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njs: NGINX njs dynamic modules

Installation

You can install this module in any RHEL-based distribution, including, but not limited to:

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9
  • CentOS 7, 8, 9
  • AlmaLinux 8, 9
  • Rocky Linux 8, 9
  • Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023
yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
yum -y install nginx-module-njs

Enable the module by adding the following at the top of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:

load_module modules/ngx_http_js_module.so;

load_module modules/ngx_stream_js_module.so;

This document describes nginx-module-njs v0.8.2 released on Oct 24 2023.

NGINX JavaScript (njs)

njs is a subset of the JavaScript language that allows extending nginx functionality. njs is created in compliance with ECMAScript 5.1 (strict mode) with some ECMAScript 6 and later extensions. The compliance is still evolving.

The documentation is available online:

https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/

Additional examples and howtos can be found here:

https://github.com/nginx/njs-examples

Please ask questions, report issues, and send patches to the mailing list:

nginx-devel@nginx.org (https://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx-devel)

or via Github:

https://github.com/nginx/njs

-- NGINX, Inc., https://nginx.com

GitHub

You may find additional configuration tips and documentation for this module in the GitHub repository for nginx-module-njs.