Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Thomas Ward <tew...@ubuntu.com>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org
* Package name : nginx-snippets
Version : 1.0
Upstream Contact: Thomas Ward <tew...@ubuntu.com>
* URL : https://salsa.debian.org/teward/nginx-snippets
* License : GPL-3.0+
Programming Lang: None (static files)
Description : Useful, commonly used nginx configuration snippets
The nginx-snippets package contains a set of useful configuration
snippets for commonly used configuration snippets that can be
included in any nginx configuration file with an `include`
statement but are not included in the nginx configuration files by default.
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Why is this package useful / relevant?
Currently, the NGINX team maintains a bare minimum number of snippets,
such as
the ssl-cert package's 'snakeoil' certificate configurations. However,
the team
has been hesitant to include extra snippets because of 'support' for
changes,
etc. over time.
As such, useful things like commonly-observed TLS/SSL cipher and session
handling settings are not made into snippets and commonly overlooked.
Additionally, there are common things used for reverse proxies in
headers which
are not included in the default settings.
Having separate snippets that can be updated without a full re-roll of the
src:nginx package are useful and can allow for independent rapid changes
to the
snippets.
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How do I plan to maintain this?
The package is a Debian-native package and is on Salsa. I plan to be the
primary maintainer for this, however anyone with DD privileges is allowed to
adjust or maintain the package and make PRs to the repository for inclusion.
I expect to be updating the package at least quarterly as SSL ciphers, etc.
change and security protocols for TLS adapt, but also as needed for
additional
contributions which can be made to the repository (read the repository's
README.md).
