freebsd-jailed-nginx

This role provides a jailed nginx server that listens on localhost:{80,443} for incoming requests.

The role also provides a working SSL configuration using functionality provided by Let's Encrypt.

You need to provide a custom dhparam.pem file. Create a folder named after your server name (example.com) within the folder files next to your playbook.

The certificate will be validated/generated by periodic weekly. In order to get the server up and running immediately a self-signed localhost certificate is installed. You may generate your Let's Encrypt certificates manually after the jail has been started using the following command:

 /usr/local/bin/acme-client-weekly.sh

It may be used by other roles to serve WordPress or Joomla installations. To access the webroot directory a SFTP server is also configured, which is secured by public key authentication.

This role may also be used to create SSL terminating proxy that forwards traffic to domain specific jails or external sites.

Requirements

This role is intent to be used with a fresh FreeBSD installation. There is a Vagrant Box with providers for VirtualBox and EC2 you may use.

Role Variables

nginx_letsencrypt_enabled

Set to yes the enabled automatic certificate management with Lets Encrypt for all nginx servers. If enabled it will install acme-client tool and prepare some configuration for the servers. Default: no.

nginx_letsencrypt_acme_private_key

Use this var to specify the private key, that will be used by acme client to communicate with LetsEncrypt. Default: '''.

nginx_letsencrypt_api_host

The host name of the server to talk to. Default: acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org.

nginx_tarsnap_enabled

Whether the webroot of all nginx servers should be backed up using tarsnap. Has to be enabled on the host itself (tarsnap_enabled: yes). Default: {{ tarsnap_enabled | default("no") }}.

nginx_syslogd_server

The syslogd server nginx should use to write error and access log Default: {{ syslogd_server | default("localhost") }}.

nginx_pf_redirect

If set to yes if traffic to http(s) ports is forwarded to this jails nginx server. Default: no.

If enabled, the default configuration will forward traffic directed to port 80 and 443 of the hosts external interface to this jail. This configuration can be changed using the nginx_pf_rdrs variable.

nginx_pf_rdrs

This configures how traffic redirection from host to jail works. The default configuration looks like this.

nginx_pf_rdrs:
  - ports:
        - 'http'
        - 'https'
    ext_ip: '{{ host_net_ext_ip }}'
    ext_if: '{{ host_net_ext_if }}'
    

This means that all traffic terminating on host's external interface with external ip for both ports https and http will be redirected to port http of the NGINX running inside the jail.

nginx_servers

This variable holds an array of nginx server instances for this jail. You can use this to configure different types of nginx jails, e.g. https terminating proxy, serve multiple static websites, or a php enable website. See example section below.

aliases: ''
basic_auth_enabled: no
force_www: no
https:
  enabled: no
  letsencrypt_enabled: no
  key_file: 'localhost-key.pem'
  certbundle_file: 'localhost-certbundle.pem'
  dhparam_file: 'localhost-dhparam.pem'
name: 'localhost'
php_fpm_enabled: no
sftp:
  user: '{{ server_sftp_user }}'
  uuid: '{{ server_sftp_uuid }}'
  authorized_keys: '{{ server_sftp_authorized_keys }}'
  home: '{{ server_home }}'
  port: '{{ server_sftp_port }}'
sftp_enabled: no
webroot: '{{ server_webroot }}'

aliases

If the server should handle other request then those directed to server_name. Provide list of domain names separated by space. Use default to create and Nginx default server. Default: ''.

basic_auth_enabled

Set to true to enable basic auth for this server. You need to provide the htpasswd file and save it under files {{ server_name }}/htpasswd.

force_www

If the server should redirect to www domain names. If set to yes all requests to name will be redirected to www subdomain. You also need to add www.name to aliases property. Default: no.

https

Settings related to SSL/HTTPS.

enabled

Set to yes to enabled SSL/HTTPS for this server. HTTP only request will be redirected to HTTPS.

letsencrypt_enabled

If set https is enabled for this server and certificates will be created by Lets Encrypt and acme-client. You need to set nginx_letsencrypt_enabled to yes as well to enable this feature. Default: no.

name

The domain name of this server, e.g. example.com. Default: default.

php

PHP related settings

fpm_enabled

Set to true to install and enable php-fpm package. If enabled the following packages listed in nginx_php_fpm_pkgs will be installed. Default: no.

fastcgi_cache

Set to off to disabled fastcgi cache. Default: z_nginx.

max_requests

The number of requests each child process should execute before respawning. Default: 1000.

max_children

The max, number of child processes to be created. Default: 5.

memory_limit

This sets the maximum amount of memory in bytes that a script is allowed to allocate. Default: 128M.

upload_max_filesize

The maximum size of an uploaded file. Default: 48M.

post_max_size

Sets max size of post data allowed. Default: 64M

sftp_enabled

Enable sftp for this server. Creates an user and adjusts settings as described below. Default: false.

sftp

Settings used to setup user and configure SSHD to allow access to web server root to upload files.

user

The sftp user's name. Default: 'sftp_{{ name | truncate(5, True, "") }}'.

uuid

The sftp user's uuid. Default: 5000.

home

The user's home directory. sshd will change root to this diretory. Set the the web server home when unset. Default: '/srv/{{ name }}'.

port

The external port which should be redirected to the jail using this role. Default: 10022.

authorized_keys

The public key which should be used to authenticate the user. Default: '{{ host_sshd_authorized_keys_file }}'.

Dependencies

• JoergFiedler.freebsd-jailed

Example Playbook

Proxy host, that forwards traffic to other external server.

- hosts: all
  become: true

  tasks:
    - import_role:
        name: 'JoergFiedler.freebsd-jail-host'
    - include_role:
        name: 'JoergFiedler.freebsd-jailed-nginx'
      vars:
        nginx_pf_redirect: true
        nginx_letsencrypt_enabled: yes
        nginx_servers:
          - name: 'test.moumantai.de'
            https:
              enabled: yes
              letsencrypt_enabled: yes
            proxy:
              host: 'www.freebsd.org'
              scheme: 'https'
              port: 443
              local: no
        jail_net_ip: '10.1.0.10'
        jail_name: 'nginx'

Nginx server with php-fpm module and HTTPS.

- hosts: all
  become: true

  tasks:
    - import_role:
        name: 'JoergFiedler.freebsd-jail-host'
    - include_role:
        name: 'JoergFiedler.freebsd-jailed-nginx'
      vars:
        jail_net_ip: '10.1.0.10'
        jail_name: 'nginx'
        nginx_pf_redirect: yes
        nginx_servers:
          - name: 'default'
            https:
              enabled: yes
            php:
              fpm_enabled: yes
            sftp_enabled: yes
            sftp:
              authorized_keys: '~/.vagrant.d/insecure_private_key.pub'

License

BSD

Author Information

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