Nginx is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy. Nginx Mainline is the development branch of Nginx, which contains the latest features and bug fixes.
Here at Ibmi Media, We will guide you through the process of installing Nginx Mainline on openSUSE Leap.
Let's get started;
Before installing Nginx, it is recommended to update the openSUSE Leap installation. This can be done by running the following command:
# zypper update
In order to install Nginx Mainline on openSUSE Leap, we need to import the nginx.org repository. This can be done by running the following command:
# zypper addrepo http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/opensuse/<distro> nginx
Replace <distro> with the openSUSE Leap version you are using (e.g. 42.3).
Nginx depends on some packages that need to be installed before we can install Nginx itself. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
# zypper install libpcre3-devel gcc make openssl-devel
Now we need to import the Nginx Mainline repository. This can be done by running the following command:
# zypper addrepo http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/opensuse/<distro> nginx-mainline
Replace <distro> with the openSUSE Leap version you are using (e.g. 42.3).
In addition to the Nginx Mainline repository, we also need to import the Nginx Stable repository. This can be done by running the following command:
# zypper addrepo http://nginx.org/packages/stable/opensuse/<distro> nginx-stable
Replace <distro> with the openSUSE Leap version you are using (e.g. 42.3).
For security purposes, we need to import the Nginx GPG key. This can be done by running the following command:
# rpm --import http://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key
Now we can install Nginx. Run the following command to install Nginx Mainline:
# zypper install -t nginx-mainline
Or run the following command to install Nginx Stable:
# zypper install -t nginx-stable
Once the installation is complete, you can start using Nginx.
This article covers how we successfully installed Nginx Mainline on openSUSE Leap.