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ngx_base64 - Nginx HTTP Base64 Filter Module.

This module is not distributed with the Nginx source. See the installation instructions.

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Status

This module is already quite usable though still at the early phase of development and is considered experimental.

Synopsis

    location = /t {
        base64 on;
        base64_max_length 10485760;

        echo "hello world";
    }

Description

This module allows for on-the-fly base64 encode. As same as the standard ngx_http_gzip_module.

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base64

syntax: base64 on | off

default: off

context: http, server, location, location if

Enables or disables base64 encode.

base64_max_length

syntax: base64_max_length <length>

default: 1048576 (1MB)

context: http, server, location

Sets the maximum length, in bytes, of the response that will be encode. Responses larger than this byte-length will not be encode. Length is determined from the "Content-Length" header.

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Installation

Grab the nginx source code from nginx.org, for example, the version 1.10.0, and then build the source with this module:

$ wget 'http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.10.0.tar.gz'
$ tar -xzvf nginx-1.10.0.tar.gz
$ cd nginx-1.10.0/

# Here we assume you would install you nginx under /opt/nginx/.
$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/nginx \
    --add-module=/path/to/base64-nginx-module

$ make -j2
$ make install

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Author

Monkey Zhang (timebug) timebug.info@gmail.com, UPYUN Inc.

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Copyright and License

This module is licensed under the BSD license.

Copyright (C) 2014 - 2017, by Monkey Zhang (timebug), UPYUN Inc.

All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  • Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

  • Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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