HAProxy TCP/HTTP Load Balancer

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Overall structure.
Initial draft complete
Testing
Ready

User Story: HAProxy

As a: UNIX and Linux system administrator

I want to: install HAProxy and configure it

So that: I can setup load balancing.

HAProxy TCP/HTTP Load Balancer

Using the role

Using the role in a playbook

haproxy-playbook.yml

---
- name: Install haproxy
  hosts: all

  tasks:
    - name: haproxy is configured
      import_role:
        name: devopstoolbox.haproxy
      vars:
        # defaults file for haproxy

        # Service
        haproxy_enable_service: true
        haproxy_copy_templates: true
        haproxy_firewall_configure: true
        haproxy_firewall_rules:
          - service: http

        # Frontend
        haproxy_frontend_port: 80

        # Backend
        haproxy_backend_name: app
        haproxy_backend_port: 80
        haproxy_backend_servers:
          - name: web01
            address: 192.168.0.1
          - name: web02
            address: 192.168.0.2
      tags: haproxy

Run ansible-playbook

# Install the role
ansible-galaxy install devopstoolbox.haproxy

# Run the playbook
ansible-playbook haproxy-playbook.yml

Last update: 2020-02-09