Change Docroot

The Change Docroot option allows you to set a custom document root (docroot) for your domain.

By default, OpenPanel serves websites from the /var/www/html/{domain} directory. However, advanced users may want to change this location—for example, to serve a subdirectory like /var/www/html/{domain}/public or to point to a different folder entirely.

This is useful when:

• Hosting multiple applications under the same domain.
• Serving static content from a specific folder.
• Using a framework that requires a public/ or htdocs/ root.

Changing document root​

To change a document root for a domain in OpenPanel:

1. Go to the Domains page.
2. Select the domain you want to modify.
3. Click on Change Docroot.
4. Enter the new path starting with the /var/www/html/.
5. Click Change docroot to save your changes.

OpenPanel will automatically update your web server configuration to reflect the new docroot.