What NGINX Modules Are You Using?

Hajt · May 2025

Hey folks, what NGINX modules are you using or recommend?

My current list includes:
https://github.com/google/ngx_brotli
https://github.com/openresty/redis2-nginx-module
https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html

shallownorthdakota · May 2025

https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module

Levi · May 2025

Does nginx brotli still maintained?

eva2000 · May 2025

@Levi said: Does nginx brotli still maintained?

Should be. I have it disabled by default but users can optionally enable for Centmin Mod Nginx

currently doing testing for Centmin Mod for AlmaLinux 10

nginx version: nginx/1.28.0 (240525-135105-almalinux10-hyperv-docker-2118dac)
built by gcc 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7) (GCC)
built with OpenSSL 3.5.0 8 Apr 2025
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-E -L/usr/local/zlib-cf/lib -L/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib -lpcre2-8 -ljemalloc -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib:/usr/local/zlib-cf/lib:/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib -pie -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,--as-needed' --with-cc-opt='-I/usr/local/zlib-cf/include -I/usr/local/nginx-dep/include -m64 -march=x86-64 -fPIC -g -O3 -fstack-protector-strong -fuse-ld=gold --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wno-pointer-sign -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/local/sbin/nginx --conf-path=/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf --build=240525-135105-almalinux10-hyperv-docker-2118dac --with-compat --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_secure_link_module --with-libatomic --with-http_gzip_static_module --with-http_sub_module --with-http_addition_module --with-http_image_filter_module=dynamic --with-http_geoip_module --with-stream_geoip_module --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module --with-threads --with-stream --with-stream_ssl_module --with-http_realip_module --add-dynamic-module=../ngx-fancyindex-0.5.2 --add-module=../ngx_cache_purge-2.5.3 --add-dynamic-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.3.2 --add-dynamic-module=../set-misc-nginx-module-0.33 --add-dynamic-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.63 --add-module=../redis2-nginx-module-0.15 --add-module=../ngx_http_redis-0.4.0-cmm --add-module=../memc-nginx-module-0.20 --add-module=../srcache-nginx-module-0.33 --add-dynamic-module=../headers-more-nginx-module-0.38 --with-pcre-jit --with-zlib=../zlib-cloudflare-1.3.3 --with-zlib-opt=-fPIC --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_v2_module

With additional modules variables enabled and switch from OpenSSL 3.5.0 to Amazon AWS-LC crypto library and HTTP/3 QUIC

AWS_LC_SWITCH='y'
NGINX_VIDEO='y' (enables --with-http_flv_module --with-http_mp4_module --add-module=../nginx-rtmp-module  --with-http_slice_module)
NGINX_LIBBROTLI='y'
NGINX_GEOIPTWOLITE='y'
NGINX_NJS='y' (enables njs module https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/)

nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.28.0 (240525-152359-almalinux10-hyperv-docker-2118dac-br-a71f931)
built by gcc 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7) (GCC)
built with OpenSSL 1.1.1 (compatible; AWS-LC 1.52.0) (running with AWS-LC 1.52.0)
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-E -L/usr/local/zlib-cf/lib -L/opt/aws-lc-install/lib64 -lcrypto -lssl -L/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib -lpcre2-8 -lrt -ljemalloc -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib:/usr/local/zlib-cf/lib:/opt/aws-lc-install/lib64:/usr/local/nginx-dep/lib -pie -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,--as-needed' --with-cc-opt='-I/opt/aws-lc-install/include -I/usr/local/zlib-cf/include -I/usr/local/nginx-dep/include -m64 -march=x86-64 -fPIC -g -O3 -fstack-protector-strong -fuse-ld=gold --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wno-pointer-sign -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/local/sbin/nginx --conf-path=/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf --build=240525-152359-almalinux10-hyperv-docker-2118dac-br-a71f931 --with-compat --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_secure_link_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_mp4_module --add-module=../nginx-rtmp-module --with-libatomic --with-http_gzip_static_module --add-dynamic-module=../ngx_brotli --add-module=../ngx_http_geoip2_module --with-http_sub_module --with-http_addition_module --with-http_image_filter_module=dynamic --with-http_geoip_module --add-module=../njs/nginx --with-stream_geoip_module --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module --with-threads --with-stream --with-stream_ssl_module --with-http_slice_module --with-http_realip_module --add-dynamic-module=../ngx-fancyindex-0.5.2 --add-module=../ngx_cache_purge-2.5.3 --add-dynamic-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.3.2 --add-dynamic-module=../set-misc-nginx-module-0.33 --add-dynamic-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.63 --add-module=../redis2-nginx-module-0.15 --add-module=../ngx_http_redis-0.4.0-cmm --add-module=../memc-nginx-module-0.20 --add-module=../srcache-nginx-module-0.33 --add-dynamic-module=../headers-more-nginx-module-0.38 --with-pcre-jit --with-zlib=../zlib-cloudflare-1.3.3 --with-zlib-opt=-fPIC --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_v2_module --with-http_v3_module