Sys-svc-webserver-https Role

Description: NGINX layer for HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt ACME challenge handling, port 80 to 443 redirect, and stale vHost cleanup

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  • author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

  • description: NGINX layer for HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt ACME challenge handling, port 80 to 443 redirect, and stale vHost cleanup

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

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

  • 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’, ‘tls’, ‘letsencrypt’, ‘security’, ‘automation’]

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

README

Webserver HTTPS Provisioning

Description

The sys-svc-webserver-https role extends a basic NGINX installation by wiring in everything you need to serve content over HTTPS:

  1. Ensures your NGINX server is configured for SSL/TLS.

  2. Pulls in Let’s Encrypt ACME challenge handling.

  3. Applies global cleanup of unused domain configs.

This role is built on top of your existing sys-svc-webserver-core role, and it automates the end-to-end process of turning HTTP sites into secure HTTPS sites.

Overview

When you apply sys-svc-webserver-https, it will:

  1. Include the sys-svc-webserver-core role to install and configure NGINX.

  2. Clean up any stale vHost files under sys-svc-cln-domains.

  3. Deploy the Let’s Encrypt challenge-and-redirect snippet from sys-svc-letsencrypt.

  4. Reload NGINX automatically when any template changes.

All tasks are idempotent. Once your certificates are in place and your configuration is set, Ansible will skip unchanged steps on subsequent runs.

Cosmos

The diagram places Webserver HTTPS Provisioning 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-svc-webserver-https 💻]
        svc_svc_webserver_https["svc-webserver-https"]
    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

  • 🔒 Automatic HTTPS Redirect
    Sets up port 80 → 443 redirect and serves /.well-known/acme-challenge/ for Certbot.
  • 🔑 Let’s Encrypt Integration
    Pulls in challenge configuration and CAA-record management for automatic certificate issuance and renewal.
  • 🧹 Domain Cleanup
    Removes obsolete or orphaned server blocks before enabling HTTPS.
  • 🚦 Handler-Safe
    Triggers an NGINX reload only when necessary, minimizing service interruptions.

License

This role is released under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial). See https://s.infinito.nexus/license for details.

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).