lighttpd2/doc/core_introduction.xml

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	<section title="Running lighttpd2">
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			You need two config files for lighttpd, which are usually in the following two locations:

			* "@/etc/lighttpd2/lighttpd.conf@":http://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd2.git/tree/contrib/lighttpd.conf: the main config, see "Main Configuration":core_config.html#core_config. It can be split into multiple files, see "Includes":core_config.html#core_config__includes.
			* "@/etc/lighttpd2/angel.conf@":http://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd2.git/tree/contrib/angel.conf: the angel config, see "Angel Configuration":core_config_angel.html#core_config_angel.

			The "@contrib/@":http://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd2.git/tree/contrib directory in the sources includes example config files.

			Then start lighttpd2 with:

			<pre>/usr/sbin/lighttpd2 -c /etc/lighttpd2/angel.conf</pre>

			The process will not fork into background, you need to do that yourself if you want that.
			Our recommended way to run lighttpd2 is "runit":http://smarden.org/runit/useinit.html (have a look at the "@contrib/service@":http://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd2.git/tree/contrib/service directory).
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