vr_firewall_rule - Manages firewall rules on Vultr.

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Create and remove firewall rules.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_account Default:
"default"
Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint Default:
"https://api.vultr.com"
URL to API endpint (without trailing slash).
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ENDPOINT is used as default, when defined.
api_key
API key of the Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_KEY is used as default, when defined.
api_retries Default:
5
Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRIES is used as default, when defined.
api_timeout Default:
60
HTTP timeout to Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_TIMEOUT is used as default, when defined.
cidr Default:
"0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0 depending on C(ip_version)"
Network in CIDR format
The CIDR format must match with the ip_type value.
Required if state=present.
end_port
End port for the firewall rule.
Only considered if protocol is tcp or udp and state=present.
group
required
Name of the firewall group.
ip_version
    Choices:
  • v4 ←
  • v6
IP address version

aliases: ip_type
protocol
    Choices:
  • icmp
  • tcp ←
  • udp
  • gre
Protocol of the firewall rule.
start_port
Start port for the firewall rule.
Required if protocol is tcp or udp and state=present.

aliases: port
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the firewall rule.
validate_certs
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: ensure a firewall rule is present
  local_action:
    module: vr_firewall_rule
    group: application
    protocol: tcp
    start_port: 8000
    end_port: 9000
    cidr: 17.17.17.0/24

- name: open DNS port for all ipv4 and ipv6
  local_action:
    module: vr_firewall_rule
    group: dns
    protocol: udp
    port: 53
    ip_version: "{{ item }}"
  with_items: [ v4, v6 ]

- name: allow ping
  local_action:
    module: vr_firewall_rule
    group: web
    protocol: icmp

- name: ensure a firewall rule is absent
  local_action:
    module: vr_firewall_rule
    group: application
    protocol: tcp
    start_port: 8000
    end_port: 9000
    cidr: 17.17.17.0/24
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
vultr_api
complex
 success
Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
api_account
string
 success
Account used in the ini file to select the key

Sample:
default
api_timeout
int
 success
Timeout used for the API requests

Sample:
60
api_retries
int
 success
Amount of max retries for the API requests

Sample:
5
api_endpoint
string
 success
Endpoint used for the API requests

Sample:
https://api.vultr.com
vultr_firewall_rule
complex
 success
Response from Vultr API
rule_number
int
 success
Rule number of the firewall rule

Sample:
2
action
string
 success
Action of the firewall rule

Sample:
accept
protocol
string
 success
Protocol of the firewall rule

Sample:
tcp
start_port
int
 success and protocol is tcp or udp
Start port of the firewall rule

Sample:
80
end_port
int
 success and when port range and protocol is tcp or udp
End port of the firewall rule

Sample:
8080
cidr
string
 success and when port range
CIDR of the firewall rule (IPv4 or IPv6)

Sample:
0.0.0.0/0
group
string
 success
Firewall group the rule is into.

Sample:
web


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • René Moser (@resmo)

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