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solutions/roles/balancer/MANIFEST.json

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+{
+  "collection_info": null,
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "format": 1,
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "license_file": null,
+  "name": "balancer",
+  "namespace": "local",
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "repository": null,
+  "tags": [
+    "haproxy",
+    "loadbalancer",
+    "networking",
+    "web"
+  ],
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
+

solutions/roles/balancer/defaults/main.yml

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+---
+haproxy_frontend_port: 80
+
+haproxy_backend_servers:
+  - name: node3
+    address: node3
+    port: 80
+  - name: node4
+    address: node4
+    port: 80
+

solutions/roles/balancer/handlers/main.yml

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+---
+- name: Restart haproxy
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: haproxy
+    state: restarted
+

solutions/roles/balancer/meta/.galaxy_install_info

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+install_date: 'Tue 30 Dec 2025 12:53:11 AM '
+version: ''

solutions/roles/balancer/meta/main.yml

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+---
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: balancer
+  author: lab
+  description: Installs and configures HAProxy to load balance Apache servers
+  license: MIT
+  min_ansible_version: "2.9"
+
+  platforms:
+    - name: EL
+      versions:
+        - "9"
+
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - haproxy
+    - loadbalancer
+    - networking
+    - web
+
+dependencies: []
+

solutions/roles/balancer/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+- name: Install HAProxy
+  ansible.builtin.dnf:
+    name: haproxy
+    state: present
+
+- name: Enable and start HAProxy
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: haproxy
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
+
+- name: Deploy HAProxy configuration
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: haproxy.cfg.j2
+    dest: /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+  notify: Restart haproxy
+
+- name: Allow port 80 through firewalld
+  ansible.posix.firewalld:
+    service: http
+    permanent: true
+    immediate: true
+    state: enabled
+

solutions/roles/balancer/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2

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+global
+    log /dev/log local0
+    log /dev/log local1 notice
+    daemon
+    maxconn 2048
+
+defaults
+    log     global
+    mode    http
+    option  httplog
+    option  dontlognull
+    timeout connect 5s
+    timeout client  50s
+    timeout server  50s
+
+frontend http_front
+    bind *:80
+    default_backend webservers
+
+backend webservers
+    balance roundrobin
+    option httpchk
+    server node3 node3:80 check
+    server node4 node4:80 check
+