- name: Create random dns label set_fact: dns_label: "test{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(16, True, '') + (65535 | random | string) }}" - name: Create Azure Deploy azure_rm_deployment: resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}" location: "eastus" template_link: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/101-vm-simple-linux/azuredeploy.json' deployment_name: "{{ dns_label }}" parameters: adminUsername: value: chouseknecht adminPassword: value: password123! dnsLabelPrefix: value: "{{ dns_label }}" ubuntuOSVersion: value: "16.04.0-LTS" register: output - name: Add new instance to host group add_host: hostname: "{{ item.vm_name }}" ansible_host: "{{ item['ips'][0].public_ip }}" ansible_user: chouseknecht ansible_ssh_pass: password123! groupname: azure_vms with_items: "{{ output.deployment.instances }}"