Sys-stk-front-base Role

Description: Front-layer base for web apps: HTTPS foundation, optional Cloudflare setup, and reverse-proxy handler wiring

Variables

  • author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

  • description: Front-layer base for web apps: HTTPS foundation, optional Cloudflare setup, and reverse-proxy handler wiring

  • license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)

  • company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world

  • min_ansible_version: 2.9

  • platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]

  • galaxy_tags: [‘nginx’, ‘https’, ‘cloudflare’, ‘automation’, ‘web’]

  • issue_tracker_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/issues

README

Front Base (HTTPS + Cloudflare + Handlers)

Description

sys-stk-front-base bootstraps the front layer that most web-facing apps need:

  • Ensures the HTTPS base via sys-svc-webserver-https

  • (Optional) Cloudflare bootstrap (zone lookup, dev mode, purge)

  • Wires OpenResty/NGINX handlers

  • Leaves per-domain certificate issuance to consumer roles (or pass-through vars to sys-util-csp-cert if needed)

This role is intentionally small and reusable. It prepares the ground so app roles can just render their vHost.

Overview

This role front bootstrap for web apps: HTTPS base, optional Cloudflare setup, and handler wiring.

Cosmos

The diagram places Front Base (HTTPS + Cloudflare + Handlers) in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [sys-stk-front-base 💻]
        svc_front_base["front-base"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features

  • Automated provisioning: Configured by Ansible without manual steps.

Responsibilities

  • Include sys-svc-webserver-https (once per host)

  • Include Cloudflare tasks when DNS_PROVIDER == "cloudflare"

  • Load handler utilities (e.g., svc-prx-openresty)

  • Stay domain-agnostic: expect domain to be provided by the consumer

Outputs

  • Handler wiring completed

  • HTTPS base ready (NGINX, ACME webroot)

  • Cloudflare prepared (optional)

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).