Update to 2022-09-16 10:00

roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml

@@ -21,13 +21,21 @@ nginx_log_format: combined_virtual
 # Some special vhost names can be derived from it. Eg downtime.{{ nginx_primary_domain }}
 nginx_primary_domain: "{{ ansible_domain }}"
 
+
 nginx_cert_path: /etc/nginx/ssl/cert.pem
 nginx_key_path: /etc/nginx/ssl/key.pem
 # OR
 #
 # nginx_letsencrypt_cert:
 
-# Default nginx vhost
+# The root of the default_server vhost
+nginx_root: /usr/share/nginx/html
+# If autoindex should be enabled for the default_server vhost
+nginx_autoindex: False
+
+
+# Default nginx vhost. This is not the settings of the default_server
+# but settings which will be inherited by all the vhosts (unless overriden at the vhost level)
 # You can override it if you want to use a custom _ vhost
 nginx_default_vhost_name: _
 nginx_vhosts: []

roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ http {
     listen 443{% if nginx_default_vhost_name == '_' %} default_server{% endif %} ssl http2;
 
     server_name {{ nginx_default_vhost_name }};
-    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    root {{ nginx_root }};
 
     # Load location fragments in the default vhost
     include /etc/nginx/ansible_location.d/*.conf;
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ http {
     include /etc/nginx/ansible_conf.d/acme.inc;
 
     location / {
+{% if nginx_autoindex %}
+      autoindex on;
+{% endif %}
     }
 
     location ~ \.ht {