* NGINX now has a separate role to manage and create NGINX configurations available [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx-config). Any new issues or PRs related to configuring NGINX should be submitted in the new NGINX Config repository. New issues or PRs related to configuring NGINX submitted in this repository will not be worked on. The NGINX configuration functionailities included in this role will be removed in an upcoming release.
* NGINX Unit now has a separate role available [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx-unit). Any new issues or PRs related to NGINX Unit should be submitted in the new NGINX Unit repository. New issues or PRs related to NGINX Unit submitted in this repository will not be worked on. The NGINX Unit functionailities included in this role will be removed in an upcoming release.
This role was developed and tested with [maintained](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#release-status) versions of Ansible. Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed.
Instructions on how to install Ansible can be found in the [Ansible website](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html).
Molecule is used to test the various functionailities of the role. Instructions on how to install Molecule can be found in the [Molecule website](https://molecule.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).
The NGINX Ansible role supports all platforms supported by [NGINX Open Source](https://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html#mainline), [NGINX Plus](https://www.nginx.com/products/technical-specs/), the [NGINX Amplify agent](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-amplify-doc/blob/master/amplify-faq.md#21-what-operating-systems-are-supported), and [NGINX Unit](https://unit.nginx.org/installation/#official-packages):
This role has multiple variables. The descriptions and defaults for all these variables can be found in the **`defaults/main`** directory in the following files:
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/default_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/default_converge.yml):** Install a specific version of NGINX and set up logrotate
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/module_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/module_converge.yml):** Install various NGINX supported modules
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/source_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/source_converge.yml):** Install NGINX from source
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/stable_push_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/stable_push_converge.yml):** Install NGINX using the stable branch and push a preexisting config from your system to your NGINX instance
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/template_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/template_converge.yml):** Use the NGINX configuration templating variables to create an NGINX configuration file
-**[molecule/common/playbooks/unit_converge.yml](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/master/molecule/common/playbooks/unit_converge.yml):** Install NGINX Unit
Do note that if you install this repository via Ansible Galaxy, you will have to replace the role variable in the sample playbooks from `ansible-role-nginx` to `nginxinc.nginx`.
You can find an Ansible role to install and configure NGINX App Protect [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx-app-protect)
You can find an Ansible collection of roles to install and configure NGINX Controller [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-collection-nginx_controller)