NGINX Server

This role installs and configures the NGINX Web Server on a system. This only installs the basic NGINX Web Server. PHP and other web libraries are not installed in this role. Options exist whether the server is on an Internet-connected network or on an isolated network.

Requirements

None

Role Variables

The following variables can be set for this role:

connected_network: BOOLEAN. Is the network connected to the Internet
repo_server: STRING. Protocol and server name (i.e., https://repo.test.lab)
repo_path: STRING. Path on the local repository server for the package repository
cert_path: STRING. Path on the local repository server to the Package GPG Certificate
enable_service: BOOLEAN. Do you want to enable this service on startup>
enable_ssl: STRING. Enable SSL/TLS certificates and the HTTPS protocol on port 443.
ssl_cert_archive: STRING. Path on the local system with an archive containing the server certificate and private key.

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

This role can be included into an Ansible playbook like so:

    - hosts: servers
      roles:
         - name: nginx-server
           connected_network: false
           repo_server: http://repo.kten.test
           repo_path: kbsc_repo/8/nginx-server
           cert_path: certs/nginx-signing.gpg
           enable_service: true
           enable_ssl: false

License

MIT

Author Information

Alex Ackerman, alexander.l.ackerman.civ@army.mil