Works On

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Same on:

Debian 13 (Trixie)

Other versions:

Details

Size: 21 lines
MD5: 0b2be6d48bbad8b4e32eef623e3670bc
SHA256: a0cf0f931e50437b21971157eee69f8daf8d9fe6d420e16cd11f601c26562014

/etc/apache2/mods-available/cache_disk.conf

# cache cleaning is done by htcacheclean, which can be configured in
# /etc/default/apache2
#
# For further information, see the comments in that file,
# /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian, and the htcacheclean(8)
# man page.

# This path must be the same as the one in /etc/default/apache2
CacheRoot /var/cache/apache2/mod_cache_disk

# This will also cache local documents. It usually makes more sense to
# put this into the configuration for just one virtual host.
#CacheEnable disk /


# The result of CacheDirLevels * CacheDirLength must not be higher than
# 20. Moreover, pay attention on file system limits. Some file systems
# do not support more than a certain number of inodes and
# subdirectories (e.g. 32000 for ext3)
CacheDirLevels 2
CacheDirLength 1

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/0b2be6d48bbad8b4e32eef623e3670bc?hint=cache_disk.conf

wget:

wget -O cache_disk.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/0b2be6d48bbad8b4e32eef623e3670bc?hint=cache_disk.conf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/0b2be6d48bbad8b4e32eef623e3670bc?hint=cache_disk.conf' /><config><app>Apache HTTP Server</app><os>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)</os><location>/etc/apache2/mods-available/cache_disk.conf</location><lines>21</lines><md5>0b2be6d48bbad8b4e32eef623e3670bc</md5><sha256>a0cf0f931e50437b21971157eee69f8daf8d9fe6d420e16cd11f601c26562014</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

Install Apache HTTP Server

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add apache2

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install httpd

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

File Location

File Path

/etc/apache2/mods-available/cache_disk.conf

FAQ

When should I use this cache_disk.conf?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.

How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/apache2/mods-available/cache_disk.conf, replace it, then reload or restart Apache HTTP Server.

Is cache_disk.conf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

Apache HTTP Server /etc/apache2/mods-available/cache_disk.conf