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ecs_service - create, terminate, start or stop a service in ecs

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

Creates or terminates ecs services.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • boto
  • boto3
  • botocore
  • json
  • python >= 2.6

Options

parameter required default choices comments
aws_access_key
 no
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.
aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key
 no
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.
aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
client_token
 no
Unique, case-sensitive identifier you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. Up to 32 ASCII characters are allowed.
cluster
 no
The name of the cluster in which the service exists
delay
 no 10
The time to wait before checking that the service is available
desired_count
 no
The count of how many instances of the service
ec2_url
 no
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.
load_balancers
 no
The list of ELBs defined for this service
name
 yes
The name of the service
profile
(added in 1.6)
 no
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
 no
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
repeat
 no 10
The number of times to check that the service is available
role
 no
The name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that allows your Amazon ECS container agent to make calls to your load balancer on your behalf. This parameter is only required if you are using a load balancer with your service.
security_token
(added in 1.6)
 no
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
aliases: access_token
state
 yes
  • present
  • absent
  • deleting
The desired state of the service
task_definition
 no
The task definition the service will run
validate_certs
(added in 1.5)
 no yes
  • yes
  • no
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

Examples

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
- ecs_service:
    state: present
    name: console-test-service
    cluster: new_cluster
    task_definition: new_cluster-task:1"
    desired_count: 0

# Basic provisioning example
- ecs_service:
    name: default
    state: present
    cluster: new_cluster

# Simple example to delete
- ecs_service:
    name: default
    state: absent
    cluster: new_cluster

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
ansible_facts Facts about deleted service. when deleting a service complex
service Details of created service. when creating a service complex

Notes

Note

the service role specified must be assumable (i.e. have a trust relationship for the ecs service, ecs.amazonaws.com)

Note

for details of the parameters and returns see http://boto3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/reference/services/ecs.html

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_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

Note

Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See http://boto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html

Note

AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

This is an Extras Module

For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules

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© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ecs_service_module.html