How to Set Up Web Template in HestiaCP

Prerequisites

Before setting up web templates, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

What are Web Templates?

Templates in HestiaCP define how Nginx and Apache handle web requests. They control caching, security headers, PHP handling, and more.

Template Locations

Nginx templates: /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/nginx/
Apache templates: /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/apache2/
PHP-FPM templates: /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/php-fpm/

Available Default Templates

# List available templates
ls /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/nginx/

Common templates:

• default - Standard configuration
• caching - Static file caching
• proxy - Reverse proxy setup
• wordpress - Optimized for WordPress
• drupal - Optimized for Drupal

Assign Template to Domain via Web Interface

Step 1: Log in to HestiaCP

https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8083

Step 2: Navigate to WEB Section

Click on WEB in the top menu bar.

Step 3: Edit Domain

Click the gear icon (⚙️) next to your domain.

Step 4: Select Templates

Under Advanced Options, select:

• Web Template: Nginx configuration
• Backend Template: PHP-FPM or Apache
• Proxy Template: Nginx proxy settings

Step 5: Save

Click Save to apply the template.

Assign Template via SSH

/usr/local/hestia/bin/v-change-web-domain-tpl admin example.com wordpress

/usr/local/hestia/bin/v-change-web-domain-backend-tpl admin example.com php82

Create Custom Template

Copy existing template:

cp /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/nginx/default /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/nginx/custom

Edit the template:

nano /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/web/nginx/custom

Modify as needed, then assign to domain.

Common Template Customizations

Enable Gzip compression: Uncomment gzip lines in template.

Add security headers: Add to server block:

add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";

Reload Web Server After Template Change

systemctl restart nginx
systemctl restart php8.2-fpm