Lighttpd is a fast and lightweight web server that is known for its speed, flexibility, and scalability. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Lighttpd on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
sudo privilegesThe first step is to update the Arch Linux system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update the package repositories and upgrade the installed packages to the latest versions.
To install Lighttpd, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S lighttpd
This will install the Lighttpd package along with all its dependencies.
After installing Lighttpd, you need to configure it to serve web pages. The configuration file for Lighttpd is located at /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.
To edit the configuration file, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nano /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
In the configuration file, you can change the default document root and set up virtual hosts.
To change the default document root, look for the following line:
server.document-root = "/srv/http"
Replace /srv/http with the path to your web root directory.
To set up virtual hosts, add the following code block to the configuration file:
$HTTP["host"] =~ "(^|.)example.com$" {
server.document-root = "/srv/http/example.com"
}
This will serve the website located in the /srv/http/example.com directory when accessing the domain example.com.
After making changes to the configuration file, save the changes and exit the editor.
To start Lighttpd, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl start lighttpd
This will start the Lighttpd service. To make sure that the service is running, you can check its status by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status lighttpd
If you want Lighttpd to start automatically at system boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable lighttpd
This will create the necessary symlink in the /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants directory.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Lighttpd on Arch Linux. You can now create your web pages and serve them using Lighttpd.
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