Deprecation notice

This module was designed for Puppet versions 2 and 3. It should work also on Puppet 4 but doesn't use any of its features.

The current Puppet 3 compatible codebase is no longer actively maintained by example42.

Still, Pull Requests that fix bugs or introduce backwards compatible features will be accepted.

Puppet module: apache

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

Made by Alessandro Franceschi / Lab42

Official site: http://www.example42.com

Official git repository: http://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',
   }

• Install mod ssl

  include apache::ssl

• Manage basic auth users (Here user joe is created with the $crypt_password on the defined htpasswd_file

  apache::htpasswd { 'joe':
    crypt_password => 'B5dPQYYjf.jjA',
    htpasswd_file  => '/etc/httpd/users.passwd',
  }

• Manage custom configuration files (created in conf.d, source or content can be defined)

  apache::dotconf { 'trac':
    content => template("site/trac/apache.conf.erb")
  }

• Add other listening ports (a relevant NameVirtualHost directive is automatically created)

  apache::listen { '8080': }

• Add other listening ports without creating a relevant NameVirtualHost directive

  apache::listen { '8080':
    $namevirtualhost = false,
  }

• Add an apache module and manage its configuraton

  apache::module { 'proxy':
    templatefile => 'site/apache/module/proxy.conf.erb',
  }

• Install mod passenger

  include apache::passenger

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 making changes on existing apache configuration files

  class { "apache":
    audit_only => true
  }

• Install apache with a specific version

  class { "apache":
    version =>  '2.2.22'
  }

USAGE - Default server management

• Simple way to manage default apache configuration

  apache::vhost { 'default':
      docroot             => '/var/www/document_root',
      server_name         => false,
      priority            => '',
      template            => 'apache/virtualhost/vhost.conf.erb',
  }

• Using a source file to create the vhost

  apache::vhost { 'default':
      source      => 'puppet:///files/web/default.conf',
      template    => '',
  }

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 - Hiera Support

• Manage apache configuration using Hiera

apache::template: 'modules/apache/apache2.conf.erb'
apache::options:
  timeout: '300'
  keepalive: 'On'
  maxkeepaliverequests: '100'
  keepalivetimeout: '5'

• Defining Apache resources using Hiera

apache::virtualhost_hash:
  'mysite.com':
    documentroot: '/var/www/mysite.com'
    aliases: 'www.mysite.com'
apache::htpasswd_hash:
  'myuser':
    crypt_password: 'password1'
    htpasswd_file: '/etc/apache2/users.passwd'
apache::listen_hash:
  '8080':
    namevirtualhost: '*'
apache::module_hash:
  'status':
    ensure: present

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",
  }