I used this chatgpt response to set up Flarum and it did not work, it gave me a 404 error when i went to /forum of my site:
To integrate Flarum into your site and serve it under /forum for all your hosted domains using Caddy, you can use the following steps:
Steps to Integrate Flarum into /forum with Caddy
- Install Caddy
If Caddy isn't already installed on your VPS, you can install it:
sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/caddy-stable.asc
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install caddy
Verify the installation:
caddy version
- Install Flarum
Follow the same steps as before to set up Flarum under /var/www/flarum. Make sure it's working by navigating to the directory and running:
composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/flarum
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/flarum
- Set Up Flarum for /forum
To serve Flarum under /forum, ensure the public directory is correctly routed.
Set the FLARUM_SITE_DIR environment variable for Flarum. Edit /var/www/flarum/public/index.php:
$_SERVER['FLARUM_SITE_DIR'] = dirname(DIR);
- Configure Caddy for /forum
Modify your Caddyfile to route requests to /forum for all domains. Here's an example:
{
auto_https on
email your-email@example.com
}
:80, :443 {
root * /var/www/your-site
# Serve Flarum under /forum
handle_path /forum* {
root * /var/www/flarum/public
php_fastcgi unix//run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock
file_server
}
# Other routes (optional for your Node.js app or static files)
handle {
reverse_proxy localhost:3000 # Node.js app
}
}
Replace:
/var/www/your-site with your main site directory.
localhost:3000 with the port where your Node.js app runs (if applicable).
Reload Caddy:
sudo systemctl reload caddy
- Access /forum
Once configured, Flarum will be accessible under the /forum path on all domains hosted by your Caddy server.
For example:
http://example.com/forum
http://another-domain.com/forum
Using AutoSSL for All Domains
To ensure SSL works seamlessly for all domains:
Configure Caddy with :443 and :80 to catch all domains.
Enable On-Demand TLS:
Add this to the global options block in your Caddyfile:
{
on_demand_tls {
ask http://localhost/allowed-domains
}
}
If you don't want to limit the domains:
{
on_demand_tls
}
Caddy will automatically issue certificates for domains.
- Testing and Debugging
Check the Caddy logs to ensure everything is working:
journalctl -u caddy --no-pager | less
Let me know if you'd like additional customization or debugging help!
