ansible-nginx/README.md

Nginx for Debian/FreeBSD Ansible role
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Install and configure Nginx on Debian/FreeBSD.

Features:

- SSL/TLS "hardened" support
- Manage basic auth on site / location
- Proxy + Upstream
- Fast PHP configuration
- Preconfigured site templates (should work on many app)
- Auto-configure HTTP2 on SSL/TLS sites
- Manage dynamic modules (install and loading)
- Deploy custom facts.d with sites config
- Can listen with proxy protocol
- Generate certificates with acme.sh (let's encrypt) -- *EXPERIMENTAL*

Supported OS:

| OS                   | Working | Stable (active support)                                                                              |
|----------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Debian Jessie (8)    | Yes     | Check latest supported version ([1.5.0](https://github.com/HanXHX/ansible-nginx/releases/tag/1.5.0)) |
| Debian Stretch (9)   | Yes     | Check latest supported version ([1.9.0](https://github.com/HanXHX/ansible-nginx/releases/tag/1.9.0)) | 
| Debian Buster (10)   | Yes     | Yes                                                                                                  |
| Debian Bullseye (11) | Yes     | Yes                                                                                                  |
| Debian Bookworm (12) | Yes     | Not yet :)                                                                                           |
| FreeBSD 11           | NA      | No                                                                                                   |
| FreeBSD 12           | NA      | No                                                                                                   |
| Ubuntu 20.04         | Yes     | Yes                                                                                                  |
| Ubuntu 22.04         | Yes     | Yes                                                                                                  |

Requirements
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- Ansible >=2.11
- If you set true to `nginx_backports`, you must install backports repository before lauching this role.

Role Variables
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### Packaging

Debian:

- `nginx_apt_package`: APT nginx package (try: apt-cache search ^nginx)
- `nginx_backports`: Install nginx from backport repository (bool)

FreeBSD:

- `nginx_pkgng_package`: PKGNG nginx package (should be "nginx" or "nginx-devel")

### Shared

- `nginx_root`: root directory where you want to have your files
- `nginx_log_dir`: log directory (if you change it, don't forget to change logrotate config)
- `nginx_resolver`: list of DNS resolver (default: OpenDNS)
- `nginx_error_log_level`: default log level
- `nginx_auto_config_httpv2`: boolean, auto configure HTTP2 where possible
- `nginx_fastcgi_fix_realpath`: boolean, use realpath for fastcgi (fix problems with symlinks and PHP opcache)
- `nginx_default_hsts`: string, default header sent for HSTS

### Nginx Configuration

- `nginx_user`
- `nginx_worker_processes`
- `nginx_pid`: daemon pid file
- `nginx_events_*`: all variables in events block
- `nginx_http_*`: all variables in http block
- `nginx_custom_core`: instructions list (for core, will put data in `/etc/nginx/nginx.conf`)
- `nginx_custom_http`: instructions list (will put data in `/etc/nginx/conf.d/custom.conf`)
- `nginx_module_packages`: package list module to install (Debian)
- `nginx_load_modules`: module list to load (full path), should be used only on FreeBSD

### Misc

- `nginx_debug_role`: set _true_ if you need to see output of no\_log tasks

About modules
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Last updates from Debian backports loads modules from /etc/nginx/modules-enabled directory. Disabling/Enabling is not supported anymore. Please wait further update.

Fine configuration
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[Site configuration](doc/site.md)

[PHP configuration](doc/php.md)

[Upstream Configuration](doc/upstream.md)

[SSL/TLS Configuration](doc/ssl.md)

[Basic Auth](doc/auth.md)

[FreeBSD](doc/freebsd.md)

[acme.sh](doc/acme.md)

Note
----

- Active support for Debian/Ubuntu.
- FreeBSD support is experimental. I only test (for the moment) 10.2 (but it can work on other versions).

Dependencies
------------

See: [requirements.yml](requirements.yml).


If you need to dev this role locally on Vagrant
------------------------------------------------

Before use vagrant, run once:

```commandline
ansible-galaxy install -p ./tests/ HanXHX.php,master
```

If you need to dev this role locally with molecule
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Check available scenarios in [molecule](molecule) directory.

With `debian-12` scenario:

```commandline
molecule -v -c molecule/_shared/base.yml verify -s debian-12
```

Example Playbook
----------------

See [tests/test.yml](tests/test.yml).

License
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GPLv2


Donation
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Author Information
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- Twitter: [@hanxhx_](https://twitter.com/hanxhx_)