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Expand Up @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ There are currently two ways to get PageSpeed and NGINX working together:
- Compile NGINX with support for PageSpeed, then compile PageSpeed.
- Compile PageSpeed as a [dynamic module](https://www.nginx.com/blog/compiling-dynamic-modules-nginx-plus/) to use with NGINX, whether NGINX was installed from source or a binary.

{{< note >}}
Installing NGINX from source requires several manual installation steps and will require manual maintenance when performing tasks like version upgrades. To install NGINX using a package manager see the [NGINX](/docs/web-servers/nginx/) section.
{{</ note >}}

This guide will show how to compile both NGINX and PageSpeed. If you would prefer to use PageSpeed as a module for NGINX, see [this NGINX blog post](https://www.nginx.com/blog/optimize-website-google-pagespeed-dynamic-module-nginx-plus/) for instructions.


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## Build NGINX and PageSpeed

The official [PageSpeed documentation](https://www.modpagespeed.com/doc/build_ngx_pagespeed_from_source) provides a bash command which pulls script to automate the installation process.
The official [PageSpeed documentation](https://www.modpagespeed.com/doc/build_ngx_pagespeed_from_source) provides a bash script to automate the installation process.

{{< note >}}
The automated installation script will install several compilation tools needed to install PageSpeed. If you are using a production environment, ensure you uninstall any packages that are no longer needed after the installation has completed.
{{</ note >}}

1. If you plan to serve your website using TLS, install the SSL libraries needed to compile the HTTPS module for NGINX:

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