How to Install Apaxy on Alpine Linux Latest

Apaxy is a simple way to enhance your servers' directories. It provides a beautiful and customizable default Apache directory index page. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Apaxy on Alpine Linux latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Apache web server installed and running
• Basic knowledge of command line interface

Installation Steps

1. Open a terminal and log in to your Alpine Linux server as the root user.

2. Update your package manager by running the following command:

   apk update
   

3. Install Apache web server using the following command:

   apk add apache2
   

4. Verify that Apache is installed and functioning by checking its version using the following command:

   httpd -v
   

   The output should show you the Apache version installed.

5. Download Apaxy using wget command:

   wget https://github.com/oupala/apaxy/archive/master.zip
   

6. Extract Apaxy using unzip command:

   unzip master.zip
   

7. Move the extracted files to the Apache's default document root directory using the following command:

   mv apaxy-master /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
   

8. Change the directory to /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ using the following command:

   cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
   

9. Rename the .htaccess.original file to .htaccess using the following command:

   mv .htaccess.original .htaccess
   

10. Edit the .htaccess file using the following command:

    nano .htaccess
    

11. Replace the commented out line with the following:

    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php /apaxy/theme/README.md
    

    This line tells Apache to use Apaxy's default index page.

12. Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and then Enter.

13. Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes using the following command:

    service apache2 restart
    

14. Open your web browser and go to your server's IP address. You will see the Apaxy default index page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Apaxy on Alpine Linux latest. Apaxy enhances the servers' directories by providing a beautiful and customizable default Apache directory index page. You can customize the Apaxy default theme according to your needs by modifying the theme files located in the /var/www/localhost/htdocs/apaxy/theme/ directory.

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