Allow to generate custom locations in load_balancer mode

README.md

@@ -331,12 +331,18 @@ nginx_http_template:
       cert: ssl/default.crt
       key: ssl/default.key
     web_server:
-      html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
-      html_file_name: index.html
+      locations:
+        default:
+          location: /
+          html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
+          html_file_name: index.html
       http_demo_conf: false
     load_balancer:
-      proxy_pass: backend
-      health_check_plus: false
+      locations:
+          location1:
+            location: /
+            proxy_pass: backend
+            health_check_plus: false
     upstreams:
       upstream1:
         name: backend
@@ -384,6 +390,79 @@ This is a sample playbook file for deploying the Ansible Galaxy NGINX role to a
     - role: nginxinc.nginx
 ```
 
+This is a sample playbook file for deploying the Ansible Galaxy NGINX role in a localhost and installing the open source version of NGINX as a simple web server.
+
+```yaml
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - ansible-role-nginx
+  vars:
+    nginx_http_template_enable: true
+    nginx_http_template:
+      default:
+        template_file: http/default.conf.j2
+        conf_file_name: default.conf
+        conf_file_location: /etc/nginx/conf.d/
+        port: 80
+        server_name: localhost
+        error_page: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        web_server:
+          locations:
+            default:
+              location: /
+              html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
+              html_file_name: index.html
+```
+
+This is a sample playbook file for deploying the Ansible Galaxy NGINX role in a localhost and installing the open source version of NGINX as a reverse proxy.
+
+```yaml
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - nginxinc.nginx
+  vars:
+    nginx_http_template_enable: true
+    nginx_http_template:
+    load_balancer:
+      locations:
+        frontend:
+          location: /
+          proxy_pass: frontend_servers
+        backend:
+          location: /backend
+          proxy_pass: backend_servers
+    upstreams:
+      upstream_1:
+        name: frontend_servers
+        lb_method: least_conn
+        zone_name: frontend
+        zone_size: 64k
+        sticky_cookie: false
+        servers:
+          frontend_server_1:
+            address: localhost
+            port: 80
+            weight: 1
+            health_check: max_fails=3 fail_timeout=5s
+      upstream_2:
+        name: backend_servers
+        lb_method: least_conn
+        zone_name: backend
+        zone_size: 64k
+        sticky_cookie: false
+        servers:
+          backend_server_1:
+            address: localhost
+            port: 8080
+            weight: 1
+            health_check: max_fails=3 fail_timeout=5s
+```
+
+
 This is a sample playbook file for deploying the Ansible Galaxy NGINX role in a localhost and installing NGINX Plus.
 
 ```yaml

defaults/main.yml

@@ -164,11 +164,17 @@ nginx_http_template:
       cert: ssl/default.crt
       key: ssl/default.key
     web_server:
-      html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
-      html_file_name: index.html
+      locations:
+        default:
+          location: /
+          html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
+          html_file_name: index.html
       http_demo_conf: false
     load_balancer:
-      proxy_pass: backend
+      locations:
+        backend:
+          location: /
+          proxy_pass: backend
       health_check_plus: false
     upstreams:
       upstream1:

templates/http/default.conf.j2

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ server {
 {% endif %}
     server_name {{ item.value.server_name }};
 {% if item.value.load_balancer is defined %}
-    location / {
-        proxy_pass http://{{ item.value.load_balancer.proxy_pass }};
+{% for location in item.value.load_balancer.locations %}
+    location {{ item.value.load_balancer.locations[location].location }} {
+        proxy_pass http://{{ item.value.load_balancer.locations[location].proxy_pass }};
 {% if item.value.load_balancer.health_check_plus %}
         health_check;
 {% endif %}
@@ -34,12 +35,16 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
+
+{% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.value.web_server is defined %}
-    location / {
-        root   {{ item.value.web_server.html_file_location }};
-        index  {{ item.value.web_server.html_file_name }};
+{% for location in item.value.web_server.locations %}
+    location {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].location }} {
+        root   {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].html_file_location }};
+        index  {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].html_file_name }};
     }
+{% endfor %}
 {% if item.value.web_server.http_demo_conf %}
     sub_filter_once off;
     sub_filter 'server_hostname' '$hostname';

tests/playbooks/nginx-template.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
         server_name: localhost
         error_page: /usr/share/nginx/html
         web_server:
-          html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
-          html_file_name: index.html
+          locations:
+            default:
+              location: /
+              html_file_location: /usr/share/nginx/html
+              html_file_name: index.html
           http_demo_conf: false