Nginx support ipv6 configuration method under Linux system

1. Check to see if the existing nginx supports ipv6

You need to execute the following command to see if the existing nginx supports ipv6, if it has -- with-ipv6 in the argument, then it does, if not, then it does not, and you need to recompile nginx.

#  Here the nginx Path to your actual nginx The boot file path shall prevail 
/usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx -V

2. Recompile nginx for ipv6

1. Download the corresponding nginx installation package;

2. Unzip the nginx installation package;

3. Enter the installation file of nginx after unzipping, execute the./configure command first, then add the parameters obtained by /usr/local/ ES31en-1.14.0 /sbin/ ES33en-ES34en above, and then add the parameter -- ES35en-ES36en6 to execute;

4, execute make command, do not execute make install command, otherwise the original nginx to overwrite;

5. Backup the nginx execution file under the original path:

sudo cp /usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx /usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx.old

6. After make, enter the objs folder under installation folder;

cd objs

7. After stopping the original nginx service and overwriting the original nginx execution file, start nginx service:

sudo /usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx -s stop
sudo cp nginx /usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx
sudo /usr/local/nginx-1.14.0/sbin/nginx

Supplement:

Listen for BOTH IPV4 and IPV6

server {
....
listen [::]:80;
...
} 

Only to monitor IPV6

server {
....
listen [::]:80 default ipv6only=on;
...
}

Listen for the specified IPV6 address

server {
....
listen [3608:f0f0:3002:31::1]:80;
...
}