How to configure additional modules to nginx after installation?
NginxNginx Problem Overview
I have installed Nginx in our redhat machine using rpm. Now we want to add nginx-rtmp module, but inorder to add new module as per the document i need to build it by downloading the tar ball. Does it mean that i have to remove the rpm and install it as per the document.
Ref: https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module/wiki/Getting-started-with-nginx-rtmp
./configure --add-module=/usr/build/nginx-rtmp-module
make
make install
Nginx Solutions
Solution 1 - Nginx
With nginx 1.9.11, it's not necessary to recompile the server, as they added support for dynamic modules. Take a look here: https://www.nginx.com/blog/dynamic-modules-nginx-1-9-11/
Solution 2 - Nginx
Unlike Apache, all modules, including the 3rd party modules, are going to be compiled into nginx. So every time you want to add a new module, you have to recompile nginx.
So yes, you have to install it as per the document. There is no much value of keeping 2 nginx runtimes on the same server any way. So you may also want to remove the previous nginx.
Solution 3 - Nginx
I had a similar problem where the auth-pam module broke after an upgrade. Here's what fixed it for me (debian stretch/sid, nginx 1.10.2):
apt install libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam
ln -s /usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-auth-pam.conf /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-auth-pam.conf
The config file contains a single “load_module” directive which tells nginx to dynamically load the module on startup. As jekennedy mentioned, this would only apply to newer versions of nginx that support dynamic module loading.
Solution 4 - Nginx
Yes, you have to uninstall nginx (installed via rpm) and re-install it according to the mentioned document that is from source file. There are some disadvantages of installing nginx using source, like you cannot use nginx as a service. Here, you can find instructions to do same thing with all the functionalities you get while installing nginx using OS-respective packages.
Solution 5 - Nginx
Following the steps in this post from the nginx blog page called "Compilation of Dynamic Modules for NGINX Plus", i could compiled the RTMP módule, downloading the nginx-rtmp-module from Github and import it on my webserver.
Regards.