hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_server – Create and manage cloud servers on the Hetzner Cloud.

Note

This plugin is part of the hetzner.hcloud collection (version 1.6.0).

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 hetzner.hcloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_server.

Synopsis

  • Create, update and manage cloud servers on the Hetzner Cloud.

Requirements

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

  • hcloud-python >= 1.0.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
allow_deprecated_image
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Allows the creation of servers with deprecated images.
api_token
string / required
This is the API Token for the Hetzner Cloud.
backups
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable or disable Backups for the given Server.
datacenter
string
Datacenter of Server.
Required of no location is given and server does not exists.
delete_protection
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Protect the Server for deletion.
Needs to be the same as rebuild_protection.
endpoint
string
Default:
"https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1"
This is the API Endpoint for the Hetzner Cloud.
firewalls
list / elements=string
List of Firewall IDs that should be attached to the server on server creation.
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Force the update of the server.
May power off the server if update.
force_upgrade
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Deprecated
Force the upgrade of the server.
Power off the server if it is running on upgrade.
id
integer
The ID of the Hetzner Cloud server to manage.
Only required if no server name is given
image
string
Image the server should be created from.
Required if server does not exists.
labels
dictionary
User-defined labels (key-value pairs).
location
string
Location of Server.
Required if no datacenter is given and server does not exists.
name
string
The Name of the Hetzner Cloud server to manage.
Only required if no server id is given or a server does not exists.
placement_group
string
Placement Group of the server.
rebuild_protection
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Protect the Server for rebuild.
Needs to be the same as delete_protection.
rescue_mode
string
Add the Hetzner rescue system type you want the server to be booted into.
server_type
string
The Server Type of the Hetzner Cloud server to manage.
Required if server does not exists.
ssh_keys
list / elements=string
List of SSH key names
The key names correspond to the SSH keys configured for your Hetzner Cloud account access.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present
  • restarted
  • started
  • stopped
  • rebuild
State of the server.
upgrade_disk
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Resize the disk size, when resizing a server.
If you want to downgrade the server later, this value should be False.
user_data
string
User Data to be passed to the server on creation.
Only used if server does not exists.
volumes
list / elements=string
List of Volumes IDs that should be attached to the server on server creation.

See Also

See also

Documentation for Hetzner Cloud API

Complete reference for the Hetzner Cloud API.

Examples

- name: Create a basic server
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    server_type: cx11
    image: ubuntu-18.04
    state: present

- name: Create a basic server with ssh key
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    server_type: cx11
    image: ubuntu-18.04
    location: fsn1
    ssh_keys:
      - me@myorganisation
    state: present

- name: Resize an existing server
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    server_type: cx21
    upgrade_disk: yes
    state: present

- name: Ensure the server is absent (remove if needed)
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    state: absent

- name: Ensure the server is started
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    state: started

- name: Ensure the server is stopped
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    state: stopped

- name: Ensure the server is restarted
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    state: restarted

- name: Ensure the server is will be booted in rescue mode and therefore restarted
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    rescue_mode: linux64
    state: restarted

- name: Ensure the server is rebuild
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    image: ubuntu-18.04
    state: rebuild

- name: Add server to placement group
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    placement_group: my-placement-group
    force: True
    state: present

- name: Remove server from placement group
  hcloud_server:
    name: my-server
    placement_group: null
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
hcloud_server
complex
Always
The server instance

backup_window
boolean
always
Time window (UTC) in which the backup will run, or null if the backups are not enabled

Sample:
22-02
datacenter
string
always
Name of the datacenter of the server

Sample:
fsn1-dc14
delete_protection
boolean
added in 0.1.0 of hetzner.hcloud
always
True if server is protected for deletion

id
integer
always
Numeric identifier of the server

Sample:
1937415
ipv4_address
string
always
Public IPv4 address of the server

Sample:
116.203.104.109
ipv6
string
always
IPv6 network of the server

Sample:
2a01:4f8:1c1c:c140::/64
labels
dictionary
always
User-defined labels (key-value pairs)

location
string
always
Name of the location of the server

Sample:
fsn1
name
string
always
Name of the server

Sample:
my-server
placement_group
string
added in 1.5.0 of hetzner.hcloud
always
Placement Group of the server

Sample:
4711
rebuild_protection
boolean
added in 0.1.0 of hetzner.hcloud
always
True if server is protected for rebuild

rescue_enabled
boolean
always
True if rescue mode is enabled, Server will then boot into rescue system on next reboot

server_type
string
always
Name of the server type of the server

Sample:
cx11
status
string
always
Status of the server

Sample:
running


Authors

  • Lukas Kaemmerling (@LKaemmerling)

© 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/hetzner/hcloud/hcloud_server_module.html