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

This role is not production ready. SSL management wille come later.

Requirements
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None.

Role Variables
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  - `nginx_apt_package`: APT nginx package (try: apt-cache search ^nginx)
  - `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_ssl_dir`: directory where you install your SSL/TLS keys
  - `nginx_resolver`: list of DNS resolver (default: OpenDNS)
  - `nginx_error_log_level`: default log level
  - `nginx_dh_length`: DH key length (default is 2048)

### PHP

  - `nginx_php`: boolean if you need to preconfigure PHP (default: false)
  - `nginx_php_sockets`: list of //sockets//

You should see [Nginx upstream module doc](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html).

Socket:
  - `unix_socket`
  - `host`
  - `port`
  - `weight`
  - `max_fails`
  - `fail_timeout`

### Nginx Configuration

  - `nginx_user`
  - `nginx_worker_processes`
  - `nginx_events`: key/value in events block
  - `nginx_http`: key/value in http block

### Vhost management

You can see many examples in: [tests/test.yml](tests/test.yml).

  - `nginx_vhosts`: List of dict. A vhost has few keys. See bellow.

#### Common

  - `name`: (M) List of domain used. The first occurence is the most important!
  - `template`: (M) template used to create vhost
  - `enable`: (O) Enable the vhost (default is true)
  - `delete`: (O) Delete the vhost (default is false)
  - `redirect_from`: (O) Domain list to redirect to the first `name`. You can use this key to redirect non-www to www
  - `location`: (O) Add new custom locations (it does not overwrite!)
  - `more`: (O) Add more custom infos.
  - `upstream_params`: (O) Add upstream params (useful when you want to pass variables to PHP)
  - `override_try_files`: (O) overrides default try\_files defined in template
  - `manage_local_content`: (O) Boolean. Set to false if you don't want to manage local content (images, css...). This option is useless if you use proxy `template`

(O) : Optional
(M) : Mandatory

#### Templates

  - `base`: static template
  - `php`: PHP base template. Can work with many frameworks/tools.
  - `wordpress`
  - `dokuwiki`
  - `proxy`

Templates works as parent-child.

#### About proxy template

Proxy template allow you to use Nginx as reverse proxy. Usefull when you have application serveur such as Redmine, Jenkins...

You have many key added to vhost key:

  - `upstream_name`: (O) upstream name used to pass proxy
  - `proxy_params`: (M) list of raw params passed to the vhost

(O) : Optional
(M) : Mandatory


### Upstream management

  - `nginx_upstreams`: List of dict. An upstream has few keys. See bellow.

Note: Few params are unavailable on old Nginx version. But this role don't put it if your version is too old!

#### Upstream params

- `name`: upstream name. Can be use in vhost with *proxy_pass http://upstream_name*
- `params`: list of param (hash, zone...)
- `servers`: each upstream MUST have at least 1 server

#### Server params

You must set a `path`. For example: *192.168.0.50:8080* or *unix:/tmp/my.sock*.

All this params are optional. You should see [Nginx upstream doc](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html).

  - `weight`
  - `max`fails`
  - `fail`timeout`
  - `backup`
  - `down`
  - `route`
  - `slow`start`

Dependencies
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None

Example Playbook
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    - hosts: servers
      roles:
         - { role: HanXHX.nginx }

License
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GPLv2

Author Information
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  - You can find many other roles in my GitHub "lab": https://github.com/HanXHX/my-ansible-playbooks
  - All issues, pull-request are welcome :)