# HTML Server
## Description
This role configures an [NGINX](https://NGINX.org/) server to host a static HTML homepage securely over HTTPS. It automates domain configuration, SSL/TLS certificate retrieval using [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/), and ensures your site is ready for production with minimal setup.
## Overview
Optimized for Archlinux environments, this role provides a lightweight, reliable solution for serving static websites. It automatically configures NGINX to serve files from a predefined directory, sets up secure HTTPS connections, and includes support for `.well-known` paths required by ACME challenges.
### Key Features
- **Static Site Hosting:** Serves HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other static files.
- **Let's Encrypt Integration:** Automatically requests and installs SSL/TLS certificates.
- **Simple Root Configuration:** Defines a clean webroot with `index.html` support.
- **Secure by Default:** Includes modern SSL headers and best practices via NGINX.
- **.well-known Support:** Ensures full ACME challenge compatibility.
## Cosmos
The diagram places HTML Server in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).
```mermaid
flowchart LR
subgraph deps [Dependencies]
dep_svc_net_tor["svc-net-tor 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_matomo["web-app-matomo 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_prometheus["web-app-prometheus 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_svc_css["web-svc-css 💻"]
end
subgraph role [web-svc-html 💻]
svc_matomo["matomo"]
svc_css["css"]
svc_prometheus["prometheus"]
svc_html["html"]
svc_tor["tor"]
end
subgraph dependents [Dependents]
dpt_web_svc_legal["web-svc-legal"]
end
dep_svc_net_tor -. "0..1" .-> svc_tor
dep_web_app_matomo -. "0..1" .-> svc_matomo
dep_web_app_prometheus -. "0..1" .-> svc_prometheus
dep_web_svc_css -. "0..1" .-> svc_css
svc_matomo -- "1:1" --> dpt_web_svc_legal
```
Solid `1:1` edges are fixed relationships; dashed `0..1` edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red `0..0` edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role's deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in `meta/main.yml`.
## Purpose
The NGINX Static HTML Server role provides a simple and efficient method to publish static websites with HTTPS, perfect for personal homepages, landing pages, or small projects.
## Features
- **Automatic HTTPS Certificates:** Handles secure certificate issuance via Let's Encrypt.
- **Minimal NGINX Setup:** Clean and optimized default configurations.
- **Highly Portable:** Works out-of-the-box with minimal variables.
- **Local Time Support:** Properly displays directory listing timestamps when needed.
## Quick Setup
### Development
Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy HTML Server onto the local stack:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=web-svc-html full_cycle=false
```
### Production
Install HTML Server directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):
```bash
git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh
APP=web-svc-html
DOMAIN=
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY=""
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
--inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--host localhost \
--include "$APP" \
--vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
--diff -vv
```
## Learn More
- [NGINX Official Website](https://NGINX.org/)
- [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)
- [Static Web Page (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_web_page)
- [HTTPS (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS)
## Author Information
Created in 2023 by [Kevin Veen-Birkenbach](https://www.veen.world/)
## Credits
Implemented by **[Kevin Veen-Birkenbach](https://www.veen.world)**.
Part of the [Infinito.Nexus Project](https://s.infinito.nexus/code) and maintained by [Kevin Veen-Birkenbach](https://www.veen.world).
Licensed under the [Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)](https://s.infinito.nexus/license).