Setting up lighttpd web server on 2.0

**xogen** · 08-07-2008, 09:40 AM

After I upgraded to 2.0 one of the things I missed the most was my web server. I used it to host my documentation, both in html form and pdf, and it kept it organized. When I saw that lighttpd was available for 2.0 I immediately installed it ...it didn't work oob, so here's what I did...

First I had to create a configuration file. I placed this here: /usr/etc/lighttpd.conf and it looks like this:

Code:

#######################################################
###  lighttpd.conf  BEGIN
#######################################################
#
#### modules to load
server.modules           = ( "mod_expire",
			     "mod_auth",
                             "mod_access",
                             "mod_evasive",
                             "mod_compress",
                             "mod_status",
                             "mod_redirect",
                             "mod_accesslog" )

#### performance options (aggressive timeouts)
server.max-keep-alive-requests = 6
server.max-keep-alive-idle = 15
server.max-read-idle     = 15
server.max-write-idle    = 15

## single client connection bandwidth limit in kilobytes (0=unlimited)
connection.kbytes-per-second = 0

## global server bandwidth limit in kilobytes (0=unlimited)
server.kbytes-per-second = 0

#### bind to interface (default: all interfaces)
server.bind              = "127.0.0.1"

#### bind to port (default: 80)
server.port              = 80

#### run daemon as uid (default: don't care)
server.username          = "nobody"

#### run daemon as gid (default: don't care)
server.groupname         = "nobody"

#### set the pid file (newsyslog)
server.pid-file          = "/var/run/lighttpd.pid"

#### name the server daemon publicly displays
server.tag               = "lighttpd"

#### static document-root
server.document-root     = "/private/var/mobile/Sites/"

#### chroot() to directory (default: no chroot() )
server.chroot            = "/"

#### files to check for if .../ is requested
index-file.names         = ( "index.html" )

#### disable auto index directory listings
dir-listing.activate     = "disable"

#### disable ssl if not needed
ssl.engine               = "disable"

#### compress module
compress.cache-dir       = "/private/var/tmp/"
compress.filetype        = ("text/plain", "text/html", "text/css", "image/png")

#### expire module
expire.url               = ( "" => "access plus 6 hours")

#### accesslog module
accesslog.filename       = "/var/log/lighttpd/access.log"

#### error log
server.errorlog          = "/var/log/lighttpd/error.log"

#### mod_evasive
evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 250

#### limit request method "POST" size in kilobytes (KB)
server.max-request-size  = 1

#### disable multi range requests
server.range-requests    = "disable"

#### disable symlinks
server.follow-symlink    = "disable"

#### ONLY serve files with all lowercase file names
server.force-lowercase-filenames = "disable"

#### mimetype mapping
mimetype.assign             = (
  ".pdf"          =>      "application/pdf",
  ".sig"          =>      "application/pgp-signature",
  ".spl"          =>      "application/futuresplash",
  ".class"        =>      "application/octet-stream",
  ".ps"           =>      "application/postscript",
  ".torrent"      =>      "application/x-bittorrent",
  ".dvi"          =>      "application/x-dvi",
  ".gz"           =>      "application/x-gzip",
  ".pac"          =>      "application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig",
  ".swf"          =>      "application/x-shockwave-flash",
  ".tar.gz"       =>      "application/x-tgz",
  ".tgz"          =>      "application/x-tgz",
  ".tar"          =>      "application/x-tar",
  ".zip"          =>      "application/zip",
  ".mp3"          =>      "audio/mpeg",
  ".m3u"          =>      "audio/x-mpegurl",
  ".wma"          =>      "audio/x-ms-wma",
  ".wax"          =>      "audio/x-ms-wax",
  ".ogg"          =>      "application/ogg",
  ".wav"          =>      "audio/x-wav",
  ".gif"          =>      "image/gif",
  ".jpg"          =>      "image/jpeg",
  ".jpeg"         =>      "image/jpeg",
  ".png"          =>      "image/png",
  ".xbm"          =>      "image/x-xbitmap",
  ".xpm"          =>      "image/x-xpixmap",
  ".xwd"          =>      "image/x-xwindowdump",
  ".css"          =>      "text/css",
  ".html"         =>      "text/html",
  ".htm"          =>      "text/html",
  ".js"           =>      "text/javascript",
  ".asc"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".c"            =>      "text/plain",
  ".cpp"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".log"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".conf"         =>      "text/plain",
  ".text"         =>      "text/plain",
  ".txt"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".dtd"          =>      "text/xml",
  ".xml"          =>      "text/xml",
  ".mpeg"         =>      "video/mpeg",
  ".mpg"          =>      "video/mpeg",
  ".mov"          =>      "video/quicktime",
  ".qt"           =>      "video/quicktime",
  ".avi"          =>      "video/x-msvideo",
  ".asf"          =>      "video/x-ms-asf",
  ".asx"          =>      "video/x-ms-asf",
  ".wmv"          =>      "video/x-ms-wmv",
  ".bz2"          =>      "application/x-bzip",
  ".tbz"          =>      "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar",
  ".tar.bz2"      =>      "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar"
 )
#
#######################################################
###  lighttpd.conf  END
#######################################################

