NGINX 1.10.1 on Ubuntu 14.04

setupNGINX.sh

##DIY NGINX for 14.04
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential libpcre3 libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev checkinstall libgeoip-dev
wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.10.1.tar.gz
wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.2h.tar.gz

tar zxvf nginx-1.10.1.tar.gz
tar zxvf openssl-1.0.2h.tar.gz

cd nginx-1.10.1
./configure --prefix=/etc/nginx --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx --modules-path=/etc/nginx/modules --conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf --error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log --http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log --pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid --lock-path=/var/run/nginx.lock --http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp --http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp --http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp --http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp --http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp --user=www-data --group=www-data --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_realip_module --with-http_addition_module --with-http_sub_module --with-http_dav_module --with-http_flv_module --with-http_mp4_module --with-http_gunzip_module --with-http_gzip_static_module --with-http_random_index_module --with-http_secure_link_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_auth_request_module --with-threads --with-stream --with-stream_ssl_module --with-http_slice_module --with-mail --with-mail_ssl_module --with-file-aio --with-http_v2_module --with-cc-opt='-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed' --with-ipv6 --with-openssl=/home/ubuntu/openssl-1.0.2h --with-http_geoip_module=dynamic

make

sudo checkinstall --pkgname=nginx --pkgversion=1.10.1 --nodoc

#Verify
nginx -V

sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-login --disabled-password --group www-data
sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/nginx

sudo mkdir -p /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
sudo mkdir -p /etc/nginx/sites-available

#NGINX upstart (/etc/init/nginx.conf):
    # nginx

    description "nginx http daemon"
    author "George Shammas <georgyo@gmail.com>"

    start on (filesystem and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
    stop on runlevel [!2345]

    env DAEMON=/usr/sbin/nginx
    env PID=/var/run/nginx.pid

    expect fork
    respawn
    respawn limit 10 5
    #oom never

    pre-start script
            $DAEMON -t
            if [ $? -ne 0 ]
                    then exit $?
            fi
    end script

    exec $DAEMON

#NGINX conf (/etc/nginx/nginx.conf):
    # User and group used by worker processes
    user www-data;
    load_module "modules/ngx_http_geoip_module.so";

    # Ideally # of worker processes = # of CPUs or cores
    # Set to auto to autodetect
    # max_clients = worker_processes * worker_connections
    worker_processes auto;

    pid /run/nginx.pid;

    # Maximum number of open file descriptors per process
    # should be > worker_connections
    worker_rlimit_nofile 10240;

    events {
        # Use epoll on Linux 2.6+
        use epoll;
        # Max number of simultaneous connections per worker process
        worker_connections 2048;
        # Accept all new connections at one time
        multi_accept on;
    }

    http {

        ##
        # Basic Settings
        ##

        # Hide nginx version information
        server_tokens off;

        # Speed up file transfers by using sendfile() to copy directly
        # between descriptors rather than using read()/write()
        sendfile on;

        # Tell Nginx not to send out partial frames; this increases throughput
        # since TCP frames are filled up before being sent out (adds TCP_CORK)
        # Send the response header and the beginning of a file in one packet
        # Send a file in full packets
        tcp_nopush on;

        # Tell Nginx to enable the Nagle buffering algorithm for TCP packets
        # which collates several smaller packets together into one larger packet
        # thus saving bandwidth at the cost of a nearly imperceptible increase to latency
        tcp_nodelay off;
        
        send_timeout 30;

        # How long to allow each connection to stay idle;
        # Longer values are better for each individual client, especially SSL
        # But means that worker connections are tied up longer.75
        keepalive_timeout 60;

        keepalive_requests 200;
        # client_header_timeout 20;
        # client_body_timeout 20;
        reset_timedout_connection on;
        
        types_hash_max_size 2048;

        server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
        # server_name_in_redirect off;

        include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
        # default_type application/octet-stream;
        default_type text/html;
        charset UTF-8;

        ##
        # Logging Settings
        ##

        access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
        error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

        ##
        # Gzip Settings
        ##

        # Enable Gzip compression
        gzip on;

        # This should be turned on if pre-compressed copies (.gz) of static files exist
        # If NOT it should be left off as it will cause extra I/O
        # default: off
        # gzip_static on;

        # Do NOT compress anything smaller than 256 bytes
        gzip_min_length 256;

        # Fuck IE6
        gzip_disable "msie6";

        # Tell proxies to cache both the gzipped and regular version of a resource
        # whenever the client's Accept-Encoding capabilities header varies;
        # Avoids the issue where a non-gzip capable client (rare)
        # would display gibberish if their proxy gave them the gzipped version.
        # gzip_vary on;

        # Compress data even for clients that are connecting via proxies
        # Identified by the "Via" header
        gzip_proxied any;

        # Compression level (1-9)
        # 5 is the perfect compromise between size and CPU usage
        gzip_comp_level 5;
        
        # gzip_buffers 16 8k;
        # gzip_http_version 1.1;
        gzip_types
            text/plain
            text/css
            application/json
            application/x-javascript
            text/xml
            application/xml
            application/xml+rss
            text/javascript;


        # Cache open file descriptors, their sizes and mtime
        # information on existence of directories
        # file lookup error such as "file not found", "no read permission" and so on
        #
        # Pros: nginx can immediately begin sending data when a popular file is requested
        # and will also immediately send a 404 if a file doesn't exist, and so on
        #
        # Cons: The server will NOT react immediately to changes on file system
        # which may be undesirable
        #
        # Config: inactive files are released from the cache after 20 seconds
        # whereas active (recently requested) files are re-validated every 30 seconds
        # File descriptors will NOT be cached unless they are used at least twice in 20s (inactive)
        #
        # A maximum of the 1000 most recently used file descriptors will be cached at any time
        #
        # Production servers with stable file collections will definitely want to enable the cache
        open_file_cache max=1000 inactive=20s;
        open_file_cache_valid    30s;
        open_file_cache_min_uses 2;
        open_file_cache_errors   on;

