Role Name

Creates and deploys simple nginx reverse proxy configurations from supplied variables, optionally making use of the load balancing features as well.

At the time, this role does not expose all possible configurations of nginx's load balancing and proxying, but aims to use rational defaults with some configurability.

Requirements

nginx with reverse proxy support installed on the server to be managed.

Role Variables

Expected to Be Configured

• nginx_reverse_proxy_proxies: list of reverse proxy configurations; each configuration needs the following variables
  • nginx_reverse_proxy_backend_name: string, name nginx config uses to refer to the backend
  • nginx_reverse_proxy_domains: list of public-facing domains to be proxied
  • nginx_reverse_proxy_backends: list of backend servers, including ports and other valid parameters for server in the upstream context of an nginx config file
  • nginx_reverse_proxy_config_name: name to use for the proxy file (do not include the '.conf' extension, role will add this)

Proxy configuration options

Along with the variables that must be configured for each reverse proxy configuration, some configuration options are available on a per-proxy basis:

• balancer_config: specify a load balancing strategy other than the default round robin. Valid options include least_conn (for least connections) and ip_hash (for session persistence using IP hashing).

See the app2proxy definition in the example playbook below.

Role Defaults

nginx_reverse_proxy_config_directory: location to store config files for nginx (default: /etc/nginx/conf.d) nginx_reverse_proxy_nginx_service: name the nginx service runs under, for the handler restart if config files are changed (default: nginx)

Dependencies

nginx is expected to be installed on the server being managed

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: nginx
  remote_user: vagrant
  become: yes
  vars:
    - nginx_reverse_proxy_proxies:
      - config_name: app1proxy
        backend_name: my-backend-1
        backends:
          - localhost:1880 weight=2
          - localhost:1881
        domains:
          - app1.192.168.88.10.xip.io
      - config_name: app2proxy
        backend_name: my-backend-2
        backends:
          - localhost:1882
          - localhost:1883
        domains:
          - app2.192.168.88.10.xip.io
        balancer_config: least_conn;
      - config_name: sessionappproxy
        backend_name: session-app-backend
        backends:
          - localhost:1880
          - localhost:1881
          - localhost:1882
          - localhost:1883
        domains:
          - sessioned-app.192.168.88.10.xip.io
        balancer_config: ip_hash;

  roles:
    - ansible-nginx-reverse-proxy

License

BSD

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