Apaxy is a simple web server configuration tool that allows you to customize the appearance and layout of your web directory listings. It is a great way to improve the look of your web server index pages and make them more user-friendly. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apaxy on Fedora Server Latest.
Before you start, you must have the following:
As with any installation, it is always a good idea to update your system to the latest version before proceeding. To do this, you can use the following command:
sudo dnf update
Apaxy requires an Apache web server, which is not installed by default on Fedora Server. Therefore, you need to install it using the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd
Once installed, start the Apache service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
To ensure that Apache starts automatically after a system reboot, enable it using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
The Apaxy package is not included in the Fedora repositories, so you need to download the source code from the official website. You can do this by using the following command:
sudo curl -LJO https://github.com/oupala/apaxy/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.0.tar.gz
This will download the latest release of Apaxy, which is version 2.0.0, and save it in your current directory.
After downloading Apaxy, you need to extract the files and move them to the correct directory. You can do this by using the following commands:
sudo tar -zxvf apaxy-2.0.0.tar.gz
sudo cp -r apaxy-2.0.0/ /usr/share/apaxy
This will extract the files and move them to the /usr/share/apaxy directory, which is where Apache will look for the configuration files.
To configure Apache to use Apaxy, you need to create a new configuration file. Create a new file called apaxy.conf in the /etc/httpd/conf.d/ directory using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/apaxy.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<Directory /var/www/html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
IndexOptions FancyIndexing
# Enable Apaxy
HeaderName /apaxy/header.html
ReadmeName /apaxy/footer.html
</Directory>
Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, and then ENTER.
To apply the changes you made to the Apache configuration, you need to restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
To verify that Apaxy is installed and working correctly, open a web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-IP>/. You should see the Apaxy index page that displays the contents of the /var/www/html directory.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Apaxy on Fedora Server Latest. You can now customize the appearance and layout of your web directory listings to your liking.
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