Pagespeed is a Nginx module designed to automatically optimize website performance by reducing website load time in the browser.
Pagespeed source code and dependencies download
First, load the Nginx dependencies:
sudo apt-get build-depep nginx
Update the system's package list:
sudo apt-get update
Next, let's download all the programs we need to compile and test:
sudo apt-get install build-essential zlib1g-dev libpcre3 libpcre3-dev unzip uuid-dev
Then create a subdirectory in your home directory to download Nginx packages.
mkdir ~/custom-nginx
Open it up:
cd ~/custom-nginx
Next, check the Nginx version
root@kvmde68-19464# nginx -v
nginx version: nginx/1.18.0
And download the original Nginx package from official site.
sudo wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx# sudo wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz
--2020-07-02 17:22:41-- http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz
Resolving nginx.org (nginx.org)... 62.210.92.35, 95.211.80.227, 2001:1af8:4060:a004:21::e3
Connecting to nginx.org (nginx.org)|62.210.92.35|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1039530 (1015K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: 'nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz'
nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz 100%[======================================>] 1015K 3.76MB/s in 0.3s
2020-07-02 17:22:41 (3.76 MB/s) - 'nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz' saved [1039530/1039530]
Unpack the resulting archive:
sudo tar zxvf nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz
Query the content of the ~/custom-nginx folder:
ls ~/custom-nginx
The command will show the output:
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx# ls ~/custom-nginx
nginx-1.18.0 nginx-1.18.0.tar.gz
To add the ngx_pagespeed module, you must first open the modules folder in the nginx-1.18.0 directory:
cd nginx-1.18.0/src/http/modules/
Download the ngx_pagespeed archive from Github repository into this directory.
sudo wget https://github.com/pagespeed/ngx_pagespeed/archive/master.zip
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0/src/http/modules# sudo wget https://github.com/pagespeed/ngx_pagespeed/archive/master.zip
--2020-07-02 17:26:03-- https://github.com/pagespeed/ngx_pagespeed/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 140.82.113.3
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|140.82.113.3|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://github.com/apache/incubator-pagespeed-ngx/archive/master.zip [following]
--2020-07-02 17:26:04-- https://github.com/apache/incubator-pagespeed-ngx/archive/master.zip
Reusing existing connection to github.com:443.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/apache/incubator-pagespeed-ngx/zip/master [following]
--2020-07-02 17:26:04-- https://codeload.github.com/apache/incubator-pagespeed-ngx/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 140.82.114.10
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|140.82.114.10|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: 'master.zip'
master.zip [ <=>] 244.77K 664KB/s in 0.4s
2020-07-02 17:26:05 (664 KB/s) - 'master.zip' saved [250646]
After the download is complete, unzip the archive:
sudo unzip master.zip
Rename it to ngx_pagespeed for convenience:
sudo mv incubator-pagespeed-ngx-master ngx_pagespeed
Open the directory:
cd ngx_pagespeed
Download the PageSpeed Optimization Libraries (psol) package you need to compile into it:
sudo wget https://dl.google.com/dl/page-speed/psol/1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0/src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed# sudo wget https://dl.google.com/dl/page-speed/psol/1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz
--2020-07-02 17:27:30-- https://dl.google.com/dl/page-speed/psol/1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz
Resolving dl.google.com (dl.google.com)... 172.217.22.78, 2a00:1450:4001:81c::200e
Connecting to dl.google.com (dl.google.com)|172.217.22.78|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 18740791 (18M) [application/x-tar]
Saving to: '1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz'
1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz 100%[======================================>] 17.87M 12.7MB/s in 1.4s
2020-07-02 17:27:32 (12.7 MB/s) - '1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz' saved [18740791/18740791]
Finally, extract the psol archive into the ngx_pagespeed directory:
sudo tar -xzvf 1.13.35.2-x64.tar.gz
Setting up and compiling the source code
Now we need to edit the Nginx code and add the pagespeed module to it. Open the parent directory of the Nginx code:
cd ~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0/
See the configuration of nginx already installed on your system:
# nginx -V
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0# nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.18.0
built by gcc 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1)
built with OpenSSL 1.1.0l 10 Sep 2019
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx --modules-path=/usr/lib/nginx/modules --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 --http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp --http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp --http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp --http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp --http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp --user=nginx --group=nginx --with-compat --with-file-aio --with-threads --with-http_addition_module --with-http_auth_request_module --with-http_dav_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_gunzip_module--with-http_gzip_static_module -with-http_mp4_module -with-http_random_index_module -with-http_realip_module -with-http_secure_link_module -with-http_slice_module -with-http_ssl_module -with-http_stub_status_modulehttp_sub_module --with-http_v2_module --with-mail --with-mail_ssl_module --with-stream --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module -with-cc-opt='-g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/data/builder/debuild/nginx-1.18.0/debian/debuild-base/nginx-1.18.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fPIC' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -pie'
Build nginx from source:
# sudo ./configure __parameters_of_old_nginx_ --add-module=:
sudo ./configure --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx --modules-path=/usr/lib/nginx/modules --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 --http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp --http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp --http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp --http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp --http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp --user=nginx --group=nginx --with-compat --with-file-aio --with-threads --with-http_addition_module --with-http_auth_request_module --with-http_dav_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_gunzip_module--with-http_gzip_static_module -with-http_mp4_module -with-http_random_index_module -with-http_realip_module -with-http_secure_link_module -with-http_slice_module -with-http_ssl_module -with-http_stub_status_modulehttp_sub_module --with-http_v2_module --with-mail --with-mail_ssl_module --with-stream --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module -with-cc-opt='-g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/data/builder/debuild/nginx-1.18.0/debian/debuild-base/nginx-1.18.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fPIC' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-as-needed -pie' --add-module=./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed/
