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NGINX Modules for Plesk on Ubuntu and Debian

GetPageSpeed publishes sw-nginx-module-* packages built specifically for the sw-nginx binary supplied by Plesk. They do not replace Plesk NGINX. Each package depends on the exact sw-nginx version used for its build, so APT will reject an incompatible module instead of loading it into the wrong ABI.

Supported systems

Distribution Releases Architecture
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), 22.04 (jammy), 24.04 (noble) amd64
Debian 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie) amd64

The Plesk DEB cohort uses the stable suite for each release. It is separate from the stock nginx-module-* packages described elsewhere on this site.

Install a Plesk module

  1. Subscribe to the Plesk tier using the public IPv4 address of the Plesk server.

  2. Install the GetPageSpeed repository package:

    curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb \
  -o /tmp/getpagespeed-extras-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-extras-release.deb
sudo apt-get update

  3. Install and enable a module. For example, Headers More:

    sudo apt-get install sw-nginx-module-headers-more
sudo plesk sbin nginx_modules_ctl --enable headers-more
sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -t

Use the same module handle shown in the package name when calling nginx_modules_ctl. A successful nginx -t is the final compatibility check.

Find available packages

List the Plesk packages visible to your server:

apt-cache search '^sw-nginx-module-'

The production cohort contains more than 100 modules, including Headers More, NDK, Set Misc, RTMP, JWT, Security Headers, Dynamic ETag, Cache Purge, and Zstandard. Module directive documentation on this site still applies, but use the sw-nginx-module- package prefix shown above.

Plesk already bundles Brotli, so the cohort does not duplicate it. GeoIP2 and modules restricted to the stock stable branch are also excluded.

Troubleshooting

If APT returns 403 Forbidden, confirm that the subscription contains the server's current public IPv4 address:

curl https://www.getpagespeed.com/ip2.php

If APT reports an unsatisfied exact sw-nginx dependency, update Plesk and run sudo apt-get update again. Do not force-install the DEB or bypass the dependency: it protects NGINX from loading a module built for another ABI.