--- - name: create default security group ec2_group: name: "{{ security_group }}" region: "{{ region }}" description: "{{ project_description }}" rules: # ssh - proto: tcp from_port: 22 to_port: 22 cidr_ip: "{{ ip_access_range }}" rules_egress: - proto: all cidr_ip: "{{ ip_access_range }}" - name: start ec2 instances ec2: group: "{{ security_group }}" instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}" image: "{{ image }}" wait: true region: "{{ region }}" key_name: "{{ keypair }}" instance_tags: Name: "{{ item }}" Role: client-tests count_tag: Name: "{{ item }}" exact_count: 1 with_sequence: start=0 end={{ total_no_instances - 1 }} format=testrunner-%1u