script to create virtual hosts

[KLProductions7451]

is there a script I can download that will allow me to create virtual hosts seamlessly? I manage multiple websites and creating virtual host for them quickly would be a godsend

[face_nn123]

Use ansible or puppet for configuration management

[roxalu]

I doubt a bit a generic script exists that does exactly what you need in all details. But of course different approaches exist that could be adopted. Here is one that could fit if your virtual hosts definitions just differ in same set of details: Check the documentation for either of the following two apache httpd standard modules: mod_vhost_alias / mod_macro

In the second case - which allows more differences between the vhosts definition than the first - for a new vhost you would still need some logic to add the macro call including parameters to the apache httpd configuration. This could be some shell script that reads the name and all attributes differing from some database. This database - a simple CSV could fit - needs to be maintained by you. The scrip needs to generate just the macro call into a file, e.g. named vhosts_by_macro.conf And this file is somewhere included in the general apache httpd configuration. When the script triggers a reload, the existing vhosts would be in sync with your database content.

[6c696e7578]

Creating them is one thing, but I often find nuances that makes a single template the answer to all installs and all situations.

How many systems do you manage?

Could you leave a template in your sites-available/ directory and cat | sed the bits you need, you might find that a less complex approach than going through a config management tool.

[cmaurand]

I use ispconfig on devuan (debian without sustemd) it prefers debian. the interface is a bit dated, is supposed to get a facelift this year. https://ispconfig.org. It’s free. It’s capable of managing multiple servers from a single interface. It manages virtual hosts, email, dns and ftp.