Ashd -- Installation This file describes the most direct way to set up Ashd so that it is usable. Since Ashd is quite modular, it is not the only way, but it is probably the most useful before one gets a more complete grasp of its workings. Compiling and Installing Ashd itself uses the ordinary GNU autotools compilation and installation procedure. In order to get it compiled and installed, simply run `./configure', `make' and `make install' (where you will probably want to run `make install' as root). If you are compiling from the Git repository, you will need to run `./bootstrap' first, in order to create the `configure' script. Ashd has few dependencies. Apart from a functional C compiler and standard system headers, it needs libmagic. GnuTLS and libattr may be used optionally. If compiling from the Git repository, the GNU autotools and Asciidoc need also be installed. On a Debian-based system, those dependencies correspond, in order, to the packages build-essential, libmagic-dev, libgnutls-dev, libattr1-dev, autoconf, automake and asciidoc. Configuration When Ashd is compiled and installed, you will most likely want to install its default configuration. To do so, simply copy the `etc/ashd' directory into either `/etc' or `/usr/local/etc'. As long as your system is fairly normal, it should not matter which you choose. Testing Once Ashd itself and the default configuration files have been installed, you can easily test the installation by running the `examples/static-files/run` script and pointing your web browser at . It and the other examples generally provide a good starting point and some tips for the various configurations in which Ashd might run. Do check them out, and read `examples/README'. Further Reading For documentation on how the examples work, the manpages htparser(1), dirplex(1) and patplex(1) are particularly useful to read. The ashd(7) manpage provides a description on how Ashd works on a higher level, and is useful for a more thorough understanding.