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json: NGINX JSON module

Debian/Ubuntu installation

These docs apply to the APT package nginx-module-json provided by the GetPageSpeed Extras repository.

  1. Configure the APT repository as described in APT repository setup.
  2. Install the module:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx-module-json
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| Distro   | Suite                   | Component   | Architectures   |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
| debian   | bookworm                | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| debian   | bookworm-mainline       | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| debian   | bookworm-mainline-early | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| debian   | trixie                  | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| debian   | trixie-mainline         | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| debian   | trixie-mainline-early   | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | focal                   | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | focal-mainline          | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | focal-mainline-early    | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | jammy                   | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | jammy-mainline          | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | jammy-mainline-early    | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | noble                   | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | noble-mainline          | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | noble-mainline-early    | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | resolute                | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | resolute-early          | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | resolute-mainline       | main        | amd64, arm64    |
| ubuntu   | resolute-mainline-early | main        | amd64, arm64    |

Module:

Directives:

Syntax:  json_load $json string;
Default: ——
Context: http, server, location

Loads string (may contains variables) into (json) variable $json.

Syntax:  json_dump $string $json [name ...];
Default: ——
Context: http, server, location

Dumps (json) variable $json into (string) variable $string (may point path by names).