From d85c9f998ecd51ff8212ceca24c2f109feb123a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Saunders Brown Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:17:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add general description, and info about default index page --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 871b40f..c76cbc2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Vhost Stack +This package installs & configures the Apache web server for hosting multiple websites on a server. + ## Requirements A minimal Ubuntu 22.04 server install. It is recommended to first install base-stack which will configure a basic server set up including firewald & fail2ban to secure the server: @@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ bash install.sh Apache mod_macro gets configured with a ServerAlias for a subdomain of the domain name of this server. The idea is to have development hostnames that you can use before updating DNS when migrating existing sites. Check the ServerAlias configs in /etc/apache2/mods-available/macro.conf to make sure they are using the domain you wish, and optionally change or comment out the subdomain ServerAlias settings. +The default website page is /srv/www/html/index.html. You can edit this page to suit your needs. This default page is displayed for any domain that points to the server, but has not been enabled as it's own VirtualHost yet. + ## Let's Encrypt For integrated Let's Encrypt certificate configuration install Let's Encrypt Tools: https://git.stack-source.com/msb/letsencrypt-tools