Accessing file sharing on different platforms

Hello
Recently I purchased a Mac mini server edition, for multiple reasons, the primary being file sharing. For multiple reason I need terabytes of storage space to share over the Internet. Completely unaware of how to run a server, I went ahead and bought one.
For the most part, everything came together smoothly. There's a lot to learn but I'm getting the hang of it. But one thing I can NOT figure out is how to access files that are being shared on an iPhone/iPad or a windows computer (I'm other terms how to connect to the server). I have spent countless hours reading every Internet article there is and no luck.
I have both WebDav and SMB turned on, but when I try to access it from a mobile device i get "Forbidden you don't have permission to access / on this server
Apache/2.2.20............... Port 443"
And no matter what site I "run" on a windows, it says there is nothing.
If anybody could help me out with these, it would be awesome!!
Thanks
Ben

It seems this is not possible.
have requested a change to a future version, but not holding my breath.

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