This is a simple configuration and you will want to review it. Change this line:

Code:

server.document-root     = "/private/var/mobile/Sites/"

to reflect the location of your documents. You will also need to create the folder:

Code:

# mkdir /var/log/lighttpd

and change the folders ownership to user nobody:

Code:

# chown nobody:nobody /var/log/lighttpd

so that lighttpd can log events. Next I wanted it to run at startup so I created a plist:

HTML Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.http.lighttpd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/usr/sbin/lighttpd</string>
      <string>-f</string>
      <string>/usr/etc/lighttpd.conf</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

and saved it as /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.http.lighttpd.plist

Then I loaded it with the command:

Code:

# launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.http.lighttpd.plist

and viewed my test html file with Safari. Success!!

EDIT: server.groupname = "nobody"
should be: server.groupname = "nogroup"

but will work either way.

**chunkd** · 08-07-2008, 09:42 PM

Well I think I got it setup right just don't know how to veiw my test html file that I have put into /private/var/mobile/Sites

any help would be great thanks again

**Jah** · 08-07-2008, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by chunkd

Well I think I got it setup right just don't know how to veiw my test html file that I have put into /private/var/mobile/Sites

any help would be great thanks again

well if that is your doc root as specified in the config file, than to view it you would open safari and type one of the following:

Code:

http://127.0.0.1

Code:

http://localhost/

if you see your page, success!

**tbone47** · 08-08-2008, 06:09 PM

Hey, I just bought a 3g Iphone and jailbroke it. How can I install lighttpd straight away? is there a package somewhere I can download? (i dont have installer, only cydia)

**pac^man** · 08-10-2008, 01:25 AM

Hi exogen,

I wanted to run lighttpd too on my iPhone 2.0.1 2G.
I setup everything as explained by you above.

Now I have three problems/questions you might be able to help me with:

1. When I connect to the server I always get a "403 - Forbidden" response from it.

2. What's the suggested way to stop the daemon again?

3. Have you added lighttpd as a custom service to BossPrefs and did it work? If yes, how?

Thanks.
pac^man

**madlogik** · 08-10-2008, 09:15 PM

Well I modified the lighttpd.conf file.

- I removed the bind (so the server is now public and available to all computers on my lan)

- I removed the nobody user/group ... so everyone will have access

- I enabled the folder listing for files.

(In my setup, I have an index.html file wich looks cute as a front end.. an enter link that goes to /shared and I put all my files in there )

here is my lighttpd.conf file ..
for the rest THANKS A LOT FOR THE NICE TUT M8! !!!
(his setup is WAY more secure than mine... once again.. I DO want to share!)

