It works!

This is the default web page for this server.

The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet.

Why am I seeing this?

The administrator installed the web server but has not yet placed any site files into the document root for this host. Until that happens, every request that reaches this server returns the same default page you are reading right now.

The page is intentionally plain. It serves only to confirm that the server is reachable, that the network path is open, and that the daemon is alive enough to send back HTML over the wire.

What to do as a visitor

• If you were expecting a different site, double-check the address bar. A typo in the domain or the protocol can land you on the wrong server.
• The site may still be under construction. Try again in a little while or contact whoever pointed you at this address.
• Contact the site administrator if you believe this page should already be replaced by the real content.

What to do as the administrator

Place your site files in the document root (commonly /var/www/html on Debian and Ubuntu, or /srv/http on Arch) and they will be served instead of this page on the next request. No restart of the server is required.

If you want to host more than one site on this machine, configure name-based virtual hosts. Each virtual host points to its own document root and listens for requests directed at a specific hostname. The match happens by inspecting the Host header that the browser sends with every request.

Logs to check first

1. Access log: requests are recorded here as they arrive, one line each.
2. Error log: misconfigurations and failed requests show up here with timestamps and reason codes.
3. System journal: process start-up and shutdown messages are written by the service manager.

Once the real site is deployed, this page is overwritten by your own index.html and the visitor will no longer see this notice.