Technical Challenge - Automate the installation and configuration of a nginx web server
The nginx server should: a) serve requests over port 8000 b) serve a page with the content of the following repository: https://github.com/puppetlabs/exercise-webpage.
Your solution should: i) ensure that the required configuration is completed reliably when all the steps are completed ii) ensure that subsequent applications of the solution do not cause failures or repeat redundant configuration tasks iii)ensure tha t each e xecution of the solution results in nginx serving the latest available content from the repository linked above
Please perform this exercise on one of the following operating systems, CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Debian (6 or 7), Ubuntu(10.04, 12.04). If you prefer you can use the vagrant boxes located here: http://puppet-vagrant-boxes.puppetlabs.com/ You can complete this exercise using your choice of automation tool or language.
Please attach:
- Your solution, in the form of working code sample
- A brief paragraph explaining the steps required to apply your solution