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puppetlabs/apache — version 1.1.0 Jul 9th 2014

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####Table of Contents

  1. Overview - What is the apache module?
  2. Module Description - What does the module do?
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with apache
  4. Usage - The classes and defined types available for configuration
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

##Overview

The apache module allows you to set up virtual hosts and manage web services with minimal effort.

##Module Description

Apache is a widely-used web server, and this module provides a simplified way of creating configurations to manage your infrastructure. This includes the ability to configure and manage a range of different virtual host setups, as well as a streamlined way to install and configure Apache modules.

##Setup

What apache affects:

  • configuration files and directories (created and written to)
    • WARNING: Configurations that are not managed by Puppet will be purged.
  • package/service/configuration files for Apache
  • Apache modules
  • virtual hosts
  • listened-to ports
  • /etc/make.conf on FreeBSD

###Beginning with Apache

To install Apache with the default parameters

    class { 'apache':  }

The defaults are determined by your operating system (e.g. Debian systems have one set of defaults, and RedHat systems have another, as do FreeBSD systems). These defaults will work well in a testing environment, but are not suggested for production. To establish customized parameters

    class { 'apache':
      default_mods        => false,
      default_confd_files => false,
    }

###Configure a virtual host

Declaring the apache class will create a default virtual host by setting up a vhost on port 80, listening on all interfaces and serving $apache::docroot.

    class { 'apache': }

To configure a very basic, name-based virtual host

    apache::vhost { 'first.example.com':
      port    => '80',
      docroot => '/var/www/first',
    }

Note: The default priority is 15. If nothing matches this priority, the alphabetically first name-based vhost will be used. This is also true if you pass a higher priority and no names match anything else.

A slightly more complicated example, changes the docroot owner/group from the default 'root'

    apache::vhost { 'second.example.com':
      port          => '80',
      docroot       => '/var/www/second',
      docroot_owner => 'third',
      docroot_group => 'third',
    }

To set up a virtual host with SSL and default SSL certificates

    apache::vhost { 'ssl.example.com':
      port    => '443',
      docroot => '/var/www/ssl',
      ssl     => true,
    }

To set up a virtual host with SSL and specific SSL certificates

    apache::vhost { 'fourth.example.com':
      port     => '443',
      docroot  => '/var/www/fourth',
      ssl      => true,
      ssl_cert => '/etc/ssl/fourth.example.com.cert',
      ssl_key  => '/etc/ssl/fourth.example.com.key',
    }

Virtual hosts listen on '*' by default. To listen on a specific IP address

    apache::vhost { 'subdomain.example.com':
      ip      => '127.0.0.1',
      port    => '80',
      docroot => '/var/www/subdomain',
    }

To set up a virtual host with a wildcard alias for the subdomain mapped to a same-named directory, for example: http://example.com.loc to /var/www/example.com

    apache::vhost { 'subdomain.loc':
      vhost_name       => '*',
      port             => '80',
      virtual_docroot' => '/var/www/%-2+',
      docroot          => '/var/www',
      serveraliases    => ['*.loc',],
    }

To set up a virtual host with suPHP

    apache::vhost { 'suphp.example.com':
      port                => '80',
      docroot             => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
      suphp_addhandler    => 'x-httpd-php',
      suphp_engine        => 'on',
      suphp_configpath    => '/etc/php5/apache2',
      directories         => { path => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
        'suphp'           => { user => 'myappuser', group => 'myappgroup' },
      }
    }

To set up a virtual host with WSGI

    apache::vhost { 'wsgi.example.com':
      port                        => '80',
      docroot                     => '/var/www/pythonapp',
      wsgi_application_group      => '%{GLOBAL}',
      wsgi_daemon_process         => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_daemon_process_options => { 
        processes    => '2', 
        threads      => '15', 
        display-name => '%{GROUP}',
       },
      wsgi_import_script          => '/var/www/demo.wsgi',
      wsgi_import_script_options  =>
        { process-group => 'wsgi', application-group => '%{GLOBAL}' },
      wsgi_process_group          => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/' => '/var/www/demo.wsgi' },
    }

Starting in Apache 2.2.16, HTTPD supports FallbackResource, a simple replacement for common RewriteRules.

    apache::vhost { 'wordpress.example.com':
      port                => '80',
      docroot             => '/var/www/wordpress',
      fallbackresource    => '/index.php',
    }

Please note that the 'disabled' argument to FallbackResource is only supported since Apache 2.2.24.

See a list of all virtual host parameters. See an extensive list of virtual host examples.

##Usage

###Classes and Defined Types

This module modifies Apache configuration files and directories, and will purge any configuration not managed by Puppet. Configuration of Apache should be managed by Puppet, as non-Puppet configuration files can cause unexpected failures.

It is possible to temporarily disable full Puppet management by setting the purge_configs parameter within the base apache class to 'false'. This option should only be used as a temporary means of saving and relocating customized configurations. See the purge_configs parameter for more information.

####Class: apache

The apache module's primary class, apache, guides the basic setup of Apache on your system.

You may establish a default vhost in this class, the vhost class, or both. You may add additional vhost configurations for specific virtual hosts using a declaration of the vhost type.

Parameters within apache:

#####apache_version

Configures the behavior of the module templates, package names, and default mods by setting the Apache version. Default is determined by the class apache::version using the OS family and release. It should not be configured manually without special reason.

#####confd_dir

Changes the location of the configuration directory your custom configuration files are placed in. Defaults to '/etc/httpd/conf' on RedHat, '/etc/apache2' on Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22' on FreeBSD.

#####conf_template

Overrides the template used for the main apache configuration file. Defaults to 'apache/httpd.conf.erb'.

Note: Using this parameter is potentially risky, as the module has been built for a minimal configuration file with the configuration primarily coming from conf.d/ entries.

#####default_confd_files

Generates default set of include-able Apache configuration files under ${apache::confd_dir} directory. These configuration files correspond to what is usually installed with the Apache package on a given platform.

#####default_mods

Sets up Apache with default settings based on your OS. Valid values are 'true', 'false', or an array of mod names.

Defaults to 'true', which will include the default HTTPD mods.

If false, it will only include the mods required to make HTTPD work, and any other mods can be declared on their own.

If an array, the apache module will include the array of mods listed.

