How to install lua5.1-resty-base-encoding on Debian

A faster alternative to base64 encoding and provides missing base encoding for nginx-module-lua application

Vendor: GetPageSpeed https://github.com/spacewander/lua-resty-base-encoding

Availability

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Distro	Channel	all	Version
Debian 13 (trixie)	Base		1.3.0
Debian 12 (bookworm)	Base		1.3.0

Description

A faster alternative to base64 encoding and provides missing base encoding for nginx-module-lua application. Pure-Lua library for nginx-module-lua (OpenResty-compatible LuaJIT code), installed into the default LuaJIT package.path. Same content as the lua5.1-resty-base-encoding RPM shipped by GetPageSpeed for EL/Fedora.

Built for Debian.

Install

Base Debian 12, 13

lua5.1-resty-base-encoding on Debian 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y lua5.1-resty-base-encoding

Frequently asked questions

How do I install lua5.1-resty-base-encoding on Debian?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the lua5.1-resty-base-encoding package with your system package manager.

Which Debian versions is lua5.1-resty-base-encoding available for?

lua5.1-resty-base-encoding is available for Debian 12, 13.