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vr_dns_domain - Manages DNS domains on Vultr.

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Create and remove DNS domains.

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.
name
required
The domain name.

aliases: domain
server_ip
The default server IP.
Use vr_dns_record to change it once the domain is created.
Required if state=present.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the DNS domain.
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Ensure a domain exists
  local_action:
    module: vr_dns_domain
    name: example.com
    server_ip: 10.10.10.10

- name: Ensure a domain is absent
  local_action:
    module: vr_dns_domain
    name: example.com
    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_endpoint
string
success
Endpoint used for the API requests

Sample:
https://api.vultr.com
 
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_account
string
success
Account used in the ini file to select the key

Sample:
default
vultr_dns_domain
complex
success
Response from Vultr API

 
date_created
string
success
Date the DNS domain was created.

Sample:
2017-08-26 12:47:48
 
name
string
success
Name of the DNS Domain.

Sample:
example.com


Status

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

Author

  • René Moser (@resmo)

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