attr.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: wrapper-nginx
# Attributes:: default
#

default['nginx']['openssl_source']['version']  = '1.0.1g'
default['nginx']['default_site_enabled'] = false
default['nginx']['disable_access_log'] = true
default['nginx']['gzip'] = 'on'

default['nginx']['default_root'] = '/wrapper/nginx/www'
default['nginx']['log_dir'] = '/wrapper/nginx/log'
default['nginx']['user'] = 'nginx'
default['nginx']['group'] = 'nginx'

#Hash of all websites to create with a config array like this: name => [port, autoindex]
default['wrapper-nginx']['sites'] = {:prod => [80, false]}

definition.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: wrapper-nginx
# Definition:: wrapper_site
#

define :wrapper_site do
  directory "#{node['nginx']['default_root']}/#{params[:name]}" do
    owner node['nginx']['user']
    group node['nginx']['group']
    mode 0755
    recursive true
    action :create
  end

  directory "#{node['nginx']['log_dir']}/#{params[:name]}" do
    owner node['nginx']['user']
    group node['nginx']['group']
    mode 0755
    recursive true
    action :create
  end

  template "#{node['nginx']['dir']}/sites-available/#{params[:name]}" do
    source 'wrapper_site.erb'
    owner  'root'
    group  'root'
    mode   '0644'
    notifies :reload, 'service[nginx]'
    variables ({:site => params[:name], :port => params[:port], :autoindex => params[:autoindex]})
  end

  nginx_site(params[:name])
end

recipe.rb

#
# Cookbook Name:: wrapper-nginx
# Recipe:: default
#

user node['nginx']['user'] do
  system true
  action :create
end

include_recipe 'nginx::source'

node['wrapper-nginx']['sites'].each do |site, config|
  wrapper_site(site) do
    port config[0]
    autoindex config[1]
  end
end

template.erb

server {
  listen   <%= @port %>;
  server_name  <%= node['hostname'] %>;

  access_log  <%= node['nginx']['log_dir'] %>/<%= @site %>/localhost.access.log;

  location / {
    root   <%= node['nginx']['default_root'] %>/<%= @site %>;
    index  index.html index.htm;
    <% if @autoindex == true %>

    autoindex on;
    <% end %>
  }
}