nginx ========= A simple role for installing and configuring nginx on a new Ubuntu host using Ansible. Supports templates for index.html and custom nginx.conf Requirements ------------ Expects that the host is using apt package manager, and running a Debian / Ubuntu system. Role Variables -------------- Found in `.../roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml` ``` --- domain_name: "localhost" nginx_root_dir: "/var/www/html/" index_files: "index.html index.htm" ``` NGINX Configuration Variables - domain_name - Domain name to be used in nginx.conf, default value is the same as nginx base package default setting (localhost) nginx_root_dir - The directory to point the default nginx server to index_files - The files / types to be checked for content in our root directory Example Playbook ---------------- After configuring the approprate variables in `.../defaults/main.yml`, create the following play.yml and run `ansible-playbook play.yml` after setting the correct hosts in your `/etc/ansible/hosts` file. ``` --- - hosts: nginx-server become: yes roles: - nginx ``` Feel free to rename play.yml, hosts group name, etc. Just be sure it reflects to your settings in the related files.