Building Nginx PageSpeed Module with Modern PSOL Binaries on Raspberry Pi 4 Ubuntu Server (aarch64)
In this article, we will guide you through the process of building the Nginx PageSpeed Module using modern PSOL binaries on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Server 22.04 (aarch64). We will cover the key concepts and provide detailed instructions to help you get started.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
- Ubuntu Server 22.04 (aarch64) running on a Raspberry Pi 4
- Basic knowledge of Linux command line and package management
- Internet connection to download the necessary dependencies and binaries
Installing Dependencies
To build the Nginx PageSpeed Module, we need to install some dependencies first. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev
Downloading PSOL Binaries
Next, we need to download the PSOL binaries for Nginx. You can download the binaries from the official Google Git repository using the following command:
wget https://github.com/pagespeed/ngx_pagespeed/archive/refs/tags/release-2.13.35.5.tar.gz
Replace "release-2.13.35.5" with the version number of the PSOL binaries you want to use.
Building Nginx with PSOL Binaries
Now we can start building Nginx with the PSOL binaries. First, extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xvf release-2.13.35.5.tar.gz
Next, navigate to the extracted directory and build Nginx using the following commands:
cd ngx\_pagespeed-release-2.13.35.5
./configure --add-module=./ngx\_pagespeed-2.13.35.5 --prefix=/usr/local/nginx
make -j2
sudo make install
Testing Nginx with PSOL
To test if Nginx is working with the PSOL binaries, create a new configuration file with the following content:
worker_processes 1;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
include mime.types;
default_type application/octet-stream;
sendfile on;
keepalive_timeout 65;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
location / {
root html;
index index.html index.html;
}
}
}
Save this file as /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf and start Nginx using the following command:
sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
Now, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the default Nginx page.
In this article, we have covered the process of building the Nginx PageSpeed Module using modern PSOL binaries on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Server 22.04 (aarch64). We have also provided detailed instructions on how to install dependencies, download PSOL binaries, build Nginx, and test the installation.