custom_webapp

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with custom_webapp
   • Beginning with custom_webapp
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.

Description

Custom webapp is a simple example application for use in Learning Puppet. It has a simple configuration file, a mysql/mariadb backend, a statically compiled web app, and uses nginx as a webserver. The application itself just serves up the contents of a table in the database called "pages".

Setup

Beginning with custom_webapp

The module requires parameters for the mysql backend. You can also set the module to manage an nginx server.

Reference

custom_webapp::app

Set up the webapp itself. The class has parameters for configuring the database connection.

custom_webapp::db

Sets up the database using the puppet-mysql and table for the webapp.

custom_webapp::web

Sets up a reverse proxy using nginx to point at the webapp.

Limitations

This module is just for demonstartion and shouldn't be used in production. It is limited to RedHat 7 based systems.