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Building NGINX with ngx_http_consul_backend_module via Ansible
- Integrating dynamic service discovery into NGINX is crucial for modern microservices environments, such as with Nomad and Consul for service orchestration.
- The ngx_http_consul_backend_module enables NGINX to query Consul at request time, eliminating the need for manual reloads when backends change.
- Using ngx_http_consul_backend_module provides real-time results and ensures traffic is always routed to healthy instances.
- The module allows NGINX to act as a dynamic Consul-aware load balancer, particularly beneficial for environments with frequent scaling changes.
- Benefits include real-time service discovery, built-in health checks, automated load balancing, and no downtime for changes in service instances.
- The Ansible role automates building NGINX with the Consul module through a structured process, including installing dependencies, downloading sources, and configuring NGINX.
- The build process involves steps like installing required packages, downloading and extracting sources, building the Consul backend module, configuring NGINX build, and setting up NGINX as a systemd service.
- The role ensures idempotency, making re-running the playbook safe, and provides an organized way to build NGINX with custom modules, such as the Consul backend module.
- LiveAPI, introduced by Maneshwar, aims to simplify API endpoint indexing and documentation, offering interactive API docs for easy endpoint exploration.
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