Code:

#######################################################
###  lighttpd.conf  BEGIN
#######################################################
#
#### modules to load
server.modules           = ( "mod_expire",
			     "mod_auth",
                             "mod_access",
                             "mod_evasive",
                             "mod_compress",
                             "mod_status",
                             "mod_redirect",
                             "mod_accesslog" )

#### performance options (aggressive timeouts)
server.max-keep-alive-requests = 6
server.max-keep-alive-idle = 15
server.max-read-idle     = 15
server.max-write-idle    = 15

## single client connection bandwidth limit in kilobytes (0=unlimited)
connection.kbytes-per-second = 0

## global server bandwidth limit in kilobytes (0=unlimited)
server.kbytes-per-second = 0

#### bind to interface (default: all interfaces)
#server.bind              = "127.0.0.1"

#### bind to port (default: 80)
server.port              = 80

#### run daemon as uid (default: don't care)
#server.username          = "nobody"

#### run daemon as gid (default: don't care)
#server.groupname         = "nobody"

#### set the pid file (newsyslog)
server.pid-file          = "/var/run/lighttpd.pid"

#### name the server daemon publicly displays
server.tag               = "lighttpd"

#### static document-root
server.document-root     = "/private/var/mobile/Sites/"

#### chroot() to directory (default: no chroot() )
server.chroot            = "/"

#### files to check for if .../ is requested
index-file.names         = ( "index.html" )

#### disable auto index directory listings
dir-listing.activate     = "enable"

#### disable ssl if not needed
ssl.engine               = "disable"

#### compress module
compress.cache-dir       = "/private/var/tmp/"
compress.filetype        = ("text/plain", "text/html", "text/css", "image/png")

#### expire module
expire.url               = ( "" => "access plus 6 hours")

#### accesslog module
accesslog.filename       = "/var/log/lighttpd/access.log"

#### error log
server.errorlog          = "/var/log/lighttpd/error.log"

#### mod_evasive
evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 250

#### limit request method "POST" size in kilobytes (KB)
server.max-request-size  = 1

#### disable multi range requests
server.range-requests    = "disable"

#### disable symlinks
server.follow-symlink    = "disable"

#### ONLY serve files with all lowercase file names
server.force-lowercase-filenames = "disable"

#### mimetype mapping
mimetype.assign             = (
  ".pdf"          =>      "application/pdf",
  ".sig"          =>      "application/pgp-signature",
  ".spl"          =>      "application/futuresplash",
  ".class"        =>      "application/octet-stream",
  ".ps"           =>      "application/postscript",
  ".torrent"      =>      "application/x-bittorrent",
  ".dvi"          =>      "application/x-dvi",
  ".gz"           =>      "application/x-gzip",
  ".pac"          =>      "application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig",
  ".swf"          =>      "application/x-shockwave-flash",
  ".tar.gz"       =>      "application/x-tgz",
  ".tgz"          =>      "application/x-tgz",
  ".tar"          =>      "application/x-tar",
  ".zip"          =>      "application/zip",
  ".mp3"          =>      "audio/mpeg",
  ".m3u"          =>      "audio/x-mpegurl",
  ".wma"          =>      "audio/x-ms-wma",
  ".wax"          =>      "audio/x-ms-wax",
  ".ogg"          =>      "application/ogg",
  ".wav"          =>      "audio/x-wav",
  ".gif"          =>      "image/gif",
  ".jpg"          =>      "image/jpeg",
  ".jpeg"         =>      "image/jpeg",
  ".png"          =>      "image/png",
  ".xbm"          =>      "image/x-xbitmap",
  ".xpm"          =>      "image/x-xpixmap",
  ".xwd"          =>      "image/x-xwindowdump",
  ".css"          =>      "text/css",
  ".html"         =>      "text/html",
  ".htm"          =>      "text/html",
  ".js"           =>      "text/javascript",
  ".asc"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".c"            =>      "text/plain",
  ".cpp"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".log"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".conf"         =>      "text/plain",
  ".text"         =>      "text/plain",
  ".txt"          =>      "text/plain",
  ".dtd"          =>      "text/xml",
  ".xml"          =>      "text/xml",
  ".mpeg"         =>      "video/mpeg",
  ".mpg"          =>      "video/mpeg",
  ".mov"          =>      "video/quicktime",
  ".qt"           =>      "video/quicktime",
  ".avi"          =>      "video/x-msvideo",
  ".asf"          =>      "video/x-ms-asf",
  ".asx"          =>      "video/x-ms-asf",
  ".wmv"          =>      "video/x-ms-wmv",
  ".bz2"          =>      "application/x-bzip",
  ".tbz"          =>      "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar",
  ".tar.bz2"      =>      "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar"
 )
#
#######################################################
###  lighttpd.conf  END
#######################################################

**ajnakata** · 08-11-2008, 05:51 AM

can u share the "index.html" file?

actaully, lighttpd works well on my iphone 2.0, but how can i get the outlook like this?

