Pedagogic html static file server

▌ 🛈 Informations ▌ ▌ 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. ▌ Path: nginx

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▌ 🛈 Informations ▌ ▌ This family contains lists of variable blocks. ▌ Path: nginx.users

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