Install nginx from nginx official or distribution package repos

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Role Variables
 The variables that can be passed to this role and a brief description about
 them are as follows.
 
+    # Install nginx from nginx repos or distribution repos
+    nginx_install_from_nginx_repos: false
+
+    # When installating from nginix repos, install the mainline (true) or 
+    # stable (false) release
+    nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release: false
+
     # The max clients allowed
     nginx_max_clients: 512                                
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+nginx_install_from_nginx_repos: false
+nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release: false
 
 nginx_max_clients: 512
 

tasks/debian.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Include Ubuntu-specific variables
+  include_vars: ubuntu.yml
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
+
+- name: Include Debian-specific variables
+  include_vars: debian.yml
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
+
+- name: Download nginx signing key
+  shell: "curl {{ nginx_signing_key_url }} -o /tmp/nginx_signing.key"
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos
+
+- name: Import nginx signing key
+  apt_key:
+    file: /tmp/nginx_signing.key
+    state: present
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos
+
+- name: Add the nginx project apt repo
+  apt_repository:
+    filename: "nginx"
+    repo: "deb {{ nginx_repo_location }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} nginx"
+    state: present
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos
+
+- name: Install the nginx packages and dependencies
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
+  with_items: "{{ nginx_packages }}"
+  environment: "{{ env }}"
+

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,56 +1,61 @@
 ---
-
-- name: Install the selinux python module
-  yum: name=libselinux-python state=present
-  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-
-- name: Copy the epel packages 
-  copy: src=epel.repo dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/epel_ansible.repo
-  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-
-- name: Install the nginx packages 
-  yum: name={{ item }} state=present
-  with_items: redhat_pkg
-  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-
-- name: Install the nginx packages 
-  apt: name={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes
-  with_items: ubuntu_pkg
-  environment: env
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+- name: Install repos and packages
+  include: "{{ ansible_os_family|lower }}.yml"
 
 - name: Create the directories for site specific configurations
-  file: path=/etc/nginx/{{ item }} state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  file:
+    path: "/etc/nginx/{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
   with_items:
     - "sites-available"
     - "sites-enabled"
 
-- name: Copy the nginx configuration file 
-  template: src=nginx.conf.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
-  notify: 
+- name: Copy the nginx configuration file
+  template:
+    src: nginx.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+  notify:
    - restart nginx
 
-- name: Copy the nginx default configuration file 
-  template: src=default.conf.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+- name: Copy the nginx default configuration file
+  template:
+    src: default.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
-- name: Copy the nginx default site configuration file 
-  template: src=default.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/sites-available/default
+- name: Copy the nginx default site configuration file
+  template:
+    src: default.j2
+    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
 
 - name: Create the link for site enabled specific configurations
-  file: path=/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default state=link src=/etc/nginx/sites-available/default 
+  file:
+    path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+    state: link
+    src: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
 
 - name: Create the configurations for sites
-  template: src=site.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }}
-  with_items: nginx_sites
+  template:
+    src: site.j2
+    dest: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }}"
+  with_items: "{{ nginx_sites }}"
   when: nginx_sites|lower != 'none'
 
 - name: Create the links to enable site configurations
-  file: path=/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }} state=link src=/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }}
-  with_items: nginx_sites
+  file:
+    path: "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }}"
+    state: link
+    src: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item['server']['file_name'] }}"
+  with_items: "{{ nginx_sites }}"
   when: nginx_sites|lower != 'none'
-  notify: 
+  notify:
    - reload nginx
 
 - name: start the nginx service
-  service: name=nginx state=started enabled=yes
+  service:
+    name: nginx
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
 

tasks/redhat.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+- name: Include CentOS-specific variables
+  include_vars: centos.yml
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'CentOS'
+
+- name: Include RHEL-specific variables
+  include_vars: rhel.yml
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux'
+
+- name: Add the nginx Yum repository
+  yum_repository:
+    name: nginx
+    description: nginx release repository
+    baseurl: "{{ nginx_repo_location }}"
+    gpgkey: "{{ nginx_signing_key_url }}"
+    gpgcheck: true
+    state: present
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos
+
+- name: Add CentOS/RHEL 6 EPEL Yum repository
+  yum:
+    name: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-6.noarch.rpm
+    state: present
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos == false and ansible_distribution_major_version == '6'
+
+- name: Add CentOS/RHEL 7 EPEL Yum repository
+  yum:
+    name: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
+    state: present
+  when: nginx_install_from_nginx_repos == false and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
+
+- name: Install nginx packages and dependencies
+  yum:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  with_items: "{{ nginx_packages }}"

vars/centos.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+nginx_packages:
+  - nginx
+  - libselinux-python
+
+nginx_repo_location: "http://nginx.org/packages/{% if nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release %}mainline/{% endif %}centos/{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}/x86_64/"

vars/debian.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+nginx_packages:
+  - python-selinux
+  - nginx
+
+nginx_repo_location: "http://nginx.org/packages/{% if nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release %}mainline/{% endif %}debian/"
+

vars/main.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 ---
-
 env:
  RUNLEVEL: 1
 
-redhat_pkg:
-  - nginx
-
-ubuntu_pkg:
-  - python-selinux
-  - nginx
-
-
+nginx_signing_key_url: "https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key"

vars/rhel.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+nginx_packages:
+  - nginx
+  - libselinux-python
+
+nginx_repo_location: "http://nginx.org/packages/{% if nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release %}mainline/{% endif %}rhel/{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}/x86_64/"

vars/ubuntu.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+nginx_packages:
+  - python-selinux
+  - nginx
+
+nginx_repo_location: "http://nginx.org/packages/{% if nginx_install_mainline_nginx_release %}mainline/{% endif %}ubuntu/"
+