# List modules compiled with nginx in ec2?

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [November 26, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260 "2011-11-26T08:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260/1 "2011-11-26T08:26:13Z")

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I setup an amazon ec2 instance that had nginx pre-compiled is there a  
way to see what optional modules have been configured?

Thanks

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[List modules compiled with nginx in ec2?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,219082,219082#msg-219082)**
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> I setup an amazon ec2 instance that had nginx pre-compiled is there a way to see what optional modules have been configured? Thanks

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**Author:** ![anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anagio)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260/2 "2011-11-26T08:32:24Z")

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On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:25 PM, anagio [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I setup an amazon ec2 instance that had nginx pre-compiled is there a  
> way to see what optional modules have been configured?

nginx -V

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**Author:** ![anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anagio)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 8:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260/3 "2011-11-26T08:36:06Z")

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Thanks, is it possible to add a module after it’s been compiled?

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: List modules compiled with nginx in ec2?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,219082,219084#msg-219084)**
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> I setup an amazon ec2 instance that had nginx pre-compiled is there a way to see what optional modules have been configured? Thanks

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**Author:** ![anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anagio)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260/4 "2011-11-26T08:44:47Z")

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On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:35 PM, anagio [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Thanks, is it possible to add a module after it’s been compiled?

Nope. nginx must be recompiled to add/remove modules.

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**Author:** ![anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anagio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anagio)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-modules-compiled-with-nginx-in-ec2/214260/5 "2011-11-28T10:14:47Z")

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On Nov 26, 2011, at 11:25 AM, anagio wrote:

> I setup an amazon ec2 instance that had nginx pre-compiled is there a  
> way to see what optional modules have been configured?

Do you mean an AMI with precompiled nginx? Which one is that?