#####default_ssl_ca

The default certificate authority, which is automatically set to 'undef'. This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_cert

The default SSL certification, which is automatically set based on your operating system ('/etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem' for Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.crt' for FreeBSD). This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_chain

The default SSL chain, which is automatically set to 'undef'. This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_crl

The default certificate revocation list to use, which is automatically set to 'undef'. This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_crl_path

The default certificate revocation list path, which is automatically set to 'undef'. This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_key

The default SSL key, which is automatically set based on your operating system ('/etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key' for Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.key' for FreeBSD). This default will work out of the box but must be updated with your specific certificate information before being used in production.

#####default_ssl_vhost

Sets up a default SSL virtual host. Defaults to 'false'. If set to 'true', will set up the following vhost:

    apache::vhost { 'default-ssl':
      port            => 443,
      ssl             => true,
      docroot         => $docroot,
      scriptalias     => $scriptalias,
      serveradmin     => $serveradmin,
      access_log_file => "ssl_${access_log_file}",
      }

SSL vhosts only respond to HTTPS queries.

#####default_vhost

Sets up a default virtual host. Defaults to 'true', set to 'false' to set up customized virtual hosts.

#####error_documents

Enables custom error documents. Defaults to 'false'.

#####httpd_dir

Changes the base location of the configuration directories used for the apache service. This is useful for specially repackaged HTTPD builds, but may have unintended consequences when used in combination with the default distribution packages. Defaults to '/etc/httpd' on RedHat, '/etc/apache2' on Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22' on FreeBSD.

#####keepalive

Enables persistent connections.

#####keepalive_timeout

Sets the amount of time the server will wait for subsequent requests on a persistent connection. Defaults to '15'.

#####max_keepalive_requests

Sets the limit of the number of requests allowed per connection when KeepAlive is on. Defaults to '100'.

#####log_level

Changes the verbosity level of the error log. Defaults to 'warn'. Valid values are 'emerg', 'alert', 'crit', 'error', 'warn', 'notice', 'info', or 'debug'.

#####log_formats

Define additional LogFormats. This is done in a Hash:

  $log_formats = { vhost_common => '%v %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b' }

#####logroot

Changes the directory where Apache log files for the virtual host are placed. Defaults to '/var/log/httpd' on RedHat, '/var/log/apache2' on Debian, and '/var/log/apache22' on FreeBSD.

#####manage_group

Setting this to 'false' will stop the group resource from being created. This is for when you have a group, created from another Puppet module, you want to use to run Apache. Without this parameter, attempting to use a previously established group would result in a duplicate resource error.

#####manage_user

Setting this to 'false' will stop the user resource from being created. This is for instances when you have a user, created from another Puppet module, you want to use to run Apache. Without this parameter, attempting to use a previously established user would result in a duplicate resource error.

#####mod_dir

Changes the location of the configuration directory your Apache modules configuration files are placed in. Defaults to '/etc/httpd/conf.d' for RedHat, '/etc/apache2/mods-available' for Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/Modules' for FreeBSD.

#####mpm_module

Determines which MPM is loaded and configured for the HTTPD process. Valid values are 'event', 'itk', 'peruser', 'prefork', 'worker', or 'false'. Defaults to 'prefork' on RedHat and FreeBSD, and 'worker' on Debian. Must be set to 'false' to explicitly declare the following classes with custom parameters:

  • apache::mod::event
  • apache::mod::itk
  • apache::mod::peruser
  • apache::mod::prefork
  • apache::mod::worker

Note: Switching between different MPMs on FreeBSD is possible but quite difficult. Before changing $mpm_module you must uninstall all packages that depend on your currently-installed Apache.

#####package_ensure

Allows control over the package ensure attribute. Can be 'present','absent', or a version string.

#####ports_file

Changes the name of the file containing Apache ports configuration. Default is ${conf_dir}/ports.conf.

#####purge_configs

Removes all other Apache configs and vhosts, defaults to 'true'. Setting this to 'false' is a stopgap measure to allow the apache module to coexist with existing or otherwise-managed configuration. It is recommended that you move your configuration entirely to resources within this module.

#####sendfile

Makes Apache use the Linux kernel sendfile to serve static files. Defaults to 'On'.

#####serveradmin

Sets the server administrator. Defaults to 'root@localhost'.

#####servername

Sets the server name. Defaults to fqdn provided by Facter.

#####server_root

Sets the root directory in which the server resides. Defaults to '/etc/httpd' on RedHat, '/etc/apache2' on Debian, and '/usr/local' on FreeBSD.

#####server_signature

Configures a trailing footer line under server-generated documents. More information about ServerSignature. Defaults to 'On'.

#####server_tokens

Controls how much information Apache sends to the browser about itself and the operating system. More information about ServerTokens. Defaults to 'OS'.

#####service_enable

Determines whether the HTTPD service is enabled when the machine is booted. Defaults to 'true'.

#####service_ensure

Determines whether the service should be running. Can be set to 'undef', which is useful when you want to let the service be managed by some other application like Pacemaker. Defaults to 'running'.

#####service_name

Name of the Apache service to run. Defaults to: 'httpd' on RedHat, 'apache2' on Debian, and 'apache22' on FreeBSD.

#####trace_enable

Controls how TRACE requests per RFC 2616 are handled. More information about TraceEnable. Defaults to 'On'.

#####vhost_dir

Changes the location of the configuration directory your virtual host configuration files are placed in. Defaults to 'etc/httpd/conf.d' on RedHat, '/etc/apache2/sites-available' on Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/Vhosts' on FreeBSD.

####Class: apache::default_mods

Installs default Apache modules based on what OS you are running.

    class { 'apache::default_mods': }

####Defined Type: apache::mod

Used to enable arbitrary Apache HTTPD modules for which there is no specific apache::mod::[name] class. The apache::mod defined type will also install the required packages to enable the module, if any.

    apache::mod { 'rewrite': }
    apache::mod { 'ldap': }

####Classes: apache::mod::[name]

There are many apache::mod::[name] classes within this module that can be declared using include:

  • actions
  • alias
  • auth_basic
  • auth_kerb
  • authnz_ldap*
  • autoindex
  • cache
  • cgi
  • cgid
  • dav
  • dav_fs
  • dav_svn
  • deflate
  • dev
  • dir*
  • disk_cache
  • event
  • expires
  • fastcgi
  • fcgid
  • headers
  • include
  • info
  • itk
  • ldap
  • mime
  • mime_magic*
  • negotiation
  • nss*
  • pagespeed (see apache::mod::pagespeed below)
  • passenger*
  • perl
  • peruser
  • php (requires mpm_module set to prefork)
  • prefork*
  • proxy*
  • proxy_ajp
  • proxy_balancer
  • proxy_html
  • proxy_http
  • python
  • reqtimeout
  • rewrite
  • rpaf*
  • setenvif
  • speling
  • ssl* (see apache::mod::ssl below)
  • status*
  • suphp
  • userdir*
  • vhost_alias
  • worker*
  • wsgi (see apache::mod::wsgi below)
  • xsendfile

Modules noted with a * indicate that the module has settings and, thus, a template that includes parameters. These parameters control the module's configuration. Most of the time, these parameters will not require any configuration or attention.

The modules mentioned above, and other Apache modules that have templates, will cause template files to be dropped along with the mod install and the module will not work without the template. Any module without a template will install the package but drop no files.

####Class: apache::mod::pagespeed

Installs and manages mod_pagespeed, which is a Google module that rewrites web pages to reduce latency and bandwidth.

This module does not manage the software repositories needed to automatically install the mod-pagespeed-stable package. The module does however require that the package be installed, or be installable using the system's default package provider. You should ensure that this pre-requisite is met or declaring apache::mod::pagespeed will cause the puppet run to fail.

These are the defaults:

    class { 'apache::mod::pagespeed':
      inherit_vhost_config          => 'on',
      filter_xhtml                  => false,
      cache_path                    => '/var/cache/mod_pagespeed/',
      log_dir                       => '/var/log/pagespeed',
      memache_servers               => [],
      rewrite_level                 => 'CoreFilters',
      disable_filters               => [],
      enable_filters                => [],
      forbid_filters                => [],
      rewrite_deadline_per_flush_ms => 10,
      additional_domains            => undef,
      file_cache_size_kb            => 102400,
      file_cache_clean_interval_ms  => 3600000,
      lru_cache_per_process         => 1024,
      lru_cache_byte_limit          => 16384,
      css_flatten_max_bytes         => 2048,
      css_inline_max_bytes          => 2048,
      css_image_inline_max_bytes    => 2048,
      image_inline_max_bytes        => 2048,
      js_inline_max_bytes           => 2048,
      css_outline_min_bytes         => 3000,
      js_outline_min_bytes          => 3000,
      inode_limit                   => 500000,
      image_max_rewrites_at_once    => 8,
      num_rewrite_threads           => 4,
      num_expensive_rewrite_threads => 4,
      collect_statistics            => 'on',
      statistics_logging            => 'on',
      allow_view_stats              => [],
      allow_pagespeed_console       => [],
      allow_pagespeed_message       => [],
      message_buffer_size           => 100000,
      additional_configuration      => { }
    }

Full documentation for mod_pagespeed is available from Google.

####Class: apache::mod::php

Installs and configures mod_php. The defaults are OS-dependant.

Overriding the package name:

  class {'::apache::mod::php':
    package_name => "php54-php",
    path         => "${::apache::params::lib_path}/libphp54-php5.so",
  }

####Class: apache::mod::ssl

Installs Apache SSL capabilities and uses the ssl.conf.erb template. These are the defaults:

    class { 'apache::mod::ssl':
      ssl_compression => false,
      ssl_options     => [ 'StdEnvVars' ],
  }

To use SSL with a virtual host, you must either set thedefault_ssl_vhost parameter in ::apache to 'true' or set the ssl parameter in apache::vhost to 'true'.

####Class: apache::mod::wsgi

Enables Python support in the WSGI module. To use, simply include 'apache::mod::wsgi'.

For customized parameters, which tell Apache how Python is currently configured on the operating system,

    class { 'apache::mod::wsgi':
      wsgi_socket_prefix => "\${APACHE_RUN_DIR}WSGI",
      wsgi_python_home   => '/path/to/venv',
      wsgi_python_path   => '/path/to/venv/site-packages',
    }

More information about WSGI.

####Defined Type: apache::vhost

The Apache module allows a lot of flexibility in the setup and configuration of virtual hosts. This flexibility is due, in part, to vhost's being a defined resource type, which allows it to be evaluated multiple times with different parameters.

The vhost defined type allows you to have specialized configurations for virtual hosts that have requirements outside the defaults. You can set up a default vhost within the base ::apache class, as well as set a customized vhost as default. Your customized vhost (priority 10) will be privileged over the base class vhost (15).

If you have a series of specific configurations and do not want a base ::apache class default vhost, make sure to set the base class default_vhost to 'false'.

    class { 'apache':
      default_vhost => false,
    }

Parameters within apache::vhost:

#####access_log

Specifies whether *_access.log directives (*_file,*_pipe, or *_syslog) should be configured. Setting the value to 'false' will choose none. Defaults to 'true'.

#####access_log_file

Sets the *_access.log filename that is placed in $logroot. Given a vhost, example.com, it defaults to 'example.com_ssl.log' for SSL vhosts and 'example.com_access.log' for non-SSL vhosts.

#####access_log_pipe

Specifies a pipe to send access log messages to. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####access_log_syslog

Sends all access log messages to syslog. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####access_log_format

Specifies the use of either a LogFormat nickname or a custom format string for the access log. Defaults to 'combined'. See these examples.

#####access_log_env_var

Specifies that only requests with particular environment variables be logged. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####add_listen

Determines whether the vhost creates a Listen statement. The default value is 'true'.

Setting add_listen to 'false' stops the vhost from creating a Listen statement, and this is important when you combine vhosts that are not passed an ip parameter with vhosts that are passed the ip parameter.

#####additional_includes

Specifies paths to additional static, vhost-specific Apache configuration files. Useful for implementing a unique, custom configuration not supported by this module. Can be an array. Defaults to '[]'.

#####aliases

Passes a list of hashes to the vhost to create Alias or AliasMatch directives as per the mod_alias documentation. These hashes are formatted as follows:

aliases => [
  { aliasmatch => '^/image/(.*)\.jpg$', 
    path       => '/files/jpg.images/$1.jpg',
  }
  { alias      => '/image',
    path       => '/ftp/pub/image', 
  },
],

For alias and aliasmatch to work, each will need a corresponding context, such as '< Directory /path/to/directory>' or '<Location /path/to/directory>'. The Alias and AliasMatch directives are created in the order specified in the aliases parameter. As described in the mod_alias documentation, more specific alias or aliasmatch parameters should come before the more general ones to avoid shadowing.

Note: If apache::mod::passenger is loaded and PassengerHighPerformance => true is set, then Alias may have issues honoring the PassengerEnabled => off statement. See this article for details.

#####block

Specifies the list of things Apache will block access to. The default is an empty set, '[]'. Currently, the only option is 'scm', which blocks web access to .svn, .git and .bzr directories.