        ##
        # nginx-naxsi config
        ##
        # Uncomment it if you installed nginx-naxsi
        ##

        #include /etc/nginx/naxsi_core.rules;

        ##
        # nginx-passenger config
        ##
        # Uncomment it if you installed nginx-passenger
        ##
        
        #passenger_root /usr;
        #passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby;

        ##
        # Uncomment it if you installed maxmind geoip (https://www.howtoforge.com/using-geoip-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-12.04)
        ##
        #geoip_country  /etc/nginx/geoip/GeoIP.dat; # the country IP database
        #geoip_city     /etc/nginx/geoip/GeoLiteCity.dat; # the city IP database
        #geoip_proxy    192.168.100.0/24;
        #geoip_proxy_recursive on;

        ##
        # Virtual Host Configs
        ##

        include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
        include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
    }


    #mail {
    #   # See sample authentication script at:
    #   # http://wiki.nginx.org/ImapAuthenticateWithApachePhpScript
    # 
    #   # auth_http localhost/auth.php;
    #   # pop3_capabilities "TOP" "USER";
    #   # imap_capabilities "IMAP4rev1" "UIDPLUS";
    # 
    #   server {
    #       listen     localhost:110;
    #       protocol   pop3;
    #       proxy      on;
    #   }
    # 
    #   server {
    #       listen     localhost:143;
    #       protocol   imap;
    #       proxy      on;
    #   }
    #}

# NGINX default


# NGINX Good SSL
    server {
        server_tokens off;
        client_max_body_size 30M;
        server_name  myapp.example.com;
        listen 443 ssl;
        access_log /var/log/nginx/myapp.example.com.access.log;
        error_log /var/log/nginx/myapp.example.com.error.log;
        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
        index index.html index.htm;

        ssl_certificate      /etc/nginx/ssl/myapp.example.com.crt;
        ssl_certificate_key  /etc/nginx/ssl/myapp.example.com.key;
        ssl_session_cache    shared:SSL:10m;
        ssl_session_timeout  10m;
        ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
        ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
        ssl_ciphers "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA:AES128-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:HIGH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4";

        # Generate a a stronger Diffie-Hellman ephemeral parameter
        #cd /etc/ssl/certs
        #openssl dhparam -out dhparam.pem 4096
        # And then tell nginx to use it for DHE key-exchange, uncomment:
        #ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem;

        ssl_stapling on;
        ssl_stapling_verify on;
        resolver 8.8.4.4 8.8.8.8 valid=300s;
        resolver_timeout 10s;

        add_header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=63072000;
        add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;

        gzip on;
        gzip_comp_level 6;
        gzip_vary on;
        gzip_min_length  1000;
        gzip_proxied any;
        gzip_types text/plain text/html text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
        gzip_buffers 16 8k;

        real_ip_header    X-Forwarded-For;
        real_ip_recursive on;

        location / {
            #   Want to use the proxy cache?
            #   put this into the "http { ... }" context found in /etc/nginx.conf:
            #       proxy_cache_path /var/lib/nginx/cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=backcache:8m max_size=50m;
            #       proxy_temp_path /tmp;
            #       proxy_cache_key "$scheme$request_method$host$request_uri$is_args$args";
            #
            # Then uncomment these guys:
            #proxy_cache backcache;
            #proxy_cache_bypass $http_cache_control;
            #proxy_cache_valid  200 302  5m;
            #proxy_cache_valid  404      1m;
            #proxy_ignore_headers Set-Cookie;
            #proxy_ignore_headers Cache-Control;
            #add_header X-Proxy-Cache $upstream_cache_status;

            # Put the IP and Port for the internally addressed VM here:
            proxy_pass  http://localhost:8888;
            proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
            proxy_redirect off;
            proxy_buffering off;
            proxy_read_timeout 60;
            proxy_connect_timeout 60;
            proxy_set_header        Host            $host;
            proxy_set_header        "X-Forwarded-For" $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

            # Is this app using websockets? Uncomment:
            #proxy_http_version 1.1;
            #proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
            #proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";

            # Enable if you setup geoip
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE $geoip_country_code;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE3 $geoip_country_code3;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_COUNTRY_NAME $geoip_country_name;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_CITY_COUNTRY_CODE $geoip_city_country_code;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_CITY_COUNTRY_CODE3 $geoip_city_country_code3;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_CITY_COUNTRY_NAME $geoip_city_country_name;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_REGION $geoip_region;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_CITY $geoip_city;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_POSTAL_CODE $geoip_postal_code;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_CITY_CONTINENT_CODE $geoip_city_continent_code;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_LATITUDE $geoip_latitude;
            proxy_set_header GEOIP_LONGITUDE $geoip_longitude;
       }
    }
    server {
         listen 80;
         server_name  myapp.example.com;
         server_name_in_redirect off;
         rewrite ^ https://$host$request_uri? permanent;
    }

# Start and verify
sudo service nginx start
curl -I localhost

# Optional GeoIP Stuff
sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/geoip
cd /etc/nginx/geoip
sudo wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
sudo gunzip GeoIP.dat.gz
sudo wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
sudo gunzip GeoLiteCity.dat.gz

# uncomment geoip_country and geoip_city in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

TODO:

• pcre-jit module
• without mail modules
• Options to use LibreSSL OR OpenSSL
• How to check for latest versions of OpenSSL + NGINX