ansible_role_proxy

Complete Proxy Server Role based on Traefik. This role installs and configures Traefik as a reverse proxy on Debian and Ubuntu systems.

Requirements

This role requires Ansible 2.12 or higher. The target system should be Debian or Ubuntu.

Role Variables

The following variables are defined in defaults/main.yml:

Variable	Description	Default Value
traefik_name	Name of the service and user	traefik
traefik_version	Traefik version to install	v3.6.7
traefik_opt	Installation directory	/opt/{{ traefik_name }}
traefik_etc	Configuration directory	/etc/{{ traefik_name }}
traefik_conf_d	Dynamic configuration directory	{{ traefik_etc }}/conf.d
traefik_global_checkNewVersion	Check for new versions	false
traefik_global_sendAnonymousUsage	Send anonymous usage data	false
traefik_entrypoints	Dictionary defining Traefik entrypoints	{ web: { address: ':80' }, websecure: { address: ':443' } }
traefik_api	Enable Traefik API	false
traefik_api_dashboard	Enable Traefik Dashboard	false
traefik_api_insecure	Enable insecure API access	false
traefik_providers_file	Enable file provider	true
traefik_providers_file_directory	Directory for dynamic configuration files	/etc/traefik/conf.d/
traefik_providers_file_watch	Watch for changes in dynamic configuration	true
traefik_log_level	Log level	ERROR
traefik_log_format	Log format	common
traefik_metrics_prometheus	Enable Prometheus metrics	false
traefik_routing_http	HTTP routing configuration dictionary	{}
traefik_routing_tcp	TCP routing configuration dictionary	{}
traefik_routing_udp	UDP routing configuration dictionary	{}
traefik_routing_tls	TLS routing configuration dictionary	{}

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: proxy_servers
  roles:
     - role: ansible_role_proxy
       vars:
         traefik_api_dashboard: true
         traefik_routing_http:
           routers:
             my-router:
               rule: "Host(`example.com`)"
               service: my-service
           services:
             my-service:
               loadBalancer:
                 servers:
                   - url: "http://1.1.1.1:8080"

License

GPL-3.0-only

Author Information

• Luciano Giacchetta
• Giacchetta Networks LLC
• https://gianet.us/engineering/ansible_role_proxy