#####custom_fragment

Passes a string of custom configuration directives to be placed at the end of the vhost configuration. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####default_vhost

Sets a given apache::vhost as the default to serve requests that do not match any other apache::vhost definitions. The default value is 'false'.

#####directories

See the directories section.

#####directoryindex

Sets the list of resources to look for when a client requests an index of the directory by specifying a '/' at the end of the directory name. DirectoryIndex has more information. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####docroot

Provides the DocumentRoot directive, which identifies the directory Apache serves files from. Required.

#####docroot_group

Sets group access to the docroot directory. Defaults to 'root'.

#####docroot_owner

Sets individual user access to the docroot directory. Defaults to 'root'.

#####docroot_mode

Sets access permissions of the docroot directory. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####error_log

Specifies whether *_error.log directives should be configured. Defaults to 'true'.

#####error_log_file

Points to the *_error.log file. Given a vhost, example.com, it defaults to 'example.com_ssl_error.log' for SSL vhosts and 'example.com_access_error.log' for non-SSL vhosts.

#####error_log_pipe

Specifies a pipe to send error log messages to. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####error_log_syslog

Sends all error log messages to syslog. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####error_documents

A list of hashes which can be used to override the ErrorDocument settings for this vhost. Defaults to '[]'. Example:

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      error_documents => [
        { 'error_code' => '503', 'document' => '/service-unavail' },
        { 'error_code' => '407', 'document' => 'https://example.com/proxy/login' },
      ],
    }

#####ensure

Specifies if the vhost file is present or absent. Defaults to 'present'.

#####fallbackresource

Sets the FallbackResource directive, which specifies an action to take for any URL that doesn't map to anything in your filesystem and would otherwise return 'HTTP 404 (Not Found)'. Valid values must either begin with a / or be 'disabled'. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####headers

Adds lines to replace, merge, or remove response headers. See Header for more information. Can be an array. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####ip

Sets the IP address the vhost listens on. Defaults to listen on all IPs.

#####ip_based

Enables an IP-based vhost. This parameter inhibits the creation of a NameVirtualHost directive, since those are used to funnel requests to name-based vhosts. Defaults to 'false'.

#####itk

Configures ITK in a hash. Keys may be:

  • user + group
  • assignuseridexpr
  • assigngroupidexpr
  • maxclientvhost
  • nice
  • limituidrange (Linux 3.5.0 or newer)
  • limitgidrange (Linux 3.5.0 or newer)

Usage will typically look like:

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot => '/path/to/directory',
      itk     => {
        user  => 'someuser',
        group => 'somegroup',
      },
    }

#####logroot

Specifies the location of the virtual host's logfiles. Defaults to '/var/log//'.

#####log_level

Specifies the verbosity of the error log. Defaults to 'warn' for the global server configuration and can be overridden on a per-vhost basis. Valid values are 'emerg', 'alert', 'crit', 'error', 'warn', 'notice', 'info' or 'debug'.

#####no_proxy_uris

Specifies URLs you do not want to proxy. This parameter is meant to be used in combination with proxy_dest.

#####options

Sets the Options for the specified virtual host. Defaults to '['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews']', as demonstrated below:

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      options => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'],
    }

Note: If you use directories, 'Options', 'Override', and 'DirectoryIndex' are ignored because they are parameters within directories.

#####override

Sets the overrides for the specified virtual host. Accepts an array of AllowOverride arguments. Defaults to '[none]'.

#####php_admin_flags & values

Allows per-vhost setting php_admin_values or php_admin_flags. These flags or values cannot be overwritten by a user or an application. Defaults to '[]'.

#####port

Sets the port the host is configured on. The module's defaults ensure the host listens on port 80 for non-SSL vhosts and port 443 for SSL vhosts. The host will only listen on the port set in this parameter.

#####priority

Sets the relative load-order for Apache HTTPD VirtualHost configuration files. Defaults to '25'.

If nothing matches the priority, the first name-based vhost will be used. Likewise, passing a higher priority will cause the alphabetically first name-based vhost to be used if no other names match.

Note: You should not need to use this parameter. However, if you do use it, be aware that the default_vhost parameter for apache::vhost passes a priority of '15'.

#####proxy_dest

Specifies the destination address of a ProxyPass configuration. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####proxy_pass

Specifies an array of path => URI for a ProxyPass configuration. Defaults to 'undef'.

apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
  … 
  proxy_pass => [
    { 'path' => '/a', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/' },
    { 'path' => '/b', 'url' => 'http://backend-b/' },
    { 'path' => '/c', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/c' },
  ],
}

#####rack_base_uris

Specifies the resource identifiers for a rack configuration. The file paths specified will be listed as rack application roots for Phusion Passenger in the _rack.erb template. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####redirect_dest

Specifies the address to redirect to. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####redirect_source

Specifies the source URIs that will redirect to the destination specified in redirect_dest. If more than one item for redirect is supplied, the source and destination must be the same length and the items will be order-dependent. 

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirect_source => ['/images','/downloads'],
      redirect_dest   => ['http://img.example.com/','http://downloads.example.com/'],
    }

#####redirect_status

Specifies the status to append to the redirect. Defaults to 'undef'.

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirect_status => ['temp','permanent'],
    }

#####redirectmatch_regexp & redirectmatch_status

Determines which server status should be raised for a given regular expression. Entered as an array. Defaults to 'undef'.

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirectmatch_status => ['404','404'],
      redirectmatch_regexp => ['\.git(/.*|$)/','\.svn(/.*|$)'],
    }

#####request_headers

Modifies collected request headers in various ways, including adding additional request headers, removing request headers, etc. Defaults to 'undef'.

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      request_headers => [
        'append MirrorID "mirror 12"',
        'unset MirrorID',
      ],
    }

#####rewrites

Creates URL rewrite rules. Expects an array of hashes, and the hash keys can be any of 'comment', 'rewrite_base', 'rewrite_cond', or 'rewrite_rule'. Defaults to 'undef'.

