create-ec2-instance.yml

---
- hosts: all
  connection: local
  tasks:
  - name: creating ec2 node
    tags: provisioning
    action:
      module: ec2
      aws_access_key: "{{ vault_aws_access_key }}"
      aws_secret_key: "{{ vault_aws_secret_key }}"
      zone: "{{ zone }}"
      image: "{{ image }}"
      instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}"
      state: present
      region: "{{ region }}"
      key_name: "{{ sshkey }}"
      vpc_subnet_id: "{{ subnet }}"
      group: "{{ security_group }}"
      wait: true
      instance_tags:
        Name: "{{ env }}-{{ role }}"
        Roles: "{{ role }}"
        Project: "{{ project }}"
        Stages: "{{ env }}"
    register: ec2

  # Use with_items to add each instances public IP to a new hostgroup for use in the next play.

  - name: Add new instance to host group
    add_host:
      hostname: "{{ item.public_dns_name }}"
      groupname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
    with_items: ec2.instances

  - name: Waiting for SSH to boot by checking the ssh port
    wait_for:
      host: "{{ item.public_dns_name }}"
      port: 22
      delay: 10
      timeout: 120
      state: started
    with_items: ec2.instances