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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Open Source and PASE
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 2, 2016

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Deliver nginx webserver in 5733OPS

See this idea on ideas.ibm.com

The nginx web server(n1) is a very popular web server that we (Krengeltech) have been using in production for almost a year on spaces.litmis.com. It works great and setup can be automated (including the use of letsencrypt.org). That is much harder to do with the IBM i version of Apache (why we originally started using nginx) because IBM removed the SSL directives in favor of using DCM (Digital Certificate Manager).

n1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nginx


Use Case:

Currently we use nginx from perzl. You can see a PASE compile effort by Dave Dressler on his blog: http://bit.ly/nginx-compile-pase

It's possible this might be a good one to try as a combined community+IBM effort; similar to the iToolKit approach.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 29, 2017

    Delivered. You'll need 5733-OPS options 7 and 11 installed with the required PTF's (SI64951, SI63663, and SI62570). Better yet, install level 4 or later of the open source PTF Group (SF99123, SF99223, or SF99225, depending on IBM i release).

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 30, 2016

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - PASE, Open Source
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - ISV (Independent Software Vendor)

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - PASE, Open Source
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    |     Sep 13, 2016

    I'd like to promote/recommend this first be delivered via YUM (repackaging of existing perzl rpm files). The ibmichroot project is gaining YUM support(n1) and I believe that should one of the primary mechanisms for delivery of open source moving forward. That doesn't mean 5733OPS shouldn't get nginx, I just believe YUM should get it first. Kind of like how JTOpen and JT400 work.

    n1 - http://bit.ly/yum-is-coming-to-ibmi

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 3, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #94015 in product IBM i.

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