Ansible Role mod_maxminddb

This role downloads, compiles and installs the Maxmind module mod_maxminddb for Apache httpd (/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_maxminddb.so).

For Maxmind, depending on your needs, you normally run three playbooks in this particular order:

1. libmaxminddb

2. mod_maxminddb (this role)

3. maxmind_geoip

Runs on

• RHEL 8 (and compatible)

Mandatory Requirements

Apache has to be installed and at least one LoadModule directive already has to exist, otherwise compile might fail. If you get apxs:Error: Activation failed for custom /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file.., apxs:Error: At least one 'LoadModule' directive already has to exist.., check if /usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_maxminddb.so has been built (this is the reason why errors are ignored - the module is compiled anyway).

Tags

Tag

What it does

mod_maxminddb

install gcc httpd-devel redhat-rpm-config curl https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb/releases/download/{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}.tar.gz –output /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}.tar.gz copy /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}.tar.gz to the server mkdir -p /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }} tar xfz –strip-components 1 -C /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }} /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}.tar.gz rm -f /tmp/mod_maxminddb-{{ mod_maxminddb__version }}.tar.gz ./configure Create Apache LoadModule directive in {{ mod_maxminddb__apache_conf_modules_d }} make install

Optional Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
mod_maxminddb__apache_conf_modules_d	Path and filename to place the new LoadModule directive for Apache.	/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/20-mod_maxminddb.conf
mod_maxminddb__version	String. The version to install.	1.2.0

mod_maxminddb:

# optional
mod_maxminddb__apache_conf_modules_d: '/etc/httpd/conf-available/mod_maxminddb.conf'
mod_maxminddb__version: '1.2.0'

License

The Unlicense

Author Information

Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich