Can't compile nginx with SSL support, OpenSSL not found

Solution 1:

Most likely you're missing the libssl-dev package.

But why not save yourself all the trouble and just use a PPA for nginx?

Solution 2:

I used the following to get openssl for nginx:

https://ethitter.com/2016/06/nginx-openssl-1-0-2-http-2-alpn/

All other attempts either did not work, or were to clunky.

Hope this helps another...