community.aws.elb_application_lb (3.4.0) — module

Manage an Application Load Balancer

| "added in version" 1.0.0 of community.aws"

Authors: Rob White (@wimnat)

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws:==3.4.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.aws
      version: 3.4.0

Description

Manage an AWS Application Elastic Load Balancer. See U(https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-application-load-balancer/) for details.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Create an ALB and attach a listener
- community.aws.elb_application_lb:
    name: myalb
    security_groups:
      - sg-12345678
      - my-sec-group
    subnets:
      - subnet-012345678
      - subnet-abcdef000
    listeners:
      - Protocol: HTTP # Required. The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer (HTTP or HTTPS) (case-sensitive).
        Port: 80 # Required. The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        # The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are supported. The default is the current predefined security policy.
        SslPolicy: ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-05
        Certificates: # The ARN of the certificate (only one certficate ARN should be provided)
          - CertificateArn: arn:aws:iam::12345678987:server-certificate/test.domain.com
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward # Required.
            TargetGroupName: # Required. The name of the target group
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Create an ALB and attach a listener with logging enabled
- community.aws.elb_application_lb:
    access_logs_enabled: yes
    access_logs_s3_bucket: mybucket
    access_logs_s3_prefix: "logs"
    name: myalb
    security_groups:
      - sg-12345678
      - my-sec-group
    subnets:
      - subnet-012345678
      - subnet-abcdef000
    listeners:
      - Protocol: HTTP # Required. The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer (HTTP or HTTPS) (case-sensitive).
        Port: 80 # Required. The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        # The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are supported. The default is the current predefined security policy.
        SslPolicy: ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-05
        Certificates: # The ARN of the certificate (only one certficate ARN should be provided)
          - CertificateArn: arn:aws:iam::12345678987:server-certificate/test.domain.com
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward # Required.
            TargetGroupName: # Required. The name of the target group
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Create an ALB with listeners and rules
- community.aws.elb_application_lb:
    name: test-alb
    subnets:
      - subnet-12345678
      - subnet-87654321
    security_groups:
      - sg-12345678
    scheme: internal
    listeners:
      - Protocol: HTTPS
        Port: 443
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward
            TargetGroupName: test-target-group
        Certificates:
          - CertificateArn: arn:aws:iam::12345678987:server-certificate/test.domain.com
        SslPolicy: ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-05
        Rules:
          - Conditions:
              - Field: path-pattern
                Values:
                  - '/test'
            Priority: '1'
            Actions:
              - TargetGroupName: test-target-group
                Type: forward
          - Conditions:
              - Field: path-pattern
                Values:
                  - "/redirect-path/*"
            Priority: '2'
            Actions:
              - Type: redirect
                RedirectConfig:
                  Host: "#{host}"
                  Path: "/example/redir" # or /#{path}
                  Port: "#{port}"
                  Protocol: "#{protocol}"
                  Query: "#{query}"
                  StatusCode: "HTTP_302" # or HTTP_301
          - Conditions:
              - Field: path-pattern
                Values:
                  - "/fixed-response-path/"
            Priority: '3'
            Actions:
              - Type: fixed-response
                FixedResponseConfig:
                  ContentType: "text/plain"
                  MessageBody: "This is the page you're looking for"
                  StatusCode: "200"
          - Conditions:
              - Field: host-header
                Values:
                  - "hostname.domain.com"
                  - "alternate.domain.com"
            Priority: '4'
            Actions:
              - TargetGroupName: test-target-group
                Type: forward
    state: present
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Remove an ALB
- community.aws.elb_application_lb:
    name: myalb
    state: absent

Inputs

    
name:
    description:
    - The name of the load balancer. This name must be unique within your AWS account,
      can have a maximum of 32 characters, must contain only alphanumeric characters or
      hyphens, and must not begin or end with a hyphen.
    required: true
    type: str

tags:
    description:
    - A dictionary of one or more tags to assign to the load balancer.
    type: dict

wait:
    default: false
    description:
    - Wait for the load balancer to have a state of 'active' before completing. A status
      check is performed every 15 seconds until a successful state is reached. An error
      is returned after 40 failed checks.
    type: bool

http2:
    description:
    - Indicates whether to enable HTTP2 routing.
    - Defaults to C(True).
    type: bool

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Create or destroy the load balancer.
    type: str

region:
    aliases:
    - aws_region
    - ec2_region
    description:
    - 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 U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region)
    type: str

scheme:
    choices:
    - internet-facing
    - internal
    default: internet-facing
    description:
    - Internet-facing or internal load balancer. An ALB scheme can not be modified after
      creation.
    type: str

ec2_url:
    aliases:
    - aws_endpoint_url
    - endpoint_url
    description:
    - 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.
    type: str

profile:
    aliases:
    - aws_profile
    description:
    - Using I(profile) will override I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token)
      and support for passing them at the same time as I(profile) has been deprecated.
    - I(aws_access_key), I(aws_secret_key) and I(security_token) will be made mutually
      exclusive with I(profile) after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

