# Nginx rpm and configure arguments **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [April 8, 2013, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rpm-and-configure-arguments/228055 "2013-04-08T09:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ian\_MSEvans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/7bcc69/32.png) [@Ian\_MSEvans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ian_MSEvans)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rpm-and-configure-arguments/228055/1 "2013-04-08T09:46:34Z")
I began thinking about using Puppet to automate deployment and that led me to thinking about using rpms to make keeping up with new releases easier. Since I’ve always compiled nginx from source, I was curious how one specifies configure arguments like --with-http\_ssl\_module and –with-http\_gzip\_static\_module when using rpms. Color me curious… ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_MSEvans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/7bcc69/32.png) [@Ian\_MSEvans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ian_MSEvans)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rpm-and-configure-arguments/228055/2 "2013-04-08T11:08:56Z")
On 8 Apr2013, at 11:46 , Ian M. Evans [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I began thinking about using Puppet to automate deployment and that led me > to thinking about using rpms to make keeping up with new releases easier. > > Since I’ve always compiled nginx from source, I was curious how one > specifies configure arguments like --with-http\_ssl\_module and > –with-http\_gzip\_static\_module when using rpms. You could download srpm ([http://nginx.org/packages/rhel/6/SRPMS/nginx-1.2.8-1.el6.ngx.src.rpm](http://nginx.org/packages/rhel/6/SRPMS/nginx-1.2.8-1.el6.ngx.src.rpm)), install it, and look at nginx.spec as example.