Adding a Site

Go to the Web > Sites > Add a site menu.

• Name: used for display purposes in the alwaysdata administration interface, it is purely for information purposes,
• Addresses: the addresses used to reach your site (*.example.org for catch-alls),

• Configuration: specific to every type of site:
  • PHP,
  • Python WSGI,
  • Ruby Rack,
  • Ruby on Rails <= 2.x,
  • Node.js,
  • Elixir,
  • Redirect,
  • Static files: to manage sites or static files,
  • Custom Apache: to fully configure your Apache server,
  • User program: to run any web server.

PHP, static and custom Apache files are served by Apache. Python WSGI, Ruby Rack and Ruby on Rails <= 2.x use uWSGI.

• SSL: redirect HTTP to HTTPS,

  

• WAF: configure the application firewall,

  

• Cache: set up the HTTP cache,

  

• Logs: customize HTTP logs,

  

• Advanced.

  

HTTP logs are available from directory $HOME/admin/logs/http/. The site logs showing “upstream” web site starts, stops and malfunctions are available from $HOME/admin/logs/sites/.