community.proxmox.proxmox_firewall_info module – Manage firewall rules in Proxmox
Note
This module is part of the community.proxmox 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 community.proxmox. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.proxmox.proxmox_firewall_info.
New in community.proxmox 1.4.0
Synopsis
- Get firewall rules at cluster/group/vnet/node/vm level.
- Get firewall security groups at cluster level.
- Get aliases at cluster/VM level.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- proxmoxer >= 2.0
- requests
Parameters
Parameter | Comments |
|---|---|
api_host string / required | Specify the target host of the Proxmox VE cluster. Uses the |
api_password string | Specify the password to authenticate with. Uses the |
api_port integer | Specify the target port of the Proxmox VE cluster. Uses the |
api_timeout integer | Time limit for requests towards the Proxmox VE API. Default: |
api_token_id string | Specify the token ID. Uses the |
api_token_secret string | Specify the token secret. Uses the |
api_user string / required | Specify the user to authenticate with. Uses the |
ca_path path | Path to a local certificate, which will be used to verify TLS connections. Ignored if |
group string | Name of the group to which the rule belongs. Only needed when |
level string | Level at which the firewall rule applies. Choices:
|
node string | Name of the node. Only needed when |
pos integer | Position of the rule in the list. |
validate_certs boolean | Validate the TLS certificates used for the connection to the Proxmox VE API. Currently defaults to Uses the Choices:
|
vmid integer | ID of the VM to which the rule applies. Only needed when |
vnet string | Name of the virtual network for the rule. Only needed when |
Attributes
Attribute | Support | Description |
|---|---|---|
action_group | Action group: community.proxmox.proxmox | Use |
check_mode | Support: full This action does not modify state. | Can run in |
diff_mode | Support: N/A This action does not modify state. | Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in |
Examples
- name: Get Cluster level firewall rules, aliases, and security groups
community.proxmox.proxmox_firewall_info:
api_user: "{{ pc.proxmox.api_user }}"
api_token_id: "{{ pc.proxmox.api_token_id }}"
api_token_secret: "{{ vault.proxmox.api_token_secret }}"
api_host: "{{ pc.proxmox.api_host }}"
validate_certs: false
level: cluster
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Description |
|---|---|
aliases list / elements=dictionary | List of alias present at given level. Aliases are only available for cluster and VM level so if any other level it’ll be empty list. Returned: on success Sample: |
firewall_rules list / elements=dictionary | List of firewall rules at given level. Returned: on success Sample: |
groups list / elements=string | List of firewall security groups. This will always be given for cluster level regardless of the level passed. Because only at cluster level we can have firewall security groups. Returned: on success Sample: |
ip_sets list / elements=dictionary | List of IP Sets. These are only supported on the Returned: on success Sample: |
Collection links
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2025 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/proxmox/proxmox_firewall_info_module.html