**xogen** · 08-11-2008, 02:09 PM

@madlogic "- I removed the nobody user/group ... so everyone will have access"

this is the user:group that the webserver switches to after starting.

if you are having access errors (403 - Forbidden) it's because the document root folder (/private/var/mobile/Sites) is not accessible by the webservers user (nobody). to fix this, chmod 755 /private/var/mobile so the user nobody can access the mobile user folder.

@ajnakata - if you want directory listing, change this line in your configuration and restart the web server: dir-listing.activate = "disable" to "enable"

@pac^man - you could use the command: launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.http.lighttpd.plist . I haven't tested it with bossprefs but the commands to load and unload should be the same in bossprefs. the 'ps' listing for lighttpd is lighttpd.

**madlogik** · 08-11-2008, 05:54 PM

@: ajnakata
might not be as cute.. but can be modified

RapidShare: Easy Filehosting

ps: I put my files in a /shared subfolder
based on the work of :Brad Micallef
http://groups.google.com/group/iphon...8175fff9af8c5e

full template with all forms elements:
http://iphonewebdev.googlegroups.com /web/iPhone_template_ver1-1.zip?gda=p7_meEwAAAA4WuQBM7mTs1B5SjMMBCY2MR66MTMU 2sUveiUAkBXI8xTtkw2uIXHBpeenu2NQPK8HdBvCykUIZvI5Vc r9HQcP_Vpvmo5s1aABVJRO3P3wLQ

**gonano** · 08-12-2008, 03:17 AM

To chmod /private/var/mobile to 755

In terminal type:

Code:

chmod 755 /private/var/mobile

**danc4498** · 08-13-2008, 06:36 AM

Whenever I do the "launchctl load ...", I get the error: "launch_msg(): Socket is not connected" Anybody have an idea what to do from here?

**xogen** · 08-13-2008, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by danc4498

Whenever I do the "launchctl load ...", I get the error: "launch_msg(): Socket is not connected" Anybody have an idea what to do from here?

You are running this command as user mobile. It needs to be run as user root.

**danc4498** · 08-13-2008, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by xogen

You are running this command as user mobile. It needs to be run as user root.

Well, I just tried this on the terminal, I logged in as root, and then ran the same command and got the same error.

**xogen** · 08-13-2008, 12:52 PM

What firmware version are you using?

**danc4498** · 08-13-2008, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by xogen

What firmware version are you using?

I'm using the jailbroken 2.0.1

**artysx** · 08-13-2008, 04:29 PM

@xogen

I think @ajnakata was meaning about "outlook", is how to make it look iphone-like style, but not "ugly apache" as now

Is it possible or another web server is needed?

**ajnakata** · 08-14-2008, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by artysx

@xogen

I think @ajnakata was meaning about "outlook", is how to make it look iphone-like style, but not "ugly apache" as now

Is it possible or another web server is needed?

thz, that's what i am talking about

**xogen** · 08-14-2008, 10:21 AM

Any web server is going to list the same. To make it display "pretty", you have to make an html page and write some html.

**eosjack** · 08-14-2008, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by danc4498

I'm using the jailbroken 2.0.1

I'm getting the same error message that danc is seeing. lighttpd runs fine by itself, but loading the plist fails with:

launch_msg(): Socket is not connected

I'm running on a 3G with 2.0.1. I found this error in some other forums regarding some other apps, but no useful information on what the error actually means.

Any ideas?

Edit: Forgot to mention, I did everything via ssh logged on as root.

**bmxtreme** · 08-15-2008, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by ajnakata

thz, that's what i am talking about

The screen shot you showed displays a dynamic page (aka, a page generated with PHP/Perl or CGI). Only if PHP is available for 2.0, this would be easy with the files provider by someone a few post above.

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