diff --git a/roles/nginx/.ansible-lint b/roles/nginx/.ansible-lint
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+++ b/roles/nginx/.ansible-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+profile: production
+strict: true
+
+# Enable checking of loop variable prefixes in roles
+loop_var_prefix: "^(__|{role}_)"
+
+skip_list:
+  - var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+
+warn_list:
+  - role-name[path]
+  - var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+
+exclude_paths:
+  - .github/
diff --git a/roles/nginx/.gitignore b/roles/nginx/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd0df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.vscode
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/nginx/.yamllint b/roles/nginx/.yamllint
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index 0000000..611db54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+rules:
+  brackets:
+    forbid: false
+    min-spaces-inside: 0
+    max-spaces-inside: 2
+    min-spaces-inside-empty: -1
+    max-spaces-inside-empty: 2
diff --git a/roles/nginx/README.md b/roles/nginx/README.md
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index 0000000..9ce29f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+ansible-nginx
+=========
+
+Deploy NGINX with a minimal configuration.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+None
+
+Role Variables
+--------------
+
+None
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+None
+
+Example Playbook
+----------------
+
+```yaml
+roles:
+    - role: genlab.nginx
+```
+
+License
+-------
+
+BSD
+
+Author Information
+------------------
+
+corvus-migratorius@proton.me
diff --git a/roles/nginx/conda.dev.yml b/roles/nginx/conda.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b3ef23
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+++ b/roles/nginx/conda.dev.yml
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+---
+name: ansible-nginx
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python~=3.12.0
+  - pip>=24.2
+  - actionlint
+  - pip:
+      - -r requirements.txt
+      - -r requirements.ci.txt
diff --git a/roles/nginx/conda.prod.yml b/roles/nginx/conda.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/conda.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: ansible-nginx
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python~=3.12.0
+  - pip>=24.2
+  - pip:
+      - -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f6c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+nginx_version: "1.26.3"
diff --git a/roles/nginx/handlers/main.yml b/roles/nginx/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaf83c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+- name: "Update apt cache"
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    update_cache: true
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+
+- name: "Start nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: nginx
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
+
+- name: "Reload nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: nginx
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/nginx/meta/main.yml b/roles/nginx/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: "nginx"
+  namespace: genlab
+  author: "Alexander Gorelyshev"
+  company: "Genlab, LLC"
+  description: ""
+  license: "MIT"
+  min_ansible_version: "2.1"
+
+  platforms:
+    - name: "Ubuntu"
+      versions: [ "focal", "jammy", "noble" ]
+
+  galaxy_tags: [ ]
+
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/roles/nginx/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6034a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: "Create a test site root"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /var/www/html
+        state: directory
+        owner: nginx
+        group: nginx
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - name: "Push a test index file"
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: index.html
+        dest: /var/www/html
+        owner: nginx
+        group: nginx
+        mode: "0644"
+
+  roles:
+    # using default NGINX verison
+    - role: genlab.nginx
+      site:
+        confname: test-var
+        content: |
+          server {
+              listen 80;
+              server_name example.com www.example.com;
+
+              location / {
+                  root /var/www/html;
+                  index index.html;
+              }
+          }
+      dir_sites: '{{ lookup("env", "MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY") }}/molecule/default/site-configs/'
diff --git a/roles/nginx/molecule/default/files/index.html b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/files/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d993f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/files/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello from ansible-nginx!
diff --git a/roles/nginx/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d82158e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+platforms:
+  - name: ubuntu
+    image: geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-ubuntu2404}-ansible:latest
+    pre_build_image: true
+    command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+    cgroupns_mode: host
+    privileged: true
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
+
+lint: |
+  set -e
+  yamllint .