For example, you can specify that anyone trying to access index.html will be served welcome.html

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [ { rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'] } ]
    }

The parameter allows rewrite conditions that, when true, will execute the associated rule. For instance, if you wanted to rewrite URLs only if the visitor is using IE

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'redirect IE',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MSIE'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
      ],
    }

You can also apply multiple conditions. For instance, rewrite index.html to welcome.html only when the browser is Lynx or Mozilla (version 1 or 2)

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'Lynx or Mozilla v1/2',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Lynx/ [OR]', '%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mozilla/[12]'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
      ],
    }

Multiple rewrites and conditions are also possible

    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'Lynx or Mozilla v1/2',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Lynx/ [OR]', '%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mozilla/[12]'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
        {
          comment      => 'Internet Explorer',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MSIE'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ /index.IE.html [L]'],
        },
        {
          rewrite_base => /apps/,
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.cgi$ index.php', '^index\.html$ index.php', '^index\.asp$ index.html'],
        },
     ], 
    }

Refer to the mod_rewrite documentation for more details on what is possible with rewrite rules and conditions.

#####scriptalias

Defines a directory of CGI scripts to be aliased to the path '/cgi-bin', for example: '/usr/scripts'. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####scriptaliases

Passes an array of hashes to the vhost to create either ScriptAlias or ScriptAliasMatch statements as per the mod_alias documentation. These hashes are formatted as follows:

    scriptaliases => [
      {
        alias => '/myscript',
        path  => '/usr/share/myscript',
      },
      {
        aliasmatch => '^/foo(.*)',
        path       => '/usr/share/fooscripts$1',
      },
      {
        aliasmatch => '^/bar/(.*)',
        path       => '/usr/share/bar/wrapper.sh/$1',
      },
      {
        alias => '/neatscript',
        path  => '/usr/share/neatscript',
      },
    ]

The ScriptAlias and ScriptAliasMatch directives are created in the order specified. As with Alias and AliasMatch directives, more specific aliases should come before more general ones to avoid shadowing.

#####serveradmin

Specifies the email address Apache will display when it renders one of its error pages. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####serveraliases

Sets the ServerAliases of the site. Defaults to '[]'.

#####servername

Sets the servername corresponding to the hostname you connect to the virtual host at. Defaults to the title of the resource.

#####setenv

Used by HTTPD to set environment variables for vhosts. Defaults to '[]'.

#####setenvif

Used by HTTPD to conditionally set environment variables for vhosts. Defaults to '[]'.

#####suphp_addhandler, suphp_configpath, & suphp_engine

Set up a virtual host with suPHP.

suphp_addhandler defaults to 'php5-script' on RedHat and FreeBSD, and 'x-httpd-php' on Debian.

suphp_configpath defaults to 'undef' on RedHat and FreeBSD, and '/etc/php5/apache2' on Debian.

suphp_engine allows values 'on' or 'off'. Defaults to 'off'

To set up a virtual host with suPHP

    apache::vhost { 'suphp.example.com':
      port                => '80',
      docroot             => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
      suphp_addhandler    => 'x-httpd-php',
      suphp_engine        => 'on',
      suphp_configpath    => '/etc/php5/apache2',
      directories         => { path => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
        'suphp'           => { user => 'myappuser', group => 'myappgroup' },
      }
    }

#####vhost_name

Enables name-based virtual hosting. If no IP is passed to the virtual host but the vhost is assigned a port, then the vhost name will be 'vhost_name:port'. If the virtual host has no assigned IP or port, the vhost name will be set to the title of the resource. Defaults to '*'.

#####virtual_docroot

Sets up a virtual host with a wildcard alias subdomain mapped to a directory with the same name. For example, 'http://example.com' would map to '/var/www/example.com'. Defaults to 'false'. 

    apache::vhost { 'subdomain.loc':
      vhost_name       => '*',
      port             => '80',
      virtual_docroot' => '/var/www/%-2+',
      docroot          => '/var/www',
      serveraliases    => ['*.loc',],
    }

#####wsgi_daemon_process, wsgi_daemon_process_options, wsgi_process_group, & wsgi_script_aliases

Set up a virtual host with WSGI.

wsgi_daemon_process sets the name of the WSGI daemon. It is a hash, accepting these keys, and it defaults to 'undef'.

wsgi_daemon_process_options is optional and defaults to 'undef'.

wsgi_process_group sets the group ID the virtual host will run under. Defaults to 'undef'.

wsgi_script_aliases requires a hash of web paths to filesystem .wsgi paths. Defaults to 'undef'.

To set up a virtual host with WSGI

    apache::vhost { 'wsgi.example.com':
      port                        => '80',
      docroot                     => '/var/www/pythonapp',
      wsgi_daemon_process         => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_daemon_process_options =>
        { processes    => '2', 
          threads      => '15', 
          display-name => '%{GROUP}',
         },
      wsgi_process_group          => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/' => '/var/www/demo.wsgi' },
    }

####Parameter directories for apache::vhost

The directories parameter within the apache::vhost class passes an array of hashes to the vhost to create Directory, File, and Location directive blocks. These blocks take the form, '< Directory /path/to/directory>...< /Directory>'.

Each hash passed to directories must contain path as one of the keys. You may also pass in provider which, if missing, defaults to 'directory'. (A full list of acceptable keys is below.) General usage will look something like

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path => '/path/to/directory', <key> => <value> },
        { path => '/path/to/another/directory', <key> => <value> },
      ],
    }

Note: At least one directory should match the docroot parameter. Once you start declaring directories, apache::vhost assumes that all required Directory blocks will be declared. If not defined, a single default Directory block will be created that matches the docroot parameter.

The provider key can be set to 'directory', 'files', or 'location'. If the path starts with a ~, HTTPD will interpret this as the equivalent of DirectoryMatch, FilesMatch, or LocationMatch.

    apache::vhost { 'files.example.net':
      docroot     => '/var/www/files',
      directories => [
        { 'path'     => '/var/www/files', 
          'provider' => 'files', 
          'deny'     => 'from all' 
         },
      ],
    }

Available handlers, represented as keys, should be placed within the directory,'files, or location hashes. This looks like

  apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ { path => '/path/to/directory', handler => value } ],
}

Any handlers you do not set in these hashes will be considered 'undefined' within Puppet and will not be added to the virtual host, resulting in the module using their default values. Currently this is the list of supported handlers:

######addhandlers

Sets AddHandler directives, which map filename extensions to the specified handler. Accepts a list of hashes, with extensions serving to list the extensions being managed by the handler, and takes the form: { handler => 'handler-name', extensions => ['extension']}. 

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path        => '/path/to/directory',
          addhandlers => [{ handler => 'cgi-script', extensions => ['.cgi']}],
        }, 
      ],
    }

######allow

Sets an Allow directive, which groups authorizations based on hostnames or IPs. Deprecated: This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It will only work with Apache 2.2 and lower. 

