Adding ngx_pagespeed module?

On which software? Apache or nginx

Never mind, ngx_ gave it away :P

You need to build it from source since nginx is on compile. Which part did you have trouble with?

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/module/build_ngx_pagespeed_from_source

Seeing as how this is in the Forge discussion channel, Nginx :) I've been able to get it working on Apache, which seems easier to get it set up on, just not on Nginx.

Looks like this PPA has pagespeed compiled: https://launchpad.net/~adegtyarev/+archive/ubuntu/nginx-pagespeed?field.series_filter=trusty

It's not too far behind Nginx/Stable: https://launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/ubuntu/stable

So using that first one would be something like

sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:nginx/stable
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:adegtyarev/nginx-pagespeed
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx

You may need to uninstall Nginx and then re-install it, I haven't tested switching repositories like that.

@fideloper thanks for the response. Is the something you can recommend Forge including in the future? Most of the tutorials I walked through I performed on test Forge provisioned servers. I would run into weird 500 errors and no sites would work, and worried about losing the other nice things Forge does for me (Queues, easily adding ssh keys, etc.)

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/module/build_ngx_pagespeed_from_source

If you`re using ubuntu:

https://launchpad.net/~adegtyarev/+archive/ubuntu/nginx-pagespeed

or:

here`s also a good description:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-add-pagespeed-on-existent-nginx-ubuntu-server

and to your question: yes, pagespeed is really easy to setup. And you can add the filter to each nginx vhost. All filters are explained on the pagespeed site.

If you`re on a live site i would make a snapshot of your server and test all thing on another server. Are you using forge+digitalocean ? Do u use ubuntu or debian ?

@hostianer Thanks for the links. Yes, I am using Forge + DO. I am trying to come up with a way to rebuild nginx with ngx_pagespeed support, but maintain the ability to keep all the awesomeness Forge gives me.

I don't think that will affect Forge, as installing Nginx probably (I can't guarantee this) won't delete the existing Nginx configuration files that Forge needs (settings in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, /etc/nginx/sites-available/*, the added /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params file).

I'd make a new server just, add a fake site, and just test that out to see what happens. Will probably only cost you < $1 in DO charges to see :D

Blah, I run into this issue: http://cl.ly/image/0Z031d2v1E47

Doubt you can use apt-get if you install the module?