+  ansible-lint .
diff --git a/roles/nginx/molecule/default/site-configs/test-dir.conf b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/site-configs/test-dir.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0830bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/site-configs/test-dir.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+server {
+    listen 8080;
+    server_name test.com;
+
+    location / {
+        root /var/www/html;
+        index index.html;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/roles/nginx/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..416523b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# kics-scan disable=2e8d4922-8362-4606-8c14-aa10466a1ce3
+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  any_errors_fatal: true
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: "Include default vars"
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: '{{ lookup("env", "MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY") }}/defaults/'
+        extensions:
+          - 'yml'
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Verify NGINX version"
+      register: nginx_version_output
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: nginx_version_output.rc != 0
+      ansible.builtin.command: /usr/sbin/nginx -v
+
+    # version is displayed as e.g. 'nginx version: nginx/1.26.3'
+    - name: "Extract NGINX version"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        nginx_version: "{{ nginx_version_output.stderr.split('/')[1] }}"
+
+    - name: "Check expected NGINX version"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: nginx_version.startswith(nginx_version)
+        fail_msg: "Unexpected NGINX version found: '{{ nginx_version }}'"
+
+    - name: "Gather service facts"
+      ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+    - name: "Assert NGINX service is running"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: ansible_facts.services['nginx.service'].state == 'running'
+        fail_msg: "NGINX service is not running."
+
+    - name: "Assert NGINX service is enabled"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: ansible_facts.services['nginx.service'].status == 'enabled'
+        fail_msg: "NGINX service is not enabled."
+
+    - name: "Get an HTTP response from the test site (single site deployment from a variable)"
+      register: response
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: http://localhost:80
+        status_code: 200
+        return_content: true
+
+    - name: "Check the response correctness"
+      vars:
+        message: "{{ response.content | trim }}"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: message == 'Hello from ansible-nginx!'
+        success_msg: "{{ message }}"
+        fail_msg: "Unexpected response from the test site: '{{ message }}'"
+
+    - name: "Get an HTTP response from the test site (site deployment from a dictionary)"
+      register: response
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: http://localhost:8080
+        status_code: 200
+        return_content: true
+
+    - name: "Check the response correctness"
+      vars:
+        message: "{{ response.content | trim }}"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: message == 'Hello from ansible-nginx!'
+        success_msg: "{{ message }}"
+        fail_msg: "Unexpected response from the test site: '{{ message }}'"
diff --git a/roles/nginx/renovate.json b/roles/nginx/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db72dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:recommended"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/roles/nginx/requirements.ci.txt b/roles/nginx/requirements.ci.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99c76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/requirements.ci.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ansible-lint
+molecule==24.12.0
+molecule-plugins[docker]
+docker~=7.1.0
+requests==2.31.0  # pinned to the latest version not breaking Docker SDK
+yamllint
diff --git a/roles/nginx/requirements.txt b/roles/nginx/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92f8677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ansible~=11.3.0
diff --git a/roles/nginx/requirements.yml b/roles/nginx/requirements.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5f1cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/requirements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# requirements file
+---
+collections: []
diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0bfb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+---
+- name: "Install gpg-agent"
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: gpg-agent
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
+    cache_valid_time: 3600
+
+- name: "Add NGINX signing key"
+  ansible.builtin.apt_key:
+    url: https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key
+    state: present
+
+- name: "Add NGINX repository"
+  notify: "Update apt cache"
+  ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
+    repo: "deb http://nginx.org/packages/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}/ {{ ansible_distribution_release }} nginx"
+    state: present
+
+- name: "Install specific NGINX version"
+  notify: "Start nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: "nginx={{ nginx_version }}*"
+    state: present
+
+- name: "Remove default site configuration if it exists"
+  notify: "Reload nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+    state: absent
+
+- name: "Deploy a single site configuration"
+  when: site is defined
+  notify: "Reload nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: "/etc/nginx/conf.d/{{ site.confname }}.conf"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+    content: "{{ site.content }}"
+
+- name: "Deploy custom site configurations"
+  when: dir_sites is defined
+  with_fileglob:
+    - "{{ dir_sites }}/*.conf"
+  notify: "Reload nginx"
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/etc/nginx/conf.d/{{ item | basename }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+    # validate: '/usr/sbin/nginx -t -c %s'
diff --git a/roles/nginx/vars/main.yml b/roles/nginx/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed97d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---