# Deploy with Apache Host BentoPDF using Apache HTTP Server. ## Prerequisites - Apache 2.4+ - mod_rewrite enabled - SSL certificate (recommended) ## Step 1: Build the Project ```bash git clone https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf.git cd bentopdf npm install npm run build ``` To customize branding, set environment variables before building: ```bash VITE_BRAND_NAME="AcmePDF" VITE_BRAND_LOGO="images/acme-logo.svg" npm run build ``` ## Step 2: Copy Files ```bash sudo mkdir -p /var/www/bentopdf sudo cp -r dist/* /var/www/bentopdf/ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/bentopdf ``` ## Step 3: Apache Configuration Create `/etc/apache2/sites-available/bentopdf.conf`: ```apache ServerName your-domain.com Redirect permanent / https://your-domain.com/ ServerName your-domain.com DocumentRoot /var/www/bentopdf SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/fullchain.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/privkey.pem Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted # WASM MIME type AddType application/wasm .wasm # Prevent double-compression of pre-compressed files SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI "\.gz$" no-gzip # Compression AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/css application/javascript application/json application/wasm # Cache headers ExpiresActive On ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year" ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 year" ExpiresByType application/wasm "access plus 1 year" ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year" ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 year" # Required headers for SharedArrayBuffer (LibreOffice WASM) Header always set Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy "require-corp" Header always set Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy "same-origin" Header always set Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy "cross-origin" # Security headers Header always set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" # Pre-compressed LibreOffice WASM files ForceType application/wasm Header set Content-Encoding "gzip" ForceType application/octet-stream Header set Content-Encoding "gzip" ``` ## Step 4: .htaccess for Routing Create `/var/www/bentopdf/.htaccess`: ```apache RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / # Existing files/dirs - serve directly RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^ - [L] # ============================================ # LANGUAGE ROUTES # ============================================ # Supported languages: de, es, zh, zh-TW, vi, it, id, tr, fr, pt # English has no prefix - served from root # English prefix redirects to root RewriteRule ^en/?$ / [R=301,L] RewriteRule ^en/(.+)$ /$1 [R=301,L] # Language prefix root (e.g., /de/ -> /de/index.html) RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1/index.html -f RewriteRule ^(de|es|zh|zh-TW|vi|it|id|tr|fr|pt)/?$ /$1/index.html [L] # Language prefix with path (e.g., /de/merge-pdf -> /de/merge-pdf.html) RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1/$2.html -f RewriteRule ^(de|es|zh|zh-TW|vi|it|id|tr|fr|pt)/([^/]+)/?$ /$1/$2.html [L] # ============================================ # ADD .HTML EXTENSION (ROOT LEVEL) # ============================================ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f RewriteRule ^([^/]+)$ $1.html [L] ErrorDocument 404 /404.html ``` ## Step 5: Enable Required Modules ```bash sudo a2enmod rewrite sudo a2enmod ssl sudo a2enmod headers sudo a2enmod expires sudo a2enmod deflate ``` ## Step 6: Enable the Site ```bash sudo a2ensite bentopdf.conf sudo apache2ctl configtest sudo systemctl reload apache2 ``` ## Subdirectory Deployment To host at `/pdf/`: 1. Build with base URL: ```bash BASE_URL=/pdf/ npm run build ``` 2. Update `.htaccess`: ```apache RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /pdf/ # Existing files/dirs - serve directly RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^ - [L] # Language routes RewriteRule ^en/?$ /pdf/ [R=301,L] RewriteRule ^en/(.+)$ /pdf/$1 [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/pdf/$1/index.html -f RewriteRule ^(de|es|zh|zh-TW|vi|it|id|tr|fr|pt)/?$ /pdf/$1/index.html [L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/pdf/$1/$2.html -f RewriteRule ^(de|es|zh|zh-TW|vi|it|id|tr|fr|pt)/([^/]+)/?$ /pdf/$1/$2.html [L] # Root level .html extension RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f RewriteRule ^([^/]+)$ $1.html [L] ErrorDocument 404 /pdf/404.html ``` ## Troubleshooting ### WASM 404 Errors Ensure MIME type is configured: ```apache AddType application/wasm .wasm ``` ### Rewrite Not Working Check that mod_rewrite is enabled: ```bash sudo a2enmod rewrite ``` ### Word/ODT/Excel to PDF Not Working LibreOffice WASM requires `SharedArrayBuffer`, which needs these headers: ```apache Header always set Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy "require-corp" Header always set Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy "same-origin" ``` The pre-compressed `.wasm.gz` and `.data.gz` files also need correct `Content-Encoding`: ```apache ForceType application/wasm Header set Content-Encoding "gzip" ForceType application/octet-stream Header set Content-Encoding "gzip" ``` Ensure `mod_headers` is enabled: `sudo a2enmod headers` ### Permission Denied ```bash sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/bentopdf sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/bentopdf ```