How to disable directory indexing from apache2 when going to the server's root?

Question

I need to disable that indexing when I enter on my root directory on a apache2 server, any tips?

Answer 1

If you have the a2dismod utility on your distro you can remove the module entirely if you don't need directory indexes at all:

sudo a2dismod --force autoindex

Use the --force or -f flag to avoid the following warning:

WARNING: The following essential module will be disabled.                                                                                                                   
This might result in unexpected behavior and should NOT be done                                                                                                             
unless you know exactly what you are doing!                                                                                                                                 
 autoindex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                            
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' or retry by passing '-f': Yes, do as I say!                                                                              
Module autoindex disabled.                                                                                                                                                  
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:                                                                                                                         
  systemctl restart apache2

Here are the docs for mod_autoindex