Puppet module: apache¶ ↑

This is a Puppet apache module from the second generation of Example42 Puppet Modules.

Made by Alessandro Franceschi / Lab42

Official site: www.example42.com

Official git repository: github.com/example42/puppet-apache

Released under the terms of Apache 2 License.

This module requires functions provided by the Example42 Puppi module.

For detailed info about the logic and usage patterns of Example42 modules read README.usage on Example42 main modules set.

USAGE - Module specific usage¶ ↑

• Install apache with a custom httpd.conf template and some virtual hosts

  class { 'apache':
    template => 'example42/apache/httpd.conf.erb',
  }
  
  apache::vhost { 'mysite':
    docroot  => '/path/to/docroot',
    template => 'example42/apache/vhost/mysite.com.erb',
  }

USAGE - Basic management¶ ↑

• Install apache with default settings

  class { "apache": }

• Disable apache service.

  class { "apache":
    disable => true
  }

• Disable apache service at boot time, but don’t stop if is running.

  class { "apache":
    disableboot => true
  }

• Remove apache package

  class { "apache":
    absent => true
  }

• Enable auditing without without making changes on existing apache configuration files

  class { "apache":
    audit_only => true
  }

USAGE - Overrides and Customizations¶ ↑

• Use custom sources for main config file

  class { "apache":
    source => [ "puppet:///modules/lab42/apache/apache.conf-${hostname}" , "puppet:///modules/lab42/apache/apache.conf" ], 
  }

• Use custom source directory for the whole configuration dir

  class { "apache":
    source_dir       => "puppet:///modules/lab42/apache/conf/",
    source_dir_purge => false, # Set to true to purge any existing file not present in $source_dir
  }

• Use custom template for main config file

  class { "apache":
    template => "example42/apache/apache.conf.erb",      
  }

• Define custom options that can be used in a custom template without the need to add parameters to the apache class

  class { "apache":
    template => "example42/apache/apache.conf.erb",    
    options  => {
      'LogLevel' => 'INFO',
      'UsePAM'   => 'yes',
    },
  }

• Automaticallly include a custom subclass

  class { "apache:"
    my_class => 'apache::example42',
  }

USAGE - Example42 extensions management ¶ ↑

• Activate puppi (recommended, but disabled by default) Note that this option requires the usage of Example42 puppi module

  class { "apache": 
    puppi    => true,
  }

• Activate puppi and use a custom puppi_helper template (to be provided separately with a puppi::helper define ) to customize the output of puppi commands

  class { "apache":
    puppi        => true,
    puppi_helper => "myhelper", 
  }

• Activate automatic monitoring (recommended, but disabled by default) This option requires the usage of Example42 monitor and relevant monitor tools modules

  class { "apache":
    monitor      => true,
    monitor_tool => [ "nagios" , "monit" , "munin" ],
  }

• Activate automatic firewalling This option requires the usage of Example42 firewall and relevant firewall tools modules

  class { "apache":       
    firewall      => true,
    firewall_tool => "iptables",
    firewall_src  => "10.42.0.0/24",
    firewall_dst  => "$ipaddress_eth0",
  }