Perhaps start here instead? https://nginx.org/en/docs/install.html
________________________________________ From: nginx <nginx-boun...@nginx.org> on behalf of Matthew Ngaha <chigga...@gmail.com> Sent: 06 July 2025 21:01 To: nginx@nginx.org <nginx@nginx.org> Subject: Re: CAUTION: This email has been sent from an external source. Do not click links, open attachments, or provide sensitive business information unless you can verify the sender’s legitimacy. Sorry I forgot to include a title for the email. On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM Matthew Ngaha <chigga...@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 _______________________________________________ nginx mailing list nginx@nginx.org https://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx _______________________________________________ nginx mailing list nginx@nginx.org https://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx
