How to install varnish on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

High-performance HTTP accelerator

License: BSD http://www.varnish-cache.org/

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	—	—	—
RHEL 9	—	—	—
RHEL 8	—	—	—
RHEL 7	—	—	✓	4.1.11
RHEL 6	—	—	—

Description

This is Varnish Cache, a high-performance HTTP accelerator. Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up. Documentation wiki and additional information about Varnish Cache is available on the following web site: https://www.varnish-cache.org/

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

varnish 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 varnish

Frequently asked questions

How do I install varnish on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install varnish (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is varnish available for?

varnish is available for RHEL 7 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is varnish 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.