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# Nginx Server
This is a complete Ansible playbook to configure Nginx with basic authentication using htpasswd.
This playbook installs Nginx, configures a static website, and secures access with basic authentication.
## Steps
- Installation of Nginx: The playbook installs Nginx and ensures it is started and enabled.
- Creation of the website directory: A directory is created to host the website files.
- Creation of a simple homepage: A simple HTML page is created for the website.
- Installation of apache2-utils: This package is necessary to use the htpasswd command.
- Creation of the htpasswd file: A .htpasswd file is created with a username and password.
- Configuration of the Nginx site: The nginx_site.conf.j2 template is used to configure Nginx with basic authentication.
- Activation of the Nginx site: The site is enabled by creating a symbolic link in the sites-enabled directory.
- Testing the Nginx configuration: The Nginx configuration is tested before restarting the service.
- Restarting Nginx: Nginx is restarted to apply the changes.
## TODO
- use ansible vault for the user's credentials