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[Liam Crilly]

Perhaps start here instead?
https://nginx.org/en/docs/install.html


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Sorry I forgot to include a title for the email.

On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM Matthew Ngaha <chigga101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all. I want to learn Nginx. I haven't started the tutorial yet but
> I had an earlier edition back in the day. The tutor advises to install
> Nginx from source. Is this a good way to install nginx? Or should I
> use my package manager to install it? I'm on Linux Opensuse. If I use
> my package manager, is it easy to find out which directory the nginx
> related files and directories installed to? I'm a Linux noob so
> installing packages is new to me.
>
> Also If I use my package manager, what packages should I install?
> There are so many, here's the list. Please remember my main question
> is should I install from source or get the package from the repo via
> my package manager? Thanksso much  for your help:) Which packages to
> install:?
>
>    | dehydrated-nginx              | Nginx Integration for dehydrated
>    | fcgiwrap-nginx                | System services for using
> fcgiwrap with nginx
>    | nginx                         | A HTTP server and IMAP/POP3 proxy server
>    | nginx                         | A HTTP server and IMAP/POP3 proxy server
> | nginx-geolite-asn             | IP ASN geolocation databases for nginx
>    | nginx-geolite-city            | Free IP city geolocation
> databases for nginx
>    | nginx-geolite-country         | Free IP country geolocation
> databases for nginx
>    | nginx-macros                  | Just some macros to make
> packaging nginx and modules easier
>    | nginx-module-brotli           | NGINX module for Brotli compression
>    | nginx-module-cookie-flag      | The Nginx module for adding cookie flag
>    | nginx-module-devel-kit        | Additional generic tools for
> nginx module development
>    | nginx-module-devel-kit-source | The nginx-module-devel-kit source
>    | nginx-module-http-auth-digest | Digest Authentication for Nginx
>    | nginx-module-njs              | NGINX module for NGINX Javascript
>    | nginx-module-set-misc         | Various set_xxx directives added
> to nginx's rewrite module
>    | nginx-module-sticky-ng        | Nginx module to add a sticky
> cookie to be forwarded to the same upstream servere
>    | nginx-module-vts              | Nginx virtual host traffic status module
>    | nginx-module-zstd             | NGINX module for Zstandard compression
>    | nginx-source                  | The nginx source
>    | openQA-single-instance-nginx  | Convenience package for a
> single-instance setup using nginx proxy
>    | pagure-web-nginx              | Nginx configuration for Pagure
>    | pcp-pmda-nginx                | Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)
> metrics for the Nginx Webserver
>    | python-azure-mgmt-nginx       | Microsoft Azure Nginx Management
> Client Library for Python
>    | python3-certbot-nginx         | Nginx plugin for Certbot
>    | python311-azure-mgmt-nginx    | Microsoft Azure Nginx Management
> Client Library for Python
>    | rubygem-passenger-nginx       | Passenger Nginx module
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