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Our own requirements were for a weblog server capable of handling a large number of internet ‘blog’ pages, generally each with its own domain. Optomus hosts websites for a number of clients. These clients expect to have their own blog sub-domain – and rightly so. Supporting URLs of the form http://blog.their-domain.com^{Image Removed} rather than http://blog.optomus.com/their-name^{Image Removed} was - and remains - a clear selling point. Another key requirement was that adding new domains should be a quick and simple affair; a fresh weblog installation for each domain simply wasn’t an option. Happily, Apache Roller has met these demands, and more.

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The purpose of this case study is to describe in detail a Roller 5 installation in a typical production environment, whereby Apache HTTP Server operates as a proxy to Apache Tomcat. A few challenges were encountered along the way, and I explain how these were resolved. Occasionally I’ve deviated from the standard installation instructions - reasons are given. Please note that the official installation guide contains important information not repeated in this case study. Consequently, this document should be viewed as a supplement only, and used in conjunction with the Roller 5 installation guide.

This entire document may be accessed here: http://assets.optomus.com/documents/Roller%205%20-%20Multi-domain%20Case%20Study.pdf