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How to install nginx-module-var in CentOS/RHEL 9 (x86_64)

Dynamic variable assignment through predefined functions

License: BSD-2-Clause Vendor: GetPageSpeed LLC https://github.com/dvershinin/ngx_http_var_module

Install

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-mainline
sudo dnf -y install nginx-module-var

Description

The var module dynamically assigns new variables through predefined functions for NGINX. It provides operators like get_arg and get_upstream_cookie to retrieve argument and upstream set-cookie values. This is useful for complex configuration scenarios where you need to compute or extract variable values. To enable this module after installation, add the following to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and reload NGINX: load_module modules/ngx_http_var_module.so; Alternatively, you can enable all installed modules by placing this line at the top of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf: include /usr/share/nginx/modules/*.conf;

RPMs