--- - name: Install the required packages needed by the external varnish repo apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present with_items: varnish_repo_requirements when: varnish_repo tags: varnish - name: Get the varnish repo key apt_key: url=https://repo.varnish-cache.org/GPG-key.txt state=present when: varnish_repo register: varnish_repo_list tags: varnish - name: Define the varnish repository apt_repository: repo='deb {{ varnish_repo_url }}' state=present when: varnish_repo register: varnish_repo_list tags: varnish - name: Update the apt cache if needed apt: update_cache=yes when: ( varnish_repo_list | changed ) tags: varnish - name: Install the varnish package apt: pkg={{ item }} state={{ varnish_pkg_state }} with_items: varnish_pkg_name tags: varnish - name: Configure some kernel parameters via sysctl sysctl: name={{ item.name }} value={{ item.value }} sysctl_file=/etc/sysctl.d/{{ varnish_sysctl_file }} reload=yes state=present with_items: varnish_sysctl_kernel_parameters when: varnish_set_sysctl_params tags: [ 'varnish', 'varnishconf', 'sysctl' ] - name: Install the varnish parameters file. The config file needs to be set by a local task template: src={{ item }}.j2 dest=/etc/default/varnish owner=root group=root mode=0444 with_items: - varnish.params notify: Restart varnish tags: [ 'varnish', 'varnishconf' ] - name: Install the varnish systemd unit in debian 8 template: src={{ item }}.systemd.j2 dest=/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }} owner=root group=root mode=0444 with_items: - varnish.service notify: Restart varnish when: is_debian8 register: install_varnish_unit tags: [ 'varnish', 'varnishconf' ] - name: Reload the systemd unit when changed command: systemctl daemon-reload when: ( install_varnish_unit | changed ) tags: [ 'varnish', 'varnishconf' ] - name: Ensure that the varnish service is started and enabled service: name=varnish state=started enabled=yes when: varnish_enabled tags: varnish - name: Ensure that the varnish service is stopped and disabled service: name=varnish state=stopped enabled=no when: not varnish_enabled tags: varnish