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0# sudo ./configure --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx --modules-path=/usr/lib/nginx/modules --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 --http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp --http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp --http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp --http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp --http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp --user=nginx --group=nginx --with-compat --with-file-aio --with-threads --with-http_addition_module --with-http_auth_request_module --with-http_dav_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_gunzip_module--with-http_gzip_static_module -with-http_mp4_module -with-http_random_index_module -with-http_realip_module -with-http_secure_link_module -with-http_slice_module -with-http_ssl_module -with-http_stub_status_modulehttp_sub_module --with-http_v2_module --with-mail --with-mail_ssl_module --with-stream --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module -with-cc-opt='-g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/data/builder/debuild/nginx-1.18.0/debian/debuild-base/nginx-1.18.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fPIC' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-as-needed -pie' --add-module=./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed/
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configuring additional modules
adding module in ./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed/
mod_pagespeed_dir=./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed//psol/include
build_from_source=false
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List of modules (in reverse order of applicability): ngx_http_write_filter_module ngx_http_header_filter_module ngx_http_chunked_filter_module ngx_http_v2_filter_module ngx_http_range_header_filter_module ngx_pagespeed_etag_filter ngx_http_gzip_filter_module ngx_pagespeed ngx_http_postpone_filter_module ngx_http_ssi_filter_module ngx_http_charset_filter_module ngx_http_sub_filter_module ngx_http_addition_filter_module ngx_http_gunzip_filter_module ngx_http_userid_filter_module ngx_http_headers_filter_module
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Configuration summary
+ using threads
+ using system PCRE library
+ using system OpenSSL library
+ using system zlib library
nginx path prefix: "/etc/nginx"
nginx binary file: "/usr/sbin/nginx"
nginx modules path: "/usr/lib/nginx/modules"
nginx configuration prefix: "/etc/nginx"
nginx configuration file: "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf"
nginx pid file: "/var/run/nginx.pid"
nginx error log file: "/var/log/nginx/error.log"
nginx http access log file: "/var/log/nginx/access.log"
nginx http client request body temporary files: "/var/cache/nginx/client_temp"
nginx http proxy temporary files: "/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp"
nginx http fastcgi temporary files: "/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp"
nginx http uwsgi temporary files: "/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp"
nginx http scgi temporary files: "/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp"
After completing the setup, run the compilation:
sudo make
After that, you can install the program:
sudo make install
After that we will see that the module has been added:
root@kvmde68-19464:~/custom-nginx/nginx-1.18.0# nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.18.0
built by gcc 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1)
built with OpenSSL 1.1.0l 10 Sep 2019
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx --modules-path=/usr/lib/nginx/modules --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 --http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp --http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp --http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp --http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp --http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp --user=nginx --group=nginx --with-compat --with-file-aio --with-threads --with-http_addition_module --with-http_auth_request_module --with-http_dav_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_gunzip_module--with-http_gzip_static_module -with-http_mp4_module -with-http_random_index_module -with-http_realip_module -with-http_secure_link_module -with-http_slice_module -with-http_ssl_module -with-http_stub_status_modulehttp_sub_module --with-http_v2_module --with-mail --with-mail_ssl_module --with-stream --with-stream_realip_module --with-stream_ssl_preread_module -with-cc-opt='-g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/data/builder/debuild/nginx-1.18.0/debian/debuild-base/nginx-1.18.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fPIC' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-as-needed -pie' --add-module=./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed/
Include ngx_pagespeed
After installing the Nginx server, you need to enable the ngx_pagespeed module.
First you need to create a folder where the module will store the site file cache:
sudo mkdir -p /var/ngx_pagespeed_cache
Pass the rights to this folder to the Nginx user, so that the web server has the necessary level of access.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/ngx_pagespeed_cache
Open the main Nginx configuration file, nginx.conf, to edit:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add lines to the http block and save your changes:
##
# Pagespeed Settings
##
pagespeed on;
pagespeed FileCachePath /var/ngx_pagespeed_cache;
The /etc/nginx/nginx.conf file now looks like this:
Add the following to server-block:
# Ensure requests for pagespeed optimized resources go to the pagespeed
# handler and no extraneous headers get set.
location ~ "\.pagespeed\.([a-z]\.)?[a-z]{2}\.[^.]{10}\.[^.]+" { add_header "" ""; }
location ~ "^/ngx_pagespeed_static/" { }
location ~ "^/ngx_pagespeed_beacon" { }
These settings configure pagespeed to optimize sites.
Restart Nginx to update the settings:
sudo service nginx restart
To make sure that the ngx_pagespeed module works, run the Nginx binary.
sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -V
If the installation was successful, the ngx_pagespeed module will appear in the list among other user arguments:
root@kvmde68-19464:~# sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.18.0
built by gcc 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1)
built with OpenSSL 1.1.0l 10 Sep 2019
--add-module=./src/http/modules/ngx_pagespeed/
Now let's check if the module is working or not. You can check it by running the following command:
curl -I -p IP_your_server
You should see the following output:
root@kvmde68-19464:~# curl -I -p 5.187.7.109
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Content-Type: text/html
Connection: keep-alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=60
ETag: "29cd-5665e85740a22"
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:12:14 GMT
X-Page-Speed: 1.13.35.2-0
Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache
You should see X-Page-Speed and the version number in the output above
This means you have successfully installed Ngx_pagespeed on the server.
If you have any configuration difficulties or any additional questions, you can always contact our support team via ticket system.