How-To install nginx_mainline with CustomBuild 2 (new way)

We at poralix.com prepared and tested two simple scripts to make the process of installation of NGINX mainline version on a Directadmin server as simple as possible:

• build_nginx - A script (the first edition) to install a mainline version of NGINX with custombuild2. A version number of NGINX mainline is taken from NGINX's trac site. 
• build_nginx2 - A script (the second edition) to install a mainline version of NGINX with custombuild2. A version number of NGINX mainline is taken from versions.txt of Directadmin.
  

You can use any of them. Try both and see which one you like the most.

Installation of the script (the first edition)

Here are instructions on how to get it working with the first edition of the script (you don't need to follow this if you installed the second edition):

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
wget -O build_nginx https://raw.githubusercontent.com/poralix/directadmin-utils/master/nginx/build_nginx
chmod 755 ./build_nginx
./build_nginx

Installation of the script (the second edition)

Here are instructions on how to get it working with the second edition of the script (you don't need to follow this if you installed the first edition):

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
wget -O build_nginx2 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/poralix/directadmin-utils/master/nginx/build_nginx2
chmod 755 ./build_nginx2
./build_nginx2

Insights

With the commands provide above you will get a script build_nginx and/or build_nginx2 installed - with the scripts you can install a mainline version of NGINX with custombuild2 on a Directadmin server. 

• A version number of NGINX mainline is taken from versions.txt of Directadmin if use the second edition and from NGINX trac file if you use the first edition. So no need to adjust version manually. 
• No MD5 checksum is done in the script. It's up to custombuild to check md5-sum of a file with NGINX sources. 

FAQ: How to upgrade NGINX later?

Run the following commands if you need build or upgrade NGINX mainline:

Re-install nginx with:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
./build_nginx2

FAQ: How to configure NGINX with custom options and 3rd-party modules?

If you need to configure nginx with your own set of options/modules run this code:

Stand-alone NGINX:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
mkdir -p custom/nginx/
cp configure/nginx/configure.nginx custom/nginx/configure.nginx

Update custom/nginx/configure.nginx with your instructions.

Re-install nginx with:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
./build_nginx2

Nginx in front of Apache:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
mkdir -p custom/nginx_reverse/
cp configure/nginx_reverse/configure.nginx custom/nginx_reverse/configure.nginx

Update custom/nginx_reverse/configure.nginx with your instructions.

Re-install nginx with:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
./build_nginx2

Discussion:

• Directadmin forums: https://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=52704&p=275748