How to Install and Configure Apache on Ubuntu 24.10

To install and configure Apache on Ubuntu 24.10, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update the package manager.

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install Apache.

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Step 3 : List available UFW applications:

sudo ufw app list

Allow Apache through the firewall:

sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'

Step 4 : Check Apache's status.

sudo systemctl status apache2

Step 5 : Create a directory for your website and an example index.html.

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com
echo "<h1>Welcome to example.com</h1>" | sudo tee /var/www/example.com/index.html

Step 6 : Create the Apache configuration file for example.com.

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

Add the following content:

<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 7 : Enable the site configuration.

sudo a2ensite example.com.conf

Step 8 : Test the Apache configuration

sudo apache2ctl configtest

If there are no errors, you should see:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 9 : Test the configuration by visiting http://example.com in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Apache on Ubuntu 24.10.