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Compile nginx standalone without root access
# Compile nginx standalone without root access
mkdir ~/installed
mkdir ~/installed/nginx
mkdir ~/src
cd ~/src
wasup wasup
# Grab nginx
wget http://sysoev.ru/nginx/nginx-0.7.50.tar.gz
tar -xzvf nginx-0.7.50.tar.gz
# Compile it
cd nginx-0.7.50
./configure --prefix=/home/simon/installed/nginx --with-pcre=/home/simon/src/pcre-7.8
make
make install
# Edit config to not bind to port 80 (as we aren't root)
vi ~/installed/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
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