subnets:
    description:
    - A list of the IDs of the subnets to attach to the load balancer. You can specify
      only one subnet per Availability Zone. You must specify subnets from at least two
      Availability Zones.
    - Required if I(state=present).
    elements: str
    type: list

listeners:
    description:
    - A list of dicts containing listeners to attach to the ALB. See examples for detail
      of the dict required. Note that listener keys are CamelCased.
    elements: dict
    suboptions:
      Certificates:
        description: The SSL server certificate.
        elements: dict
        suboptions:
          CertificateArn:
            description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the certificate.
            type: str
        type: list
      DefaultActions:
        description: The default actions for the listener.
        elements: dict
        required: true
        suboptions:
          TargetGroupArn:
            description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the target group.
            type: str
          Type:
            description: The type of action.
            type: str
        type: list
      Port:
        description: The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        required: true
        type: int
      Protocol:
        description: The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer.
        required: true
        type: str
      Rules:
        description:
        - A list of ALB Listener Rules.
        - 'For the complete documentation of possible Conditions and Actions please see
          the boto3 documentation:'
        - https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/elbv2.html#ElasticLoadBalancingv2.Client.create_rule
        elements: dict
        suboptions:
          Actions:
            description: Actions to apply if all of the rule's conditions are met.
            elements: dict
            type: list
          Conditions:
            description: Conditions which must be met for the actions to be applied.
            elements: dict
            type: list
          Priority:
            description: The rule priority.
            type: int
        type: list
      SslPolicy:
        description: The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are
          supported.
        type: str
    type: list

aws_config:
    description:
    - A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
    - Parameters can be found at U(https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config).
    - Only the 'user_agent' key is used for boto modules. See U(http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto)
      for more boto configuration.
    type: dict

purge_tags:
    default: true
    description:
    - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is
      defined by I(tags) parameter.
    - If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
    type: bool

purge_rules:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to C(no), keep the existing load balancer rules in place. Will modify and
      add, but will not delete.
    type: bool

idle_timeout:
    description:
    - The number of seconds to wait before an idle connection is closed.
    type: int

wait_timeout:
    description:
    - The time in seconds to use in conjunction with I(wait).
    type: int

aws_ca_bundle:
    description:
    - The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
    - Not used by boto 2 based modules.
    - 'Note: The CA Bundle is read ''module'' side and may need to be explicitly copied
      from the controller if not run locally.'
    type: path

waf_fail_open:
    description:
    - Indicates whether to allow a AWS WAF-enabled load balancer to route requests to
      targets if it is unable to forward the request to AWS WAF.
    - Defaults to C(False).
    type: bool
    version_added: 3.2.0
    version_added_collection: community.aws

aws_access_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_access_key
    - access_key
    description:
    - C(AWS access key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), C(AWS_ACCESS_KEY)
      or C(EC2_ACCESS_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_access_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

aws_secret_key:
    aliases:
    - ec2_secret_key
    - secret_key
    description:
    - C(AWS secret key). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), C(AWS_SECRET_KEY),
      or C(EC2_SECRET_KEY) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(aws_secret_key) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

security_token:
    aliases:
    - aws_security_token
    - access_token
    description:
    - C(AWS STS security token). If not set then the value of the C(AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN)
      or C(EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN) environment variable is used.
    - If I(profile) is set this parameter is ignored.
    - Passing the I(security_token) and I(profile) options at the same time has been deprecated
      and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with
      the AWS APIs.
    type: bool

ip_address_type:
    choices:
    - ipv4
    - dualstack
    description:
    - Sets the type of IP addresses used by the subnets of the specified Application Load
      Balancer.
    type: str

purge_listeners:
    default: true
    description:
    - If C(yes), existing listeners will be purged from the ALB to match exactly what
      is defined by I(listeners) parameter.
    - If the I(listeners) parameter is not set then listeners will not be modified.
    type: bool

security_groups:
    description:
    - A list of the names or IDs of the security groups to assign to the load balancer.
    - Required if I(state=present).
    - If C([]), the VPC's default security group will be used.
    elements: str
    type: list

access_logs_enabled:
    description:
    - Whether or not to enable access logs.
    - When set, I(access_logs_s3_bucket) must also be set.
    type: bool

deletion_protection:
    description:
    - Indicates whether deletion protection for the ALB is enabled.
    - Defaults to C(False).
    type: bool

http_xff_client_port:
    description:
    - Indicates whether the X-Forwarded-For header should preserve the source port that
      the client used to connect to the load balancer.
    - Defaults to C(False).
    type: bool
    version_added: 3.2.0
    version_added_collection: community.aws

access_logs_s3_bucket:
    description:
    - The name of the S3 bucket for the access logs.
    - The bucket must exist in the same region as the load balancer and have a bucket
      policy that grants Elastic Load Balancing permission to write to the bucket.
    - Required if access logs in Amazon S3 are enabled.
    - When set, I(access_logs_enabled) must also be set.
    type: str

access_logs_s3_prefix:
    description:
    - The prefix for the log location in the S3 bucket.
    - If you don't specify a prefix, the access logs are stored in the root of the bucket.
    - Cannot begin or end with a slash.
    type: str

http_desync_mitigation_mode:
    choices:
    - monitor
    - defensive
    - strictest
    description:
    - Determines how the load balancer handles requests that might pose a security risk
      to an application.
    - Defaults to C('defensive')
    type: str
    version_added: 3.2.0
    version_added_collection: community.aws

