How To Host a website on Ubuntu with Apache2

To host a website on Ubuntu with Apache2, you can follow these steps:

1. Install Apache2:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2

2. Configure Firewall to Allow Web Traffic:

sudo ufw app list
sudo ufw allow 'Apache'

3. Create a new virtual host configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

Replace “example.com” with your domain name or IP address.

4. Add the following configuration to the virtual host file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example.com/public_html
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace “example.com” with your domain name or IP address.

5. Create the document root directory:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/example.com/public_html

6. Set ownership of the document root directory:

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/html/example.com/public_html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

7. Create an index.html file in the public_html directory:

enano /var/www/html/example.com/public_html/index.html

8. Add some content to the index.html file, save and exit.
9. Enable the virtual host:

sudo a2ensite example.com.conf

10. Restart Apache2:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

That’s it! You should now be able to access your website by going to your domain name or IP address in a web browser.