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hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_floating_ip – Create and manage cloud Floating IPs 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_floating_ip.
New in version 0.1.0: of hetzner.hcloud
Synopsis
- Create, update and manage cloud Floating IPs on the Hetzner Cloud.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- hcloud-python >= 1.0.0
 - hcloud-python >= 1.6.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_token
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        This is the API Token for the Hetzner Cloud.
         | 
     |
| delete_protection
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Protect the Floating IP for deletion.
         | 
     
| description
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The Description of the Hetzner Cloud Floating IPs.
         | 
     |
| endpoint
        
        string
         | 
      Default: 
        "https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1"
         | 
      
        
        This is the API Endpoint for the Hetzner Cloud.
         | 
     
| force
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Force the assignment or deletion of the Floating IP.
         | 
     
| home_location
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Home Location of the Hetzner Cloud Floating IP.
        
       
        Required if no server is given and Floating IP does not exists.
         | 
     |
| id
        
        integer
         | 
      
        
        The ID of the Hetzner Cloud Floating IPs to manage.
        
       
        Only required if no Floating IP name is given.
         | 
     |
| labels
        
        dictionary
         | 
      
        
        User-defined labels (key-value pairs).
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The Name of the Hetzner Cloud Floating IPs to manage.
        
       
        Only required if no Floating IP id is given or a Floating IP does not exists.
         | 
     |
| server
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Server Name the Floating IP should be assigned to.
        
       
        Required if no home_location is given and Floating IP does not exists.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State of the Floating IP.
         | 
     
| type
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Type of the Floating IP.
        
       
        Required if Floating IP does not exists
         | 
     
See Also
See also
- Documentation for Hetzner Cloud API
 - 
     
Complete reference for the Hetzner Cloud API.
 
Examples
- name: Create a basic IPv4 Floating IP
  hcloud_floating_ip:
    name: my-floating-ip
    home_location: fsn1
    type: ipv4
    state: present
- name: Create a basic IPv6 Floating IP
  hcloud_floating_ip:
    name: my-floating-ip
    home_location: fsn1
    type: ipv6
    state: present
- name: Assign a Floating IP to a server
  hcloud_floating_ip:
    name: my-floating-ip
    server: 1234
    state: present
- name: Assign a Floating IP to another server
  hcloud_floating_ip:
    name: my-floating-ip
    server: 1234
    force: yes
    state: present
- name: Floating IP should be absent
  hcloud_floating_ip:
    name: my-floating-ip
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hcloud_floating_ip
        
        complex
         | 
      Always | 
        
        The Floating IP instance
          | 
     |
| delete_protection
        
        boolean
        
       
        added in 0.1.0 of hetzner.hcloud
         | 
      always | 
        
        True if Floating IP is protected for deletion
          | 
     |
| description
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        Description of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        my-floating-ip
         | 
     |
| home_location
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        Name of the home location of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        fsn1
         | 
     |
| id
        
        integer
         | 
      Always | 
        
        ID of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        12345
         | 
     |
| ip
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        IP Address of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        116.203.104.109
         | 
     |
| labels
        
        dictionary
         | 
      Always | 
        
        User-defined labels (key-value pairs)
         Sample:
        
       
        {'key': 'value', 'mylabel': 123}
         | 
     |
| name
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        Name of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        my-floating-ip
         | 
     |
| server
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        Name of the server the Floating IP is assigned to.
         Sample:
        
       
        my-server
         | 
     |
| type
        
        string
         | 
      Always | 
        
        Type of the Floating IP
         Sample:
        
       
        ipv4
         | 
     |
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_floating_ip_module.html