How to install nginx-module-delay on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Delay requests for a given time
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.30.3+0.1.0 |
| RHEL 9 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.30.3+0.1.0 |
| RHEL 8 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.30.3+0.1.0 |
| RHEL 7 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.30.3+0.1.0 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
The delay module allows to delay requests for a given time. This is useful for testing, rate limiting simulation, or implementing artificial latency for specific endpoints. Based on work by Maxim Dounin. To enable this module after installation, add the following to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and reload NGINX: load_module modules/ngx_http_delay_module.so; Alternatively, enable all installed modules by adding this line to the top of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf: include /usr/share/nginx/modules/*.conf;
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
nginx-module-delay on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install nginx-module-delay
nginx-module-delay on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install nginx-module-delay
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install nginx-module-delay on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install nginx-module-delay (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is nginx-module-delay available for?
nginx-module-delay is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is nginx-module-delay compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.