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title: NGINX for Ubuntu 16.04
description: To compile NGINX Community Edition 1.14.2 for PingIntelligence for APIs, complete the following steps:
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# NGINX for Ubuntu 16.04

To compile NGINX Community Edition 1.14.2 for PingIntelligence for APIs, complete the following steps:

1. Download the NGINX community version:

   ```
   # wget https://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.14.2.tar.gz
   ```

2. Untar the NGINX file:

   ```
   # tar -xvzf nginx-1.14.2.tar.gz
   ```

3. Change directory to `nginx-1.14.2`

   ```
   # cd nginx-1.14.2
   ```

4. Compile and install NGINX by running the following command: Note that these options for compiling NGINX are in addition to your environment specific options.

   ```
   # ./configure --with-compat --with-http_ssl_module
   ```

   `--with-compat`: This option enables NGINX to load dynamic modules.

   `--with_http_ssl_module`: This flag is used configure SSL support in NGINX.

5. Run the `make` command to compile NGINX:

   ```
   # make
   ```

6. Run the `make install` command to install NGINX:

   ```
   # sudo make install
   ```

7. Verify the compilation by entering the following command:

   ```
   # sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -V
   ```

The output of the above command should display `--with-compat` and `--with_http_ssl_module` flags.