DocumentRoot for Strapi with Apache

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Hello,
I am confused regarding the Strapi configuration with Apache. I use Apache 2.4.29 and configured everything correctly, including HTTPS certificates.
Now, the problem I am currently facing is that when I head to my server address, it simply returns a blank page. The DocumentRoot I indicated in my configurations files of Apache is /srv/strapi/strapi-development/.cache/admin/src
Tell me if this isn’t the correct path. (I suppose it isn’t)

Then, there is another problem that I encounter. The issue is that when I go to my-domain/admin, it simply returns a 404 error. I assume that this error code is related to the DocumentRoot that isn’t the correct one.

I have looked at the sources section of the web browser developer console, and the only file that I see is index.html

SCREENSHOT:

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So, what I would like to know in priority is what is the appropriate DocumentRoot that I need to input into my configurations files.
Thank you.

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If you are trying to serve the Admin you would need to use the build directory, but Apache cannot run the Strapi backend as it has to be ran as a service.

You would need to proxy using Apache and in testing it’s not nearly as performant as Nginx, HAProxy, or Caddy when proxying.

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Hello,
Many thanks for the quick answer, it’s very appreciated.
I am going to try to do it with Nginx, and will tell ASAP if it worked.
Thanks again.

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Hi,
I’ve wanted to try HAProxy with Strapi, but I am a bit lost about how it works. I am using it on DigitalOcean, but the HAProxy documentation confuse me more than anything else. I would very much appreciate getting help or guidelines on how to use it.