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path  => '/path/to/directory', 
          allow => 'from example.org', 
        }, 
      ],
    }

######allow_override

Sets the types of directives allowed in .htaccess files. Accepts an array.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot      => '/path/to/directory',
      directories  => [ 
        { path           => '/path/to/directory', 
          allow_override => ['AuthConfig', 'Indexes'], 
        }, 
      ],
    }

######auth_basic_authoritative

Sets the value for AuthBasicAuthoritative, which determines whether authorization and authentication are passed to lower level Apache modules.

######auth_basic_fake

Sets the value for AuthBasicFake, which statically configures authorization credentials for a given directive block.

######auth_basic_provider

Sets the value for [AuthBasicProvider] (httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider), which sets the authentication provider for a given location.

######auth_digest_algorithm

Sets the value for AuthDigestAlgorithm, which selects the algorithm used to calculate the challenge and response hashes.

######auth_digest_domain

Sets the value for AuthDigestDomain, which allows you to specify one or more URIs in the same protection space for digest authentication.

######auth_digest_nonce_lifetime

Sets the value for AuthDigestNonceLifetime, which controls how long the server nonce is valid.

######auth_digest_provider

Sets the value for AuthDigestProvider, which sets the authentication provider for a given location.

######auth_digest_qop

Sets the value for AuthDigestQop, which determines the quality-of-protection to use in digest authentication.

######auth_digest_shmem_size

Sets the value for AuthAuthDigestShmemSize, which defines the amount of shared memory allocated to the server for keeping track of clients.

######auth_group_file

Sets the value for AuthGroupFile, which sets the name of the text file containing the list of user groups for authorization.

######auth_name

Sets the value for AuthName, which sets the name of the authorization realm.

######auth_require

Sets the entity name you're requiring to allow access. Read more about Require.

######auth_type

Sets the value for AuthType, which guides the type of user authentication.

######auth_user_file

Sets the value for AuthUserFile, which sets the name of the text file containing the users/passwords for authentication.

######custom_fragment

Pass a string of custom configuration directives to be placed at the end of the directory configuration.

  apache::vhost { 'monitor':
    … 
    custom_fragment => '
  <Location /balancer-manager>
    SetHandler balancer-manager
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Location>
  <Location /server-status>
    SetHandler server-status
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Location>
  ProxyStatus On',
}

######deny

Sets a Deny directive, specifying which hosts are denied access to the server. Deprecated: This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It will only work with Apache 2.2 and lower. 

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path => '/path/to/directory', 
          deny => 'from example.org', 
        }, 
      ],
    }

######error_documents

An array of hashes used to override the ErrorDocument settings for the directory. 

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      directories => [ 
        { path            => '/srv/www',
          error_documents => [
            { 'error_code' => '503', 
              'document'   => '/service-unavail',
            },
          ],
        },
      ],
    }

######headers

Adds lines for Header directives.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => {
        path    => '/path/to/directory',
        headers => 'Set X-Robots-Tag "noindex, noarchive, nosnippet"',
      },
    }

######index_options

Allows configuration settings for directory indexing.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path          => '/path/to/directory', 
          options       => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'], 
          index_options => ['IgnoreCase', 'FancyIndexing', 'FoldersFirst', 'NameWidth=*', 'DescriptionWidth=*', 'SuppressHTMLPreamble'],
        },
      ],
    }

######index_order_default

Sets the default ordering of the directory index.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path                => '/path/to/directory', 
          order               => 'Allow,Deny', 
          index_order_default => ['Descending', 'Date'],
        }, 
      ],
    }

######options

Lists the Options for the given Directory block.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path    => '/path/to/directory', 
          options => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'], 
        },
      ],
    }

######order

Sets the order of processing Allow and Deny statements as per Apache core documentation. Deprecated: This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It will only work with Apache 2.2 and lower.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path  => '/path/to/directory', 
          order => 'Allow,Deny', 
        },
      ],
    }

######sethandler

Sets a SetHandler directive as per the Apache Core documentation. An example:

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path       => '/path/to/directory', 
          sethandler => 'None', 
        }
      ],
    }

######passenger_enabled

Sets the value for the PassengerEnabled directory to 'on' or 'off'. Requires apache::mod::passenger to be included.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ 
        { path              => '/path/to/directory', 
          passenger_enabled => 'on',
        }, 
      ],
    }

Note: Be aware that there is an issue using the PassengerEnabled directive with the PassengerHighPerformance directive.

######php_admin_value and php_admin_flag

php_admin_value sets the value of the directory, and php_admin_flag uses a boolean to configure the directory. Further information can be found here.

######ssl_options

String or list of SSLOptions, which configure SSL engine run-time options. This handler takes precedence over SSLOptions set in the parent block of the vhost.

    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path        => '/path/to/directory', 
          ssl_options => '+ExportCertData', 
        },
        { path        => '/path/to/different/dir', 
          ssl_options => [ '-StdEnvVars', '+ExportCertData'],
        },
      ],
    }

######suphp

A hash containing the 'user' and 'group' keys for the suPHP_UserGroup setting. It must be used with suphp_engine => on in the vhost declaration, and may only be passed within directories.

    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path  => '/path/to/directory', 
          suphp => 
            { user  =>  'myappuser', 
              group => 'myappgroup', 
            },
        },
      ],
    }

####SSL parameters for apache::vhost

All of the SSL parameters for ::vhost will default to whatever is set in the base apache class. Use the below parameters to tweak individual SSL settings for specific vhosts.

#####ssl

Enables SSL for the virtual host. SSL vhosts only respond to HTTPS queries. Valid values are 'true' or 'false'. Defaults to 'false'.

#####ssl_ca

Specifies the SSL certificate authority. Defaults to 'undef'.

#####ssl_cert

Specifies the SSL certification. Defaults are based on your OS: '/etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem' for Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.crt' for FreeBSD.

#####ssl_protocol

Specifies SSLProtocol. Defaults to 'undef'.

If you do not use this parameter, it will use the HTTPD default from ssl.conf.erb, 'all -SSLv2'.

#####ssl_cipher

Specifies SSLCipherSuite. Defaults to 'undef'.

If you do not use this parameter, it will use the HTTPD default from ssl.conf.erb, 'HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5'.

#####ssl_honorcipherorder

Sets SSLHonorCipherOrder, which is used to prefer the server's cipher preference order. Defaults to 'On' in the base apache config.

#####ssl_certs_dir

Specifies the location of the SSL certification directory. Defaults to '/etc/ssl/certs' on Debian, '/etc/pki/tls/certs' on RedHat, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22' on FreeBSD.

