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Nginx Web Server
Installation
Installing Nginx is not complicated, the package nginx is here for this.
But starting Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" and Squeeze-backports, the packaging has been modified to best fit the needs of users.
Debian Lenny and Squeeze
For those versions, Nginx is packaged as one package : nginx
The included modules are for Debian Lenny (0.6.32) :
- DAV
- FLV
- Stub Status
- SSL
The included modules are for Debian Squeeze (0.7.67) :
- DAV
- FLV
- GeoIP
- GZIP Static
- Real IP
- Stub Status
- SSL
- Sub Module
- IPv6
- Mail SSL
- Upstream Fair
Debian Squeeze-Backports, Wheezy and after
Starting Debian Wheezy (and backported to Debian Squeeze), Nginx packaging was splitted to best fit the needs of users.
Three packages were created, nginx-light, nginx-full, nginx-extras.
Both contains different modules, nginx-light being the lighter and nginx-extras being the heavier. nginx-full is in the middle, being installed with the metapackage nginx (nginx-full is not installed if nginx-light is already installed).
Recap of the differents modules in every package (starting Squeeze-Backports)
Module Name |
Squeeze-Backports |
Wheezy (testing) |
Sid (unstable) |
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Standard HTTP Modules |
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nginx-light |
nginx-full |
nginx-extras |
nginx-light |
nginx-full |
nginx-extras |
nginx-light |
nginx-full |
nginx-extras |
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Core |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Access |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Auth Basic |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Auto Index |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Charset |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Empty GIF |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
FastCGI |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
GZIP |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Headers |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Index |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Log |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Proxy |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Rewrite |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Split Clients |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Upstream |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
User ID |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Browser |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Geo |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Limit Requests |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Limit Zone |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Map |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Memcached |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Limit Requests |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Referer |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
SCGI |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
SSI |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
UWSGI |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Optional HTTP Modules |
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Gzip Precompression |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
IPv6 |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Debug |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
WebDAV |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
GeoIP |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Image Filter |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
RealIP |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Stub Status |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
XSLT |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Flash Streaming Video (FLV) |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Embedded Perl |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Secure Link |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Random Index |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Addition |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Other Modules |
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File AIO |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Mail Modules |
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Mail Core |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
POP3 |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
IMAP |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
SMTP |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
SSL |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Third Party Modules |
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Echo |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
|
Upstream Fair Queue |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
|
Embedded Lua |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Nginx Development Kit |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
Upload Progress |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
HTTP Push |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
OK |
NO |
NO |
OK |
|
See Also
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