examples

- name: Create a new Linode.
  linode_v4:
    label: new-linode
    type: g6-nanode-1
    region: eu-west
    image: linode/debian9
    root_pass: passw0rd
    authorized_keys:
      - "ssh-rsa ..."
    state: present

- name: Delete that new Linode.
  linode_v4:
    label: new-linode
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
instance
dictionary
 Always.
The instance description in JSON serialized form.

Sample:
{'root_pass': 'foobar', 'alerts': {'cpu': 90, 'io': 10000, 'network_in': 10, 'network_out': 10, 'transfer_quota': 80}, 'backups': {'enabled': False, 'schedule': {'day': None, 'window': None}}, 'created': '2018-09-26T08:12:33', 'group': 'Foobar Group', 'hypervisor': 'kvm', 'id': 10480444, 'image': 'linode/centos7', 'ipv4': ['130.132.285.233'], 'ipv6': '2a82:7e00::h03c:46ff:fe04:5cd2/64', 'label': 'lin-foo', 'region': 'eu-west', 'specs': {'disk': 25600, 'memory': 1024, 'transfer': 1000, 'vcpus': 1}, 'status': 'running', 'tags': [], 'type': 'g6-nanode-1', 'updated': '2018-09-26T10:10:14', 'watchdog_enabled': True}


Status

Authors

  • Luke Murphy (@lwm)

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