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs:
    default: 'no'
    description:
    - Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action"
      API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the
      task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made
      during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also
      be used.
    type: bool

http_drop_invalid_header_fields:
    description:
    - Indicates whether HTTP headers with invalid header fields are removed by the load
      balancer C(True) or routed to targets C(False).
    - Defaults to C(False).
    type: bool
    version_added: 3.2.0
    version_added_collection: community.aws

http_x_amzn_tls_version_and_cipher_suite:
    description:
    - Indicates whether the two headers are added to the client request before sending
      it to the target.
    - Defaults to C(False).
    type: bool
    version_added: 3.2.0
    version_added_collection: community.aws

Outputs

access_logs_s3_bucket:
  description: The name of the S3 bucket for the access logs.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: mys3bucket
  type: str
access_logs_s3_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether access logs stored in Amazon S3 are enabled.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: true
  type: bool
access_logs_s3_prefix:
  description: The prefix for the location in the S3 bucket.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: my/logs
  type: str
availability_zones:
  description: The Availability Zones for the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample:
  - load_balancer_addresses: []
    subnet_id: subnet-aabbccddff
    zone_name: ap-southeast-2a
  type: list
canonical_hosted_zone_id:
  description: The ID of the Amazon Route 53 hosted zone associated with the load
    balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: ABCDEF12345678
  type: str
changed:
  description: Whether an ALB was created/updated/deleted
  returned: always
  sample: true
  type: bool
created_time:
  description: The date and time the load balancer was created.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: '2015-02-12T02:14:02+00:00'
  type: str
deletion_protection_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether deletion protection is enabled.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: true
  type: bool
dns_name:
  description: The public DNS name of the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: internal-my-elb-123456789.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com
  type: str
idle_timeout_timeout_seconds:
  description: The idle timeout value, in seconds.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: 60
  type: int
ip_address_type:
  description: The type of IP addresses used by the subnets for the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: ipv4
  type: str
listeners:
  contains:
    certificates:
      contains:
        certificate_arn:
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the certificate.
          returned: when state is present
          sample: ''
          type: str
      description: The SSL server certificate.
      returned: when state is present
      type: complex
    default_actions:
      contains:
        target_group_arn:
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the target group.
          returned: when state is present
          sample: ''
          type: str
        type:
          description: The type of action.
          returned: when state is present
          sample: ''
          type: str
      description: The default actions for the listener.
      returned: when state is present
      type: str
    listener_arn:
      description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the listener.
      returned: when state is present
      sample: ''
      type: str
    load_balancer_arn:
      description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the load balancer.
      returned: when state is present
      sample: ''
      type: str
    port:
      description: The port on which the load balancer is listening.
      returned: when state is present
      sample: 80
      type: int
    protocol:
      description: The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer.
      returned: when state is present
      sample: HTTPS
      type: str
    ssl_policy:
      description: The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are
        supported.
      returned: when state is present
      sample: ''
      type: str
  description: Information about the listeners.
  returned: when state is present
  type: complex
load_balancer_arn:
  description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:ap-southeast-2:0123456789:loadbalancer/app/my-alb/001122334455
  type: str
load_balancer_name:
  description: The name of the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: my-alb
  type: str
routing_http2_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether HTTP/2 is enabled.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: true
  type: bool
routing_http_desync_mitigation_mode:
  description: Determines how the load balancer handles requests that might pose a
    security risk to an application.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: defensive
  type: str
routing_http_drop_invalid_header_fields_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether HTTP headers with invalid header fields are removed
    by the load balancer (true) or routed to targets (false).
  returned: when state is present
  sample: false
  type: bool
routing_http_x_amzn_tls_version_and_cipher_suite_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether the two headers are added to the client request before
    sending it to the target.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: false
  type: bool
routing_http_xff_client_port_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether the X-Forwarded-For header should preserve the source
    port that the client used to connect to the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: false
  type: bool
scheme:
  description: Internet-facing or internal load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: internal
  type: str
security_groups:
  description: The IDs of the security groups for the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample:
  - sg-0011223344
  type: list
state:
  description: The state of the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample:
    code: active
  type: dict
tags:
  description: The tags attached to the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample:
    Tag: Example
  type: dict
type:
  description: The type of load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: application
  type: str
vpc_id:
  description: The ID of the VPC for the load balancer.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: vpc-0011223344
  type: str
waf_fail_open_enabled:
  description: Indicates whether to allow a AWS WAF-enabled load balancer to route
    requests to targets if it is unable to forward the request to AWS WAF.
  returned: when state is present
  sample: false
  type: bool