When should I use this autoindex.conf?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.
#
# Directives controlling the display of server-generated directory listings.
#
# Required modules: mod_authz_core, mod_authz_host,
# mod_autoindex, mod_alias
#
# To see the listing of a directory, the Options directive for the
# directory must include "Indexes", and the directory must not contain
# a file matching those listed in the DirectoryIndex directive.
#
#
# IndexOptions: Controls the appearance of server-generated directory
# listings.
#
IndexOptions FancyIndexing HTMLTable VersionSort
# We include the /icons/ alias for FancyIndexed directory listings. If
# you do not use FancyIndexing, you may comment this out.
#
Alias /icons/ "/usr/share/httpd/icons/"
<Directory "/usr/share/httpd/icons">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
#
# AddIcon* directives tell the server which icon to show for different
# files or filename extensions. These are only displayed for
# FancyIndexed directories.
#
AddIconByEncoding (CMP,/icons/compressed.gif) x-compress x-gzip
AddIconByType (TXT,/icons/text.gif) text/*
AddIconByType (IMG,/icons/image2.gif) image/*
AddIconByType (SND,/icons/sound2.gif) audio/*
AddIconByType (VID,/icons/movie.gif) video/*
AddIconByType /icons/bomb.gif application/x-coredump
AddIcon /icons/binary.gif .bin .exe
AddIcon /icons/binhex.gif .hqx
AddIcon /icons/tar.gif .tar
AddIcon /icons/world2.gif .wrl .wrl.gz .vrml .vrm .iv
AddIcon /icons/compressed.gif .Z .z .tgz .gz .zip
AddIcon /icons/a.gif .ps .ai .eps
AddIcon /icons/layout.gif .html .shtml .htm .pdf
AddIcon /icons/text.gif .txt
AddIcon /icons/c.gif .c
AddIcon /icons/p.gif .pl .py
AddIcon /icons/f.gif .for
AddIcon /icons/dvi.gif .dvi
AddIcon /icons/uuencoded.gif .uu
AddIcon /icons/script.gif .conf .sh .shar .csh .ksh .tcl
AddIcon /icons/tex.gif .tex
AddIcon /icons/back.gif ..
AddIcon /icons/hand.right.gif README
AddIcon /icons/folder.gif ^^DIRECTORY^^
AddIcon /icons/blank.gif ^^BLANKICON^^
#
# DefaultIcon is which icon to show for files which do not have an icon
# explicitly set.
#
DefaultIcon /icons/unknown.gif
#
# AddDescription allows you to place a short description after a file in
# server-generated indexes. These are only displayed for FancyIndexed
# directories.
# Format: AddDescription "description" filename
#
#AddDescription "GZIP compressed document" .gz
#AddDescription "tar archive" .tar
#AddDescription "GZIP compressed tar archive" .tgz
#
# ReadmeName is the name of the README file the server will look for by
# default, and append to directory listings.
#
# HeaderName is the name of a file which should be prepended to
# directory indexes.
ReadmeName README.html
HeaderName HEADER.html
#
# IndexIgnore is a set of filenames which directory indexing should ignore
# and not include in the listing. Shell-style wildcarding is permitted.
#
IndexIgnore .??* *~ *# HEADER* README* RCS CVS *,v *,t
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/c386a91bce410b691604b4b43edc8d7e?hint=autoindex.conf
wget -O autoindex.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/c386a91bce410b691604b4b43edc8d7e?hint=autoindex.conf
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/c386a91bce410b691604b4b43edc8d7e?hint=autoindex.conf' /><config><app>Apache HTTP Server</app><os>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow)</os><location>/etc/httpd/conf.d/autoindex.conf</location><lines>93</lines><md5>c386a91bce410b691604b4b43edc8d7e</md5><sha256>a58117d710fa03b0af998029ac62a443079973c89fa3401584eb538ce29aac1a</sha256></config></prompt>
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sudo apk add apache2
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
sudo yum install httpd
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
When should I use this autoindex.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/httpd/conf.d/autoindex.conf, replace it, then reload or restart Apache HTTP Server.
Is autoindex.conf safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow). 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow).
Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.