application_static cookbook

This is the simple chef cookbook to quick host static web sites with nginx. Based on excellent application cookbook, which is only providing LWRPs, this cookbook actually has recipe.

So after defining it with Berkshelf/Librarian, you have to provide as minimal config as possible, to make your sites up and running.

config

Let's imagine you have several static websites, you want to host, each in it's own repository:

example1.com -> github.com/my-sites/example1.com
example2.com -> bitbucket.org/my-sites/example2.com
...

To get them running, you should do 3 simple steps.

1. adding cookbook

First thing todo, is adding application_static cookbook to your chef installation.

Berkshelf example:
ruby
cookbook "application_static", github: "allnightlong/application_static"


2. create role

Then create appropriate role:
json
{
"name": "static_sites",
"override_attributes": {
"nginx": {
"default_site_enabled": false,
"install_method": "repo"
},
"application_static": {
"apps": [
{
"name": "example1.com",
"url": "git@github.com:my-sites/example1.com",
"enabled": true
},
{
"name": "example2.com",
"url": "hg@bitbucket.org/my-sites/example2.com",
"enabled": true
}
],
"deploy_key" : "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEowIBAAKCAQEA38rGcWTe5Iux2MtIgmbl08P0f3KZfJBCIvKES9oFFglqAbI7\n...........\n5qJkpABldGtXpWxrllpFvWDGSWdv8WYJW308dXIp2C5LjE3saTuhBTgain7GDs6P\np5lXlrB0zUGU92likbgEvIFN0lzkpYt02ccxTCCU6bIa9pTI3IBK\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
}
},
"run_list": [
"recipe[nginx]",
"recipe[application_static]"
]
}


Note that you shouldn't really store private key in role file, in favor of databags or even better encrypted databags.

Also, if you getting troubles with multiline private key, use this tip.

3. apply role

knife node run_list add NODE_NAME role[static_sites]

That's basically it. After adding this role to node's run-list, you sites should be up and running.

This cookbook was tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, but there is nothing os/platform/version specific, so it should work on any environment.