🛠️ Install Jpegtran, Jpegoptim, and OptiPNG on cPanel/CloudLinux

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Here’s a concise and clear guide for installing jpegtran, along with jpegoptim and optipng, on a cPanel/CloudLinux server with CageFS support.

📌 Step 1: Install jpegtran via libjpeg-turbo-utils

yum install libjpeg-turbo-utils
  • This installs jpegtran, a utility used for lossless JPEG transformations.

📌 Step 2: Enable inside CageFS

If you are using CloudLinux with CageFS, make it available inside jailed users:

cagefsctl --addrpm libjpeg-turbo-utils
cagefsctl -M
cagefsctl --force-update

🛠️ Optional: Install Additional Image Optimization Tools

✅ Step 3: Enable EPEL repo (for tools like jpegoptim and optipng)

yum install epel-release

✅ Step 4: Install jpegoptim – Optimize JPEG images

yum install jpegoptim

✅ Step 5: Install optipng – Optimize PNG images

yum install optipng

✅ Verify Installation

which jpegtran
which jpegoptim
which optipng

You should see the full path to each binary if installed correctly.

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