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+# aem-dispatcher
+
+This role installs the [AEM Dispatcher](https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/dispatcher/using/dispatcher.html) Apache module on Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS servers. It will also ensure that Apache itself is installed (by depending on the [geerlingguy.apache](https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/apache/) role).
+> This role was developed as part of the wcm.io set of roles to integrate Ansible with [CONGA](http://devops.wcm.io/conga/) but can be used independently of it.
+
+## Requirements
+
+This role requires Ansible 2.0 or higher and works with Dispatcher 4.2.x or higher. It requires the Dispatcher installation tarball which can be supplied as file or retrieved from a Nexus/RPM/APT repository, an HTTP URL or a S3 bucket (see below).
+
+## Role Variables
+
+Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see `defaults/main.yml`):
+
+	dispatcher_version: 4.2.2
+	
+The dispatcher version to install.
+
+	dispatcher_ssl_support: true
+
+Whether to install the Dispatcher version which supports SSL for communication with the render instance.
+
+	dispatcher_download_path: /tmp
+
+Path to download the Dispatcher tarball to.
+
+	dispatcher_tarball_name:
+	
+Name of the Dispatcher tarball to use for installation. When not specified, the role will automatically build the name from the target environment (Apache version, architecture etc.) and `dispatcher_version`.
+
+	dispatcher_tarball_sha1:
+
+SHA1 checksum of the Dispatcher tarball. Currently this is used to check the integrity of an existing download and files downloaded via URL.
+	
+	dispatcher_install_source: file
+	
+The installation source to fetch the installation tarball from. Can either be `file`, `package`, `url`, `s3` or `nexus`.
+
+	dispatcher_url: "http://host:port/path/{{ dispatcher_tarball_name }}"
+	dispatcher_url_username:
+	dispatcher_url_password:
+
+URL, username and password for retrieving the installation file from an URL.
+	
+	dispatcher_s3_bucket: aem-installation-artifacts
+	dispatcher_s3_object: "{{ dispatcher_tarball_name }}"
+	dispatcher_s3_access_key:
+	dispatcher_s3_secret_key:
+
+Bucket, object (path) and credentials for retrieving the installation file from an S3 bucket.
+	
+	dispatcher_nexus_coordinates:
+	- {
+	  group_id: group.id,
+	  artifact_id: artifact.id,
+	  repository_url: 'https://repo.url'
+	  version: "{{ dispatcher_version }}",
+	  classifier: "{{ dispatcher_apache_version }}-{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ ansible_architecture | regex_replace('_', '-') }}",
+	  }
+	dispatcher_nexus_username:
+	dispatcher_nexus_password:
+
+Maven coordinates for retrieving the installation file from Nexus. Version and classifier are build automatically from the target environment and dispatcher_version if not specified (as for the filename).
+
+## Dependencies
+
+This role depends on the [geerlingguy.apache](https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/apache/) role for installing Apache.
+
+## Example Playbook
+
+Installs AEM in `/opt/adobe/aem-author`: 
+
+    - hosts: webserver
+      roles:
+         - { role: aem-dispatcher, dispatcher_version: 4.2.3 }
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0