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# Ansible Role: Nginx
Installs Nginx on RedHat/CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu linux servers.
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This role installs and configures the latest version of Nginx from the Nginx yum repository (on RedHat-based systems) or via apt (on Debian-based systems). You will likely need to do extra setup work after this role has installed Nginx, like adding your own [virtualhost].conf file inside `/etc/nginx/conf.d/`, describing the location and options to use for your particular website.
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## Requirements
None.
## Role Variables
Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see `vars/main.yml`):
nginx_user: "nginx"
The user under which Nginx will run.
nginx_worker_processes: "1"
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nginx_worker_connections: "8192"
`nginx_worker_processes` should be set to the number of cores present on your machine. Connections (find this number with `grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l`). `nginx_worker_connections` is the number of connections per process. Set this higher to handle more simultaneous connections (and remember that a connection will be used for as long as the keepalive timeout duration for every client!).
nginx_client_max_body_size: "64m"
This value determines the largest file upload possible, as uploads are passed through Nginx before hitting a backend like `php-fpm`. If you get an error like `client intended to send too large body`, it means this value is set too low.
nginx_keepalive_timeout: "65"
The keepalive timeout. Should be set higher (10s+) if you have more polling-style traffic (AJAX-powered sites especially), or lower (<10s) if you have a site where most users visit a few pages and don't send any further requests.
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## Dependencies
None.
## Example Playbook
- hosts: server
roles:
- { role: geerlingguy.nginx }
## License
MIT / BSD
## Author Information
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This role was created in 2014 by [Jeff Geerling](http://jeffgeerling.com/), author of [Ansible for DevOps](http://ansiblefordevops.com/).