How to Install Nginx with Brotli Compression on Ubuntu 20.04

How to Install Nginx with Brotli Compression on Ubuntu 20.04

Author: Łukasz Bodziony

Email: lukasz@bodziony.net.pl

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Published: June 2025

Introduction

Brotli is a modern compression algorithm developed by Google. When used with Nginx, it can significantly reduce file sizes and improve website performance. This tutorial, written by Łukasz Bodziony, walks you through installing and configuring Nginx with Brotli on Ubuntu 20.04.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server
  • Sudo/root privileges
  • Basic command-line knowledge

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Step 1: Remove Default Nginx

sudo apt remove nginx nginx-common -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages


sudo apt update  
sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libpcre3 libpcre3-dev unzip uuid-dev

Step 3: Download Brotli and Nginx Source Code


cd /usr/local/src  
git clone https://github.com/google/ngx_brotli.git  
cd ngx_brotli && git submodule update --init  
cd ..  
wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.24.0.tar.gz  
tar -xzvf nginx-1.24.0.tar.gz  
cd nginx-1.24.0

Step 4: Compile Nginx with Brotli Support


./configure --with-http_ssl_module --add-module=../ngx_brotli  
make  
sudo make install

Step 5: Configure Brotli in Nginx


brotli on;  
brotli_comp_level 6;  
brotli_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

Save changes and start Nginx:

sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

Step 6: Verify Brotli Compression

curl -H "Accept-Encoding: br" -I https://yourdomain.com

If Brotli is working, you’ll see: Content-Encoding: br

Conclusion

You've now compiled and enabled Brotli compression in Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04. This setup enhances performance by reducing page load time and bandwidth usage. Article prepared by Łukasz Bodziony.

© 2025 Written by Łukasz Bodziony – All rights reserved.

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