add_host

Add a host to the in-memory inventory during a play

Collection: builtin

Full Name: add_host

Controller module — runs on the local controller, not on remote hosts.

Synopsis

Add a host to the in-memory inventory during a play

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	string	yes	The hostname/IP of the host to add to the inventory
groups	list		The groups to add the hostname to
group	string		Alias for groups (for backward compatibility)

yaml

- name: Register the newly provisioned host
  add_host:
    name: "{{ new_instance_ip }}"
    groups: webservers