How to create third-level domain / subdomain on a QNAP ?

[Gdieterling]

Hey guys,

I have a QNAP TS-409 which is on a fixed internet IP.

I succesfully redirected the "80 port" to the Qweb application and can access it when typing my domain name.

However, I would like to create third-level domains. I searched the web and it seems possible to do it with "BIND" (a programme) or through the edit of a .conf file in Apache ...

As I'm a total noob with Linux, I was wondering wether any of you guys would have any experience on how to create a third-level domain (subdomain) on a QNAP or if you had any insights that might help me to do it !
I can create type A / CNAME / MX DNS entries with my registrar ... maybe it will help !

Thanks in advance !

[fribse]

He, this is not complicated, but it does take a lot of steps.
First of you have to create an A record on your DNS server, so that the internet know about this host.
Then you have to enable virtual hosts in Apache.
You also have to decide where to store your new host.
You can find a lot of articles about virtual hosts on Apache on the forum, and on the internet.

[Gdieterling]

Hi Frisbe

Thanks for your answer (again )

I'm gonna look it up !
I was wondering wether Apache was installed on the QNAP, I guess it is !

When you say that I have to decide where to store the new host, I'm not sure to understand ...
Which host are you talking about ?

[fribse]

Well, each domain/subdomain can be a new host.

I'll give you an example close to my own home

I have http://www.site1.dk
I also have webmail.site1.dk

Each has it's own DNS A entry, due to difference in platforms, they also reside on different IP's, and hosts.

I also have http://www.site2.dk
That's pointing to the same IP as http://www.site1.dk

In fact, the virtual host in Apache is built like this:

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<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName http://www.site1.dk
	ServerAlias site1.dk http://www.site1.com site1.com http://www.site2.dk site2.dk
	DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/site1"
	<Directory "/share/Qweb/site1">
		Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>
...
</VirtualHost>

This let's the apache serve the same website to several hostnames.

I also have a site 3

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<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName http://www.site3.dk
	ServerAlias site3.dk
	DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/site3"
	<Directory "/share/Qweb/site3">
		Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>
...
</VirtualHost>

I can of course also create a subsite.site3.dk

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<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName subsite.site3.dk
	DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/subsitesite3"
	<Directory "/share/Qweb/subsitesite3">
		Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>
...
</VirtualHost>

As I don't want to put this statements into the original apache config (located in /etc/config/apache/apache.conf), I've created my own under Qweb called customized.conf, and I've putten my own statements into that, I've only added a 'include /share/Qweb/customized.conf' to the bottom the the apache configuration.

I'm also not using Qweb as root dir for my webserver, because I have several sites served from the QNAP, and I don't want to have a ton of shares for different webservers, so I've placed the root dirs in folders on the Qweb share.

When you're at it, put these in the top of your new conf file:

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ServerName www.site1.dk
DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/site1"
<Directory />
		Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
</Directory>

This will set the servername to your primary site, and then it will harden the webserver a bit, by prohibiting everything (you then make allowances in each virtualhost).

I hope this helps a bit, there are a million ways to do this.

[Gdieterling]

THank you, it does help me to understand !

I'm gonna try that this WE

Thanks again frisbe, you are of great help !

[thorejoha]

I had some problems with this virtual host
The solution for me was like this under here
First i added the the line

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include /share/Qweb/customized.conf

in the bottom of apache.conf

Then I created the file customized.conf in the share Qweb

In my old Site I dont need www, and then I dont use serveralias in this.
But if you want server alias, you can put this in.
I this file i added this lines

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NameVirtualHost *

<VirtualHost *>
ServerName mysite1.dyndns.info
DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb"
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *>
ServerName mysite2.homelinux.com
ServerAlias www.mysite2.homelinux.com
DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/linux/mysite2"
</VirtualHost>


<VirtualHost *>
ServerName mysite3.homelinux.com
ServerAlias www.mysite3.homelinux.com
DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/linux/mysite3"
</VirtualHost>


<VirtualHost *>
ServerName mysite4.homelinux.com
ServerAlias www.mysite4.homelinux.com
DocumentRoot "/share/Qweb/linux/mysite4"
</VirtualHost>

Then i restarted the apache server with this command

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/etc/init.d/./Qthttpd.sh restart

This works fine for me, and now I have my old site in the root directory , and the tree new sites in the directory: share/Qweb/linux