Lua

Installation Instructions

1. Prior to installing the Lua module, verify that the NDK module is already installed.

2. Install the Lua module.

   For Amazon Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and RHEL:

   $ yum install nginx-plus-module-lua
   

   For Debian and Ubuntu:

   $ apt-get install nginx-plus-module-lua
   

   For SLES:

   $ zypper install nginx-plus-module-lua
   

   For Alpine:

   $ apk add nginx-plus-module-lua
   

3. Put the load_module directives for NDK and Lua modules in the top‑level (“main”) context of NGINX Plus configuration file, nginx.conf:

   load_module modules/ndk_http_module.so;
   load_module modules/ngx_http_lua_module.so;
   

   Note: The directives must be in this order.

4. Perform additional configuration as required by the module.

5. Reload NGINX Plus to enable the module:

   $ nginx -t && nginx -s reload
   

More Info

• NGINX Lua Module Reference
• NGINX Dynamic Modules
• NGINX Plus Technical Specifications