How to install sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier on Ubuntu

A search index bot verification module for NGINX

Vendor: GetPageSpeed https://github.com/dvershinin/ngx_bot_verifier

Availability

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Distro	Channel	Version
Ubuntu 26.04 (resolute)	Base	1.30.6.1+0.0.18+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base	1.30.6.1+0.0.18+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)	Base	1.30.6.1+0.0.18+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	Base	1.30.6.1+0.0.18+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716

Description

[BETA] This module has been tested on a handful of production websites. This is an NGINX module designed to validate actors claiming to be search engine indexers. It is right to disable security mechanisms for valid search engine bots to ensure your controls do not interfere with page rankings on any of the search providers. The issue is that the User Agent header cannot be trusted. In order to ensure you are allowing only valid search engine indexers, you must validate according to their published standards. This module performs that validation and caches the results to ensure you do not pay validation penalties on every request.

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04

sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), 22.04 (jammy), 24.04 (noble), 26.04 (resolute)

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 sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier

Frequently asked questions

How do I install sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier available for?

sw-nginx-module-bot-verifier is available for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04.