Ansible: create Amazon ec2 instance

• https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/amazon/aws/ec2_module.html

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook 

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  become: False

  tasks:
    - amazon.aws.ec2:
       key_name: mykey
       region: us-east-1
       instance_type: t3.nano
       image: ami-07c1207a9d40bc3bd
       vpc_subnet_id: subnet-968913da
       wait: yes
       count: 1
       assign_public_ip: yes

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
 - name: Status ec2 instances
  hosts: 127.0.0.1 
  vars:
    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
  connection: local
  tasks:
   - ec2:
      key_name: YOUR_KEY_NAME
      profile: XXXX 
      region: us-east-1
      instance_type: t3.nano
      image: ami-0f4768a55eaaac3d7
      wait: yes
      count: 1 
      assign_public_ip: no 

Errors

WARNING]: Invalid characters were found in group names but not replaced, use -vvvv to see details

PLAY [localhost] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [amazon.aws.ec2] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "No handler was ready to authenticate. 1 handlers were checked. ['HmacAuthV4Handler'] Check your credentials"}

PLAY RECAP ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=1    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

Related terms

• Ansible playbooks examples
• aws ec2 run-instances, aws ec2 describe-instances
• aws configure list
• amazon.aws.ec2_key
• Manage AWS infrastructure using Ansible

See also

• AWS, Amazon Managed Services, AWS Management & Governance, computing, security, networking, AWS compliance, AWS Outposts AWS Free Tier, AWS certifications, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Systems Manager, AWS Config, IAM Access Analyzer, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Cost Management, AWS Budgets, AWS Organizations, AWS dev: (CodeStar, Cloud9), AWS Partner Network (APN), AWS Resource Access Manager, AWS Quick Starts, AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Elemental MediaStore, AWS Enterprise support, AWS support, AWS Professional Services Consultants, AWS Cloud Map, AWS Marketplace, AWS CLI, AWS Management Console, AWS acceptable use policy, amazonaws.com, Quotas, AWS Support plans, AWS Resource Explorer, AWS Managed Services (AMS), AWS savings, AWS Nitro System, AWS Activate, Serverless, AWS timeline
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