To install and configure Apache on Ubuntu 24.04, follow these steps:
Step 1 : First, ensure your system's package index is up-to-date by running:
sudo apt update
Step 2 : Install the Apache web server with the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
Step 3 : Start and Enable Apache
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
Step 4 : Check available application profiles with:
sudo ufw app list
Then allow Apache Full profile:
sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'
Step 5 : Ensure Apache is running by checking its status:
sudo systemctl status apache2
Step 6 : Create a directory for your website, for example:
sudo mkdir /var/www/example.com
And create an index file:
sudo nano /var/www/example.com/index.html
In the text editor, add your HTML content for the homepage. For example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Welcome to Example.com</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to Example.com!</h1>
</body>
</html>
Step 7 : Create a new virtual host configuration file for your domain:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf
Inside the text editor, add the configuration details for your domain. Here's an example of a basic configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Step 8 : Enable the site configuration with:
sudo a2ensite example.com.conf
Step 9 : Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Step 10 : Visit your domain in a web browser to test your website.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Apache on Ubuntu 24.04.
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