This is a sample nginx install using Salt states. The example will install nginx on a Linux Ununtu computer. This has been tested with Ubuntu Server 16.04.
This example also includes a state to install a second site, 'www.example.com', which is accessed via port 3200 and redirected to a localhost accessible site on port 3400. Access to this second site is via 'http://www.example.com:3200' (through the use of your own DNS entries or '/etc/hosts').
A configuration is also provided to send all non-'www.example.com' requests on port 3200 to a custom 404 page. For example, this site only takes requests for 'www.example.com', all others receive a custom 404 error page.
Both the default nginx install and the second site include firewall configurations enabled to allow access to nginx on port 80 (default site), 3200 (proxied www.example.com site), and ssh access on port 22.
Minimally salt-minion needs to be installed on the target Ubuntu server, refer to 'https://repo.saltstack.com/#ubuntu' installation page for specific install instructions.
Optionally you can install using these states from a salt-master locally on the same server or from a remote salt-master. Either way, the salt-minion needs to be installed and configured on your Ubuntu server, and accepted by the salt-master.
Note: If installing via salt-minion installed on your Ubuntu server, salt-minion does not need to be configured and accepted by a salt-master, and also does not need to be running.
Copy the nginx directory from this repo to the salt-master /srv/salt directory, or to the /srv/salt directory on your Ubuntu server if you are only using salt-minion to perform the installation.
To install nginx from a salt-master:
salt ubuntu-minion state.apply nginx
where 'ubuntu-minion' is the name of the minion installed on your Ubuntu server.
To install nginx using the salt-minion on your Ubuntu server:
salt-call --local state.apply nginx
Adding the second web-site (www.example.com):
To add the second web-site, make sure that the above 'ngnix' install has been done, then:
For adding from a salt-master:
salt ubuntu-minion state.apply nginx/add-example
Or, from the salt-minion:
salt-call --local state.apply nginx/add-example