Mastering Nginx

Installing NGINX and Third-Party Modules

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Option Explanation

--without-http_limit_req_

module

With this module, NGINX can limit the

request rate per key.

--without-http_empty_gif_

module

The empty GIF module produces a 1 x

1-pixel in-memory transparent GIF.

--without-http_browser_module The browser module allows for

configurations based on the User-

Agent HTTP request header. Variables

are set based on the version found in this

header.

--without-http_upstream_ip_

hash_module

This module defines a set of servers that

may be used in conjunction with the

various proxy modules.

Finding and installing third-party modules

As with many open source projects, there is an active developer community

surrounding NGINX. Thanks to NGINX's modular nature, this community
is able to develop and publish modules to provide additional functionality.

They cover a wide range of applications, so it pays to take a look at what is
available before embarking on developing your own module.

The procedure for installing a third-party module is fairly straightforward:

1. Locate the module you would like to use (either search on
   https://github.com or see http://wiki.nginx.org/3rdPartyModules)..)


2. Download the module.


3. Unpack the source.


4. Read the README file, if included. See if there are any dependencies
   that you will need to install.


5. Configure NGINX to use the module as follows. /configure –add-
   module=.

This procedure will give you an nginx binary with the additional functionality
of that module.