# rax_files – Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Files Containers

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- pyrax
- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
api_key string |  | Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
auth_endpoint - | Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/" | The URI of the authentication service.

clear_meta
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Optionally clear existing metadata when applying metadata to existing containers. Selecting this option is only appropriate when setting type=meta

container - / required |  | The container to use for container or metadata operations.
credentials path |  | File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
env string |  | Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
identity_type - | Default: "rackspace" | Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
meta - |  | A hash of items to set as metadata values on a container

private
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Used to set a container as private, removing it from the CDN. Warning! Private containers, if previously made public, can have live objects available until the TTL on cached objects expires

public
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Used to set a container as public, available via the Cloud Files CDN

region string | Default: "DFW" | Region to create an instance in

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Indicate desired state of the resource

tenant_id - |  | The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name - |  | The tenant name used for authentication.
ttl - |  | In seconds, set a container-wide TTL for all objects cached on CDN edge nodes. Setting a TTL is only appropriate for containers that are public

type
-

Choices:
- file ←
- meta

Type of object to do work on, i.e. metadata object or a container object

username string |  | Rackspace username, overrides credentials.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
aliases: verify_ssl

web_error - |  | Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP error page when accessed by the CDN URL
web_index - |  | Sets an object to be presented as the HTTP index page when accessed by the CDN URL

## Notes

Note

- The following environment variables can be used, `RAX_USERNAME`, `RAX_API_KEY`, `RAX_CREDS_FILE`, `RAX_CREDENTIALS`, `RAX_REGION`.
- `RAX_CREDENTIALS` and `RAX_CREDS_FILE` points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
- `RAX_USERNAME` and `RAX_API_KEY` obviate the use of a credentials file
- `RAX_REGION` defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
- The following environment variables can be used, `RAX_USERNAME`, `RAX_API_KEY`, `RAX_CREDS_FILE`, `RAX_CREDENTIALS`, `RAX_REGION`.
- `RAX_CREDENTIALS` and `RAX_CREDS_FILE` points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
- `RAX_USERNAME` and `RAX_API_KEY` obviate the use of a credentials file
- `RAX_REGION` defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)

## Examples

    - name: "Test Cloud Files Containers"
      hosts: local
      gather_facts: no
      tasks:
        - name: "List all containers"
          rax_files:
            state: list

        - name: "Create container called 'mycontainer'"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer

        - name: "Create container 'mycontainer2' with metadata"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer2
            meta:
              key: value
              file_for: someuser@example.com

        - name: "Set a container's web index page"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer
            web_index: index.html

        - name: "Set a container's web error page"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer
            web_error: error.html

        - name: "Make container public"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer
            public: yes

        - name: "Make container public with a 24 hour TTL"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer
            public: yes
            ttl: 86400

        - name: "Make container private"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer
            private: yes

    - name: "Test Cloud Files Containers Metadata Storage"
      hosts: local
      gather_facts: no
      tasks:
        - name: "Get mycontainer2 metadata"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer2
            type: meta

        - name: "Set mycontainer2 metadata"
          rax_files:
            container: mycontainer2
            type: meta
            meta:
              uploaded_by: someuser@example.com

        - name: "Remove mycontainer2 metadata"
          rax_files:
            container: "mycontainer2"
            type: meta
            state: absent
            meta:
              key: ""
              file_for: ""

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Paul Durivage (@angstwad)

Hint

If you notice any issues in this documentation, you can edit this document to improve it.