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<b>“according to filezilla there is an index.html file in folder: home/(my user)”</b> <br> <br>Not necessarily. It depends on how you installed Apache. Did you follow a guide? The default root directory is the one noted by Kamal. <br> <br><b>“Error: Directory /root: permission denied”</b> <br> <br>There’s your clue. The user you’re logged in as does not have “write” permissions. <i>See</i> <a href=“https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/linux-permissions-basics-and-how-to-use-umask-on-a-vps”>Linux Permissions Basics and How to Use Umask on a VPS</a>.
You need to upload your files to /var/www which is where the default index.html file is.