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KNELIAC/playbooks/setup_awx_https.yml
mrcharles aa70486eaa feat(awx): serve AWX over HTTPS via nginx TLS-termination proxy
Add playbooks/setup_awx_https.yml that deploys a host-level nginx
reverse proxy in front of the AWX LoadBalancer service, terminating
TLS on 443 and proxying to the existing HTTP service on 80.

Why a reverse proxy and not in-pod TLS: the AWX Operator only wires
nginx for HTTPS on the OpenShift Route passthrough code path
(ingress_type: route + route_tls_termination_mechanism: passthrough),
which requires the Route CRD and fails on k3s. The cluster has no
ingress controller either. A host nginx proxy is the lowest-risk
option and is trivially swappable when the internal CA / an ingress
controller + cert-manager arrive.

The self-signed cert (CN=tsys-awx.knel.net) carries SANs for the
FQDN, short hostname, and both LAN and Tailscale IPs. Re-run the
playbook to rotate the cert once the internal CA is rolled out.

Also update scripts/awx_create_job_templates.py to use https by
default and add AWX_VERIFY_TLS / AWX_CA_BUNDLE env vars so it works
with the self-signed cert now and verifies properly once the internal
CA bundle is distributed.

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---
# Put AWX behind HTTPS with a host-level nginx TLS-termination reverse proxy.
#
# Why a reverse proxy instead of in-pod TLS:
# The AWX Operator only wires nginx for HTTPS on the OpenShift Route
# "passthrough" code path (ingress_type: route + route_tls_termination_mechanism:
# passthrough), which requires the Route CRD and breaks on k3s. There is also no
# ingress controller on the cluster. Terminating TLS at a host nginx proxy in
# front of the existing LoadBalancer service is the lowest-risk option and is
# trivially swappable once an internal CA / ingress controller + cert-manager
# arrive.
#
# Topology after this playbook:
# client --https:443--> host nginx (TLS terminate) --http:80--> k3s ServiceLB
# |
# v
# tsys-awx-service (LB) -> awx-web:8052
#
# The cert is self-signed (CN=tsys-awx.knel.net) with SANs covering the FQDN,
# the short hostname, and both the LAN and Tailscale IPs. Re-run this playbook
# after rotating the cert (e.g. when the internal CA is rolled out).
- name: AWX HTTPS reverse proxy
hosts: tsys-awx
gather_facts: true
become: true
vars:
# Cert subject / SANs. Extend these lists as more names are needed.
awx_tls_cn: tsys-awx.knel.net
awx_tls_sans:
- "DNS:tsys-awx.knel.net"
- "DNS:tsys-awx"
- "IP:192.168.3.200"
- "IP:100.91.39.53"
awx_tls_dir: /etc/nginx/ssl
awx_tls_cert: "{{ awx_tls_dir }}/awx-self-signed.crt"
awx_tls_key: "{{ awx_tls_dir }}/awx-self-signed.key"
tasks:
- name: Install nginx
ansible.builtin.apt:
name: nginx
state: present
update_cache: true
- name: Ensure TLS cert directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ awx_tls_dir }}"
state: directory
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0755"
- name: Generate self-signed certificate (only if missing) # noqa no-changed-when
ansible.builtin.shell: |
set -o pipefail
openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -days 825 \
-keyout {{ awx_tls_key }} -out {{ awx_tls_cert }} \
-subj "/CN={{ awx_tls_cn }}" \
-addext "subjectAltName={{ awx_tls_sans | join(',') }}"
args:
creates: "{{ awx_tls_cert }}"
- name: Lock down private key permissions
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ awx_tls_key }}"
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0600"
- name: Deploy nginx TLS proxy site config
ansible.builtin.copy:
dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/awx-tls.conf
owner: root
group: root
mode: "0644"
content: |
# Ansible-managed: TLS termination for AWX.
# Proxies https://tsys-awx.knel.net -> http://127.0.0.1:80 (k3s ServiceLB -> AWX).
# map must live in the http{} context; sites-enabled/* are included inside http.
map $http_upgrade $awx_connection_upgrade {
default upgrade;
'' close;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
listen [::]:443 ssl;
http2 on;
server_name tsys-awx.knel.net tsys-awx 192.168.3.200 100.91.39.53;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/awx-self-signed.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/awx-self-signed.key;
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
ssl_session_timeout 1d;
client_max_body_size 50M;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:80;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection $awx_connection_upgrade;
proxy_read_timeout 300s;
proxy_redirect off;
}
}
notify: Reload nginx
- name: Enable the AWX TLS site
ansible.builtin.file:
src: /etc/nginx/sites-available/awx-tls.conf
dest: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/awx-tls.conf
state: link
- name: Test nginx configuration # noqa no-changed-when
ansible.builtin.command: nginx -t
handlers:
- name: Reload nginx
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: nginx
state: reloaded
enabled: true