#####ssl_chain

Specifies the SSL chain. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default will work out of the box but must be updated in the base apache class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

#####ssl_crl

Specifies the certificate revocation list to use. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default will work out of the box but must be updated in the base apache class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

#####ssl_crl_path

Specifies the location of the certificate revocation list. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default will work out of the box but must be updated in the base apache class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

#####ssl_key

Specifies the SSL key. Defaults are based on your operating system: '/etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key' for Debian, and '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.key' for FreeBSD. (This default will work out of the box but must be updated in the base apache class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

#####ssl_verify_client

Sets the SSLVerifyClient directive, which sets the certificate verification level for client authentication. Valid values are: 'none', 'optional', 'require', and 'optional_no_ca'. Defaults to 'undef'.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_verify_client => 'optional',
    }

#####ssl_verify_depth

Sets the SSLVerifyDepth directive, which specifies the maximum depth of CA certificates in client certificate verification. Defaults to 'undef'.

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_verify_depth => 1,
    }

#####ssl_options

Sets the SSLOptions directive, which configures various SSL engine run-time options. This is the global setting for the given vhost and can be a string or an array. Defaults to 'undef'.

A string:

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_options => '+ExportCertData',
    }

An array:

    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_options => [ '+StrictRequire', '+ExportCertData' ],
    }

#####ssl_proxyengine

Specifies whether or not to use SSLProxyEngine. Valid values are 'true' and 'false'. Defaults to 'false'.

###Virtual Host Examples

The apache module allows you to set up pretty much any configuration of virtual host you might need. This section will address some common configurations, but look at the Tests section for even more examples.

Configure a vhost with a server administrator

    apache::vhost { 'third.example.com':
      port        => '80',
      docroot     => '/var/www/third',
      serveradmin => 'admin@example.com',
    }

Set up a vhost with aliased servers

    apache::vhost { 'sixth.example.com':
      serveraliases => [
        'sixth.example.org',
        'sixth.example.net',
      ],
      port          => '80',
      docroot       => '/var/www/fifth',
    }

Configure a vhost with a cgi-bin

    apache::vhost { 'eleventh.example.com':
      port        => '80',
      docroot     => '/var/www/eleventh',
      scriptalias => '/usr/lib/cgi-bin',
    }

Set up a vhost with a rack configuration

    apache::vhost { 'fifteenth.example.com':
      port           => '80',
      docroot        => '/var/www/fifteenth',
      rack_base_uris => ['/rackapp1', '/rackapp2'],
    }

Set up a mix of SSL and non-SSL vhosts at the same domain

    #The non-ssl vhost
    apache::vhost { 'first.example.com non-ssl':
      servername => 'first.example.com',
      port       => '80',
      docroot    => '/var/www/first',
    }

    #The SSL vhost at the same domain
    apache::vhost { 'first.example.com ssl':
      servername => 'first.example.com',
      port       => '443',
      docroot    => '/var/www/first',
      ssl        => true,
    }

Configure a vhost to redirect non-SSL connections to SSL

    apache::vhost { 'sixteenth.example.com non-ssl':
      servername      => 'sixteenth.example.com',
      port            => '80',
      docroot         => '/var/www/sixteenth',
      redirect_status => 'permanent',
      redirect_dest   => 'https://sixteenth.example.com/'
    }
    apache::vhost { 'sixteenth.example.com ssl':
      servername => 'sixteenth.example.com',
      port       => '443',
      docroot    => '/var/www/sixteenth',
      ssl        => true,
    }

Set up IP-based vhosts on any listen port and have them respond to requests on specific IP addresses. In this example, we will set listening on ports 80 and 81. This is required because the example vhosts are not declared with a port parameter.

    apache::listen { '80': }
    apache::listen { '81': }

Then we will set up the IP-based vhosts

    apache::vhost { 'first.example.com':
      ip       => '10.0.0.10',
      docroot  => '/var/www/first',
      ip_based => true,
    }
    apache::vhost { 'second.example.com':
      ip       => '10.0.0.11',
      docroot  => '/var/www/second',
      ip_based => true,
    }

Configure a mix of name-based and IP-based vhosts. First, we will add two IP-based vhosts on 10.0.0.10, one SSL and one non-SSL

    apache::vhost { 'The first IP-based vhost, non-ssl':
      servername => 'first.example.com',
      ip         => '10.0.0.10',
      port       => '80',
      ip_based   => true,
      docroot    => '/var/www/first',
    }
    apache::vhost { 'The first IP-based vhost, ssl':
      servername => 'first.example.com',
      ip         => '10.0.0.10',
      port       => '443',
      ip_based   => true,
      docroot    => '/var/www/first-ssl',
      ssl        => true,
    }

Then, we will add two name-based vhosts listening on 10.0.0.20

    apache::vhost { 'second.example.com':
      ip      => '10.0.0.20',
      port    => '80',
      docroot => '/var/www/second',
    }
    apache::vhost { 'third.example.com':
      ip      => '10.0.0.20',
      port    => '80',
      docroot => '/var/www/third',
    }

If you want to add two name-based vhosts so that they will answer on either 10.0.0.10 or 10.0.0.20, you MUST declare add_listen => 'false' to disable the otherwise automatic 'Listen 80', as it will conflict with the preceding IP-based vhosts.

    apache::vhost { 'fourth.example.com':
      port       => '80',
      docroot    => '/var/www/fourth',
      add_listen => false,
    }
    apache::vhost { 'fifth.example.com':
      port       => '80',
      docroot    => '/var/www/fifth',
      add_listen => false,
    }

###Load Balancing

####Defined Type: apache::balancer

apache::balancer creates an Apache balancer cluster. Each balancer cluster needs one or more balancer members, which are declared with apache::balancermember.

One apache::balancer defined resource should be defined for each Apache load balanced set of servers. The apache::balancermember resources for all balancer members can be exported and collected on a single Apache load balancer server using exported resources.

Parameters within apache::balancer:

#####name

Sets the balancer cluster's title. This parameter will also set the title of the conf.d file.

#####proxy_set

Configures key-value pairs as ProxySet lines. Accepts a hash, and defaults to '{}'.

#####collect_exported

Determines whether or not to use exported resources. Valid values 'true' and 'false', defaults to 'true'.

If you statically declare all of your backend servers, you should set this to 'false' to rely on existing declared balancer member resources. Also make sure to use apache::balancermember with array arguments.

If you wish to dynamically declare your backend servers via exported resources collected on a central node, you must set this parameter to 'true' in order to collect the exported balancer member resources that were exported by the balancer member nodes.

If you choose not to use exported resources, all balancer members will be configured in a single puppet run. If you are using exported resources, Puppet has to run on the balanced nodes, then run on the balancer.

####Defined Type: apache::balancermember

Defines members of mod_proxy_balancer, which will set up a balancer member inside a listening service configuration block in etc/apache/apache.cfg on the load balancer.

Parameters within apache::balancermember:

#####name

Sets the title of the resource. This name will also set the name of the concat fragment.

#####balancer_cluster

Sets the Apache service's instance name. This must match the name of a declared apache::balancer resource. Required.

#####url

Specifies the URL used to contact the balancer member server. Defaults to 'http://${::fqdn}/'.

#####options

An array of options to be specified after the URL. Accepts any key-value pairs available to ProxyPass.

####Examples

To load balance with exported resources, export the balancermember from the balancer member

      @@apache::balancermember { "${::fqdn}-puppet00":
        balancer_cluster => 'puppet00',
        url              => "ajp://${::fqdn}:8009"
        options          => ['ping=5', 'disablereuse=on', 'retry=5', 'ttl=120'],
      }

Then, on the proxy server, create the balancer cluster

      apache::balancer { 'puppet00': }

To load balance without exported resources, declare the following on the proxy

    apache::balancer { 'puppet00': }
    apache::balancermember { "${::fqdn}-puppet00":
        balancer_cluster => 'puppet00',
        url              => "ajp://${::fqdn}:8009"
        options          => ['ping=5', 'disablereuse=on', 'retry=5', 'ttl=120'],
      }

Then declare apache::balancer and apache::balancermember on the proxy server.

If you need to use ProxySet in the balancer config

      apache::balancer { 'puppet01':
        proxy_set => {'stickysession' => 'JSESSIONID'},
      }

##Reference

###Classes

####Public Classes

  • apache: Guides the basic setup of Apache.
  • apache::dev: Installs Apache development libraries. (Note: On FreeBSD, you must declare apache::package or apache before apache::dev.)
  • apache::mod::[name]: Enables specific Apache HTTPD modules.

####Private Classes

  • apache::confd::no_accf: Creates the no-accf.conf configuration file in conf.d, required by FreeBSD's Apache 2.4.
  • apache::default_confd_files: Includes conf.d files for FreeBSD.
  • apache::default_mods: Installs the Apache modules required to run the default configuration.
  • apache::package: Installs and configures basic Apache packages.
  • apache::params: Manages Apache parameters.
  • apache::service: Manages the Apache daemon.

###Defined Types

####Public Defined Types

  • apache::balancer: Creates an Apache balancer cluster.
  • apache::balancermember: Defines members of mod_proxy_balancer.
  • apache::listen: Based on the title, controls which ports Apache binds to for listening. Adds Listen directives to ports.conf in the Apache HTTPD configuration directory. Titles take the form '', ':', or ':'.
  • apache::mod: Used to enable arbitrary Apache HTTPD modules for which there is no specific apache::mod::[name] class.
  • apache::namevirtualhost: Enables name-based hosting of a virtual host. Adds all NameVirtualHost directives to the ports.conf file in the Apache HTTPD configuration directory. Titles take the form '*', '*:', '_default_:, '', or ':'.
  • apache::vhost: Allows specialized configurations for virtual hosts that have requirements outside the defaults.

####Private Defined Types

  • apache::peruser::multiplexer: Enables the Peruser module for FreeBSD only.
  • apache::peruser::processor: Enables the Peruser module for FreeBSD only.

###Templates

The Apache module relies heavily on templates to enable the vhost and apache::mod defined types. These templates are built based on Facter facts around your operating system. Unless explicitly called out, most templates are not meant for configuration.

##Limitations

###Ubuntu 10.04

The apache::vhost::WSGIImportScript parameter creates a statement inside the VirtualHost which is unsupported on older versions of Apache, causing this to fail. This will be remedied in a future refactoring.

###RHEL/CentOS 5

The apache::mod::passenger and apache::mod::proxy_html classes are untested since repositories are missing compatible packages.

###RHEL/CentOS 7

The apache::mod::passenger class is untested as the repository does not have packages for EL7 yet. The fact that passenger packages aren't available also makes us unable to test the rack_base_uri parameter in apache::vhost.

###General

This module is CI tested on Centos 5 & 6, Ubuntu 12.04 & 14.04, Debian 7, and RHEL 5, 6 & 7 platforms against both the OSS and Enterprise version of Puppet.

The module contains support for other distributions and operating systems, such as FreeBSD and Amazon Linux, but is not formally tested on those and regressions may occur.

###SELinux and Custom Paths

If you are running with SELinux in enforcing mode and want to use custom paths for your logroot, mod_dir, vhost_dir, and docroot, you will need to manage the context for the files yourself.

Something along the lines of:

        exec { 'set_apache_defaults':
          command => 'semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "/custom/path(/.*)?"',
          path    => '/bin:/usr/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin',
          require => Package['policycoreutils-python'],
        }
        package { 'policycoreutils-python': ensure => installed }
        exec { 'restorecon_apache':
          command => 'restorecon -Rv /apache_spec',
          path    => '/bin:/usr/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin',
          before  => Service['httpd'],
          require => Class['apache'],
        }
        class { 'apache': }
        host { 'test.server': ip => '127.0.0.1' }
        file { '/custom/path': ensure => directory, }
        file { '/custom/path/include': ensure => present, content => '#additional_includes' }
        apache::vhost { 'test.server':
          docroot             => '/custom/path',
          additional_includes => '/custom/path/include',
        }

You need to set the contexts using semanage fcontext not chcon because file {...} resources will reset the context to the values in the database if the resource isn't specifying the context.

##Development

###Contributing

Puppet Labs modules on the Puppet Forge are open projects, and community contributions are essential for keeping them great. We can’t access the huge number of platforms and myriad of hardware, software, and deployment configurations that Puppet is intended to serve.

We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes so that our modules work in your environment. There are a few guidelines that we need contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.

You can read the complete module contribution guide on the Puppet Labs wiki.

###Running tests

This project contains tests for both rspec-puppet and beaker-rspec to verify functionality. For in-depth information please see their respective documentation.

Quickstart:

gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec rake spec
bundle exec rspec spec/acceptance
RS_DEBUG=yes bundle exec rspec spec/acceptance