Nginx Homepage Role

This Ansible role configures an Nginx server to serve a static homepage. It handles domain configuration, SSL certificate retrieval with Let's Encrypt, and cloning the homepage content from a Git repository.

Requirements

Ansible 2.9 or higher
Nginx installed on the target machine
Git installed on the target machine (if cloning a repo)
nginx-https and git roles available or configured if they are used as dependencies

Role Variables

nginx.directories.homepage: The directory where the homepage content will be stored (default: /usr/share/nginx/homepage)
domain: The domain name for the Nginx server configuration
administrator_email: The email used for SSL certificate registration with Let's Encrypt
nginx_static_repository_address: The Git repository address containing the homepage content

Dependencies

nginx-https: A role for setting up an HTTPS server
git: A role for installing Git

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: nginx-static-repository, domain: 'example.com', administrator_email: 'admin@example.com' }

Author Information

This role was created in 2023 by Kevin Veen Birkenbach.