Install NGINX

Installs NGINX and Dynamic Modules (both modules that install during config and after) from Source

Role Variables

The main.yml file that is in the defaults directory is the place to look for all of the variables that you would be most interested in adjusting.

Specifically, the variable nginx_version is what I personally have in my actual playbook file or you can call it on the command line, as thats obviously the variable that will be changed the most often as you run this for updating NGINX.

And I also have included a nginx_check_version variable, for skipping the task block that stops the playbook only if your new version variable from above is different from the one currently installed. This way, if you make a change to how NGINX is compiled, it'll let you past by adding -e "nginx_check_version=false" to the end of your ansible-playbook command.

Some example variable adjustments:

For the nginx_module variable dictionary, the name is the name of the repo/module and the address is obviously the git repo address. The name part of the variable gets included in the templated script for building nginx.

nginx_module:
  - { name: "ngx-fancyindex", address: "https://github.com/aperezdc/ngx-fancyindex.git" }
  - { name: "nginx-dav-ext-module", address: "https://github.com/arut/nginx-dav-ext-module.git" }
  - { name: "nginx-auth-ldap", address: "https://github.com/kvspb/nginx-auth-ldap.git" }
  - { name: "ngx_http_auth_pam_module", address: "https://github.com/sto/ngx_http_auth_pam_module" }

The nginx_config_loc variable is more personally specific than world-usable. I personally keep my nginx configuration files in a git repo for online backup/saving/editing. Becuase of this, I use a symlink from /etc/nginx to the cloned location in my home directory. Setting nginx_config_loc allows the safe removal of an existing link, removal of the default directory that gets installed because of the build and then relink the git repo. (When running the build steps, it automatically writes/overwrites the /etc/nginx directory, which is super annoying. This way, we stop the overwriting)

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

• hosts: servers become: true

  vars: nginx_version: "nginx-1.17.6"

  • name: Install NGINX import_role: name: jpartain89.install-nginx

License

GPLv3

Author Information

Justin Partain and JPCDI, github.com/jpartain89