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mod_pagespeed Module on Ubuntu 18.04

mod_pagespeed is an open-source Apache module created by Google to help Make the Web Faster by rewriting web pages to reduce latency and bandwidth. mod_pagespeed releases are available as precompiled linux packages or as source. (See Release Notes for information about bugs fixed)

Installation

  1. Update system

    apt update -y
    apt upgrade -y

  2. Install Apache

    apt-get install apache2 -y

  3. Enable Apache Startup

    systemctl start apache2
    systemctl enable apache2

  4. Install mod_pagespeed

    wget https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/linux/direct/mod-pagespeed-stable_current_amd64.deb
    dpkg -i mod-pagespeed-stable_current_amd64.deb
    systemctl restart apache2

  5. Verify mod_pagespeed is running

    curl -D- localhost | head | grep pagespeed

Web Interface

mod_pagespeed has a very simple web-interface to see statistics. If you do not case, skip this step.

nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/pagespeed.conf

Add these lines to it:

<Location /ps_admin>
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from localhost
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
    Allow from all
    SetHandler ps-admin
</Location>

<Location /ps_global_admin>
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from localhost
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
    Allow from all
    SetHandler ps_global_admin
</Location>

After restarting apache you can go to http://<your url>/ps_admin