diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 601bbf4..5d89a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           - client_timing.sh
           - clones.sh
           - powershell.sh
+          - homepage.sh
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/server/httpd.conf b/server/httpd.conf
index edbdfbe..6c5320f 100644
--- a/server/httpd.conf
+++ b/server/httpd.conf
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ ServerSignature On
 # documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
 # symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
 #
-DocumentRoot "/var/www/localhost/htdocs"
-<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs">
+DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
+<Directory "/var/www/html">
     #
     # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
     # or any combination of:
diff --git a/tests/test_homepage.sh b/tests/test_homepage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7775e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_homepage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Dependencies/assumptions:
+# - It is safe and OK to make changes to the Postgres database
+# - The Nivlheim system service is running
+# - The API is served at localhost:4040
+# - The web server is running and serving content at localhost:443/80
+# - Docker/Podman has a container image with the nivlheim client
+
+echo "------------- Testing homepage ------------"
+set -e
+cd `dirname $0`  # cd to the dir where the test script is
+PSQL=../ci/docker/psql.sh
+
+# tempdir
+tempdir=$(mktemp -d -t tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)
+function finish {
+  rm -rf "$tempdir"
+}
+trap finish EXIT
+
+curl -ksS https://localhost:443/ > $tempdir/homepage.html
+if ! diff ../server/website/index.html $tempdir/homepage.html; then
+    echo "============================================================================"
+    echo "ERROR: The html that is served is different from the contents of index.html."
+    echo "============================================================================"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Test result: OK"