GetPageSpeed Linux Repository: NGINX, Varnish & Essential Tools

Elevate your web infrastructure with our exclusive RPM repository, the most comprehensive collection of dynamic, stable NGINX modules and VMODs for Varnish. Trusted by leading enterprises, our repository is your ultimate destination for high-performance, secure, and scalable software solutions. Simplify the deployment of NGINX, Varnish, and an extensive range of powerful modules, all engineered to optimize and future-proof your web services.

Our repository is powered by a CDN, well maintained with recent stable NGINX and module versions, Varnish and its VMODs as well as a ton of useful software to up your server game. We have built it with stability and automation in mind.

The repository is maintained 24/7 by a team of Linux experts. That means you always get the latest, most secure packages available for installation.

RPM repository setup

A quick command for CentOS/RHEL will get you up and running with the repository:

yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm

If you are using CentOS 7 which is EOL, make sure to fix CentOS 7 repositories first.

In order to be able to install packages from the repository, you have to activate your subscription by following this link.
Why do you need activation, and more questions are answered in our mini-FAQ.

What you can install

The RPM repository supports the following:

RHEL 7, 8, 9 and 10. Any RHEL clones like CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, etc. are supported equally
Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023
Fedora Linux. The latest two Fedora releases are supported
Debian: Upcoming support
Ubuntu: Upcoming support

All RHEL derivative operating systems like Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux are fully supported by the GetPageSpeed RPM repository.

For a list of what you can install for a given OS, have a look at repoviews. The links are in the table below.

It is also good to get familiar with our repository’s structure if you require a specific version line of a program like the NGINX mainline branch.

Browse repository using repoview

Select Your OS, Architecture, and NGINX Version

Repo ID	Packages	Supported OS*, click to list packages	Enabling / Notes
getpagespeed-extras	Baseline packages for vast array of software, including NGINX stable its modules (aka NGINX Extras), Varnish and its modules, security software, desktop software, regular libraries, drop-in performance libraries, etc., etc.	amzn2, el6, el7, el8, el9	Enabled by default, should not be disabled
getpagespeed-extras-noarch	Baseline packages for architecture-independent software: `clearmage2`, `n98-magerun2`, etc.	amzn2, el6, el7, el8, el9	Enabled by default, should not be disabled
getpagespeed-extras-nginx-mod	Any packages required for NGINX-MOD	el6, el7, el8, el9	`yum-config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-nginx-mod`
getpagespeed-extras-mainline	NGINX packages, including modules, for the mainline NGINX branch	el6, el7, el8, el9	`yum-config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-mainline`
getpagespeed-extras-varnish60	Varnish packages, including modules (VMODs) for 6.0.x LTS version line	el6, el7, el8, el9	`yum-config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-varnish60`
getpagespeed-extras-plesk	NGINX module packages for Plesk users	el7, el8	`yum-config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-plesk`

* Legend: el = Enterprise Linux (CentOS/RHEL); amzn = Amazon Linux

In a repoview, click a letter at the top right corner, to quickly find a package of interest.

NGINX and dynamic NGINX modules

We provide NGINX Extras which is the most complete collection of NGINX module packages (over 50 modules).
The repository is always up-to-date with recent NGINX web server version and separate packages for many useful dynamic NGINX modules.
That means you can install just the bare minimum NGINX, and extend it with any modules you need, without going through the hassle of compiling and maintaining fresh and secure module versions.

Sure enough, you don’t have to install all of the modules. E.g. to install NGINX with PageSpeed, ModSecurity, and Brotli modules:

yum -y install nginx-module-pagespeed nginx-module-security nginx-module-brotli

Even more, for those who like to live on the edge, we have nginx-mod drop-in replacement, which is basically an NGINX with the latest OpenSSL compiled in and Cloudflare patches for improving performance further.

Varnish

Varnish 4.1 LTS

Varnish 4.1 and Varnish modules collection are available from our repository by default.

Package Name	Description
vmod-basicauth	Basic HTTP authentication
vmod-binlog	Writing binary log files from Varnish VCL scripts
vmod-dbrw	Database-driven rewrites
vmod-dict	Dictionary look-up
vmod-variable	Enhanced variable support for VCL
vmod-sql	SQL access for Varnish Cache
varnish-modules	Collection of: cookie, vsthrottle, header, saintmode, softpurge, tcp, var, xkey
varnish-agent

E.g. to install Varnish 4.1, varnish-modules and GeoIP 2 VMODs:

yum install varnish varnish-modules vmod-geoip2

Varnish 6.0 LTS

Varnish 6.0 LTS and vast array of VMODs for it are available in optional Varnish 6.0 repository.

Package Name	Description
vmod-basicauth	Basic HTTP authentication
vmod-binlog	Enhanced variable support for VCL scripts
vmod-dbrw	Database-driven rewrites
vmod-dict	Dictionary look-up
vmod-selector	Matching strings associated with backends, regexen and other strings
vmod-re2	Access the Google RE2 regular expression engine
vmod-sql	SQL access for Varnish Cache
vmod-tbf	Token bucket filtering
vmod-geoip2	GeoIP2
vmod-rfc6052	RFC6052
vmod-memcached	Access memcached servers from VCL
vmod-digest	libmhash support for Varnish VCL
vmod-xcounter	Custom Counters
vmod-geoip	GeoIP
vmod-curl	cURL bindings
vmod-querystring	Fine-grained control over a URL’s query-string
vmod-variable	Enhanced variable support for VCL scripts
varnish-modules	Collection of: cookie, vsthrottle, header, saintmode, softpurge, tcp, var, xkey

To install Varnish and modules, install the main repo and yum-utils, then enable the optional repository e.g.:

yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm yum-utils
yum-config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-varnish60

Then you can install Varnish 6.0 and the VMODs you need, e.g.:

yum install varnish vmod-geoip2

Drop-in libraries

zlib high-performance library is available as a drop-in install to make your server faster
MozJPEG library can also be installed to improve the efficiency of JPEG encoding

Latest Monit

Monit is great for watching over your system’s services. We are building RPMs for the latest versions of Monit with all the great new features like IPv6 support.

Fail2ban

The Fail2ban 0.10 started supporting IPv6. That means it’s more useful on dual-stack machines. However, EPEL for CentOS/RedHat 7 only delivers the 0.9 older release which lacks on IPv6 support. We have repackaged the new 0.10 version.

Remote_syslog2

Papertrail‘s remote_syslog2 package is included in our repository for easy setup.

Changelogs

Install yum-plugin-changelog and you will be able to see the changelog of packages, where available. E.g. to list 2 last changelog entries for the libmodsecurity package, run:

yum changelog 2 libmodsecurity

Feedback and Build Requests

We continuously monitor GitHub for new NGINX or Varnish modules, performance, and security-related software.

As the stable releases are tagged, the packages are carefully updated, so that you get the latest, feature-rich packages.

Our repository is feature-complete with the stable yet modern software that is in demand on any web server.

Should there be a need for additional software to be built/packaged, use our contact link above to ping us about it.