Ansible PlayBook to Configure HTTPD and HAProxy Using Ansible Roles
Jan 15, 2021
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In this article we will:
- We will create an ansible role httpd to configure Httpd WebServer.
2. We will create another ansible role haproxy to configure HAProxy LoadBalancer.
3. We will combine both of these roles controlling web server versions and solving challenges for host IP’s addition dynamically over each Managed Node in HAProxy.cfg file.
Role for Configuring HTTPD
- Create a Role
- Task File
- Var File
- Handler File
- Index.j2 file
Role for Configuring HAProxy
- Create a Role
- Task File
- Var File
- Handler File
- HAProxy Configuration file
PlayBook For HTTP and HAProxy
Inventory File
Ansible Configuration File
Finally, Our WebServer and LoadBalancer have been configured.
We can see that IPs are dynamically added in the HAProxy Configuration File.
We can verify our setup is working:
