https://github.com/trallnag/ansible-role-aws-cli

Ansible role that installs the AWS CLI v2 using the official installer.
https://github.com/trallnag/ansible-role-aws-cli

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Ansible role that installs the AWS CLI v2 using the official installer.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/trallnag/ansible-role-aws-cli
• Owner: trallnag
• License: isc
• Created: 2021-07-25T20:55:38.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-02-03T07:04:11.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-02-03T20:07:37.167Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: ansible, ansible-role, aws
• Language: Dockerfile
• Homepage: https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/trallnag/aws_cli
• Size: 473 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Ansible Role `trallnag.aws_cli`

Role that installs the [AWS CLI v2](https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/tree/v2)

using the official installer.

Available on

[Ansible Galaxy](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/trallnag/aws_cli).

Also consider:

- [trallnag/ansible-role-aws-ssm-plugin](https://github.com/trallnag/ansible-role-aws-ssm-plugin)

- [trallnag/ansible-role-aws-sam-cli](https://github.com/trallnag/ansible-role-aws-sam-cli)

## Requirements

Some tasks require root privileges. Privilege escalation is performed with

explicit `become: true` statements.

## Role parameters

See [`meta/argument_specs.yml`](./meta/argument_specs.yml).

```yaml

aws_cli__version:

  required: false

  type: str

  default: present

  description:

    - Version of the AWS CLI to install. For example `2.13.0`.

    - Use special value `present` to install latest version once.

    - Use special value `latest` to always install latest version.

aws_cli__bin_dir:

  required: false

  type: str

  default: /usr/local/bin

  description:

    - Bin directory. Used for `--bin-dir` parameter.

aws_cli__install_dir:

  required: false

  type: str

  default: /usr/local/aws-cli

  description:

    - Install directory. Used for `--install-dir` parameter.

```

## Project status

The project is maintained by me, [Tim](https://github.com/trallnag), and I am

interested in keeping it alive as I am actively using it.

## Versioning

The project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please refer to [`CONTRIBUTE.md`](./CONTRIBUTE.md).

## Licensing

This work is licensed under the

[ISC license](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISC_license). See

[`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) for the license text.

## Template

This project is based on the following

[Copier](https://copier.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) template:

.