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With the advent of Ansible collections and the release of the [NGINX Core Ansible collection](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-collection-nginx), the decision has been made to split this role into three smaller roles and reduce the overhead of this role:
***The NGINX configuration functionalities included in this role have been removed as of release 0.19.0.** There now is 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 configuration Ansible role repository. New issues or PRs related to configuring NGINX submitted in this repository will not be worked on. This disclaimer will be removed in the upcoming `0.21.0` release at some stage after July 2021.
***The NGINX Unit functionalities included in this role have been removed as of release 0.18.0.** There now is a separate role to install NGINX Unit 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 Ansible role repository. New issues or PRs related to NGINX Unit submitted in this repository will not be worked on. This disclaimer will be removed in the upcoming `0.21.0` release at some stage after July 2021.
* This role is developed and tested with [maintained](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html) versions of Ansible core (above `2.11`) and Ansible (above `2.9.10`).
**Note:** You can alternatively install the Ansible community distribution (what is known as the "old" Ansible) if you don't want to manage individual collections.
* Instructions on how to install Ansible can be found in the [Ansible website](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#upgrading-ansible-from-version-2-9-and-older-to-version-2-10-or-later).
* This role uses Jinja2 templates. Ansible base installs Jinja2 by default, but depending on your install and/or upgrade path, you might be running an outdated version of Jinja2. The minimum version of Jinja2 required for the role to properly function is `2.11`.
* Instructions on how to install Jinja2 can be found in the [Jinja2 website](https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/intro/#installation).
Use `ansible-galaxy install nginxinc.nginx` to install the latest stable release of the role on your system. Alternatively, if you have already installed the role, use `ansible-galaxy install -f nginxinc.nginx` to update the role to the latest release.
The NGINX Ansible role supports all platforms supported by [NGINX Open Source](https://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html), [NGINX Plus](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/technical-specs/), and the [NGINX Amplify agent](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-amplify-doc/blob/master/amplify-faq.md#21-what-operating-systems-are-supported):
**Note:** You can also use this role to compile NGINX Open Source from source, install NGINX Open Source on compatible yet unsupported platforms, or install NGINX Open Source on BSD systems at your own risk.
This role has multiple variables. The descriptions and defaults for all these variables can be found in the **[`defaults/main/`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/defaults/main/)** folder in the following files:
Similarly, descriptions and defaults for preset variables can be found in the **[`vars/`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/vars/)** folder in the following files:
Working functional playbook examples can be found in the **[`molecule/`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/molecule/)** folder in the following files:
|**[`default/converge.yml`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/molecule/default/converge.yml)**|Install a specific version of NGINX and set up logrotate|
|**[`module/converge.yml`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/molecule/module/converge.yml)**|Install various NGINX supported modules|
|**[`plus/converge.yml`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/molecule/plus/converge.yml)**|Install NGINX Plus and various NGINX Plus supported modules|
|**[`source/converge.yml`](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx/blob/main/molecule/source/converge.yml)**|Install NGINX from source|
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 the Ansible NGINX Core collection of roles to install and configure NGINX Open Source, NGINX Plus, and NGINX App Protect [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-collection-nginx).
You can find the Ansible NGINX App Protect role to install and configure NGINX App Protect [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx-app-protect).
You can find the Ansible NGINX Controller collection of roles to install and configure NGINX Controller [here](https://github.com/nginxinc/ansible-collection-nginx_controller).
