Deploying newly compiled nginx from test server to production

[ajjH6]

Thanks ryd994.

I eventually build the RPM ok.

I am attempting to build a stripped down nginx RPM with minimal modules, but
also with modsec. I found a suggested config at -

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-compile-nginx-from-source-on-a-centos-6-4-x64-vps

./configure \
--user=nginx                          \
--group=nginx                         \
--prefix=/etc/nginx                   \
--sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx           \
--conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf     \
--pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid         \
--lock-path=/var/run/nginx.lock       \
--error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log \
--http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log \
--with-http_gzip_static_module        \
--with-http_stub_status_module        \
--with-http_ssl_module                \
--with-pcre                           \
--with-file-aio                       \
--with-http_realip_module             \
--without-http_scgi_module            \
--without-http_uwsgi_module           \
--without-http_fastcgi_module


I was able to build the RPM with the following in the nginx.spec file -

%build
./configure \
        --prefix=%{_sysconfdir}/nginx \
        --sbin-path=%{_sbindir}/nginx \
        --conf-path=%{_sysconfdir}/nginx/nginx.conf \
        --error-log-path=%{_localstatedir}/log/nginx/error.log \
        --http-log-path=%{_localstatedir}/log/nginx/access.log \
        --pid-path=%{_localstatedir}/run/nginx.pid \
        --lock-path=%{_localstatedir}/run/nginx.lock \
        --user=%{nginx_user} \
        --group=%{nginx_group} \
        --with-http_gzip_static_module        \
        --with-http_stub_status_module        \
        --with-http_ssl_module                \
        --with-pcre                           \
        --with-file-aio                       \
        --with-http_realip_module             \
        --without-http_scgi_module            \
        --without-http_uwsgi_module           \
        --without-http_fastcgi_module           \
        %{?with_spdy:--with-http_spdy_module} \
        --with-cc-opt="%{optflags} $(pcre-config --cflags)" \
       
--add-module=%{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/modsecurity-2.9.0/nginx/modsecurity
        $*


I am unsure on the a couple of lines at the bottom -

        %{?with_spdy:--with-http_spdy_module} \
        --with-cc-opt="%{optflags} $(pcre-config --cflags)" \


The RPM installs fine (apr-devel rpm dependency).

Version outputs the following -

nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.8.0
built by gcc 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-11) (GCC) 
built with OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips 11 Feb 2013
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx
--conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf --error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log
--http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log --pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid
--lock-path=/var/run/nginx.lock --user=nginx --group=nginx
--with-http_gzip_static_module --with-http_stub_status_module
--with-http_ssl_module --with-pcre --with-file-aio --with-http_realip_module
--without-http_scgi_module --without-http_uwsgi_module
--without-http_fastcgi_module --with-http_spdy_module --with-cc-opt='-O2 -g
-pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector
--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic'
--add-module=/home/test/rpmbuild/BUILD/nginx-1.8.0/modsecurity-2.9.0/nginx/modsecurity


Basically I want a minimal nginx install to serve static files over SSL.
Might you have any suggestions to improve this?


I also found a separate issue which I discovered when modsec is compiled -

"configure: WARNING: APR util was not compiled with crypto support.
SecRemoteRule will not support the parameter 'crypto'"

Basically the rhel6 apr-devel rpm does not have crypto support. Trying to
determine what are the ramifications are here.

Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,259622,259636#msg-259636