How to Install and Configure Apache Web Server in Ubuntu

In this tutorial, you will learn how to Install and Configure Apache Web Server in Ubuntu. Apache web server is a widely used open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows.

How to install and configure the Apache web server in Ubuntu systems.

sudo apt update

Step 2: Install Apache2
Run the following command to install the Apache webserver.

sudo apt install apache2

Step 3: Configure the Firewall
Skip this step if you are installing Apache on AWS EC2 instances. Run the following command to check the ufw application profiles

sudo ufw app list

Output:

Available applications:
  Apache
  Apache Full
  Apache Secure
  OpenSSH

Allow apache on ufw and verify the status

sudo ufw allow 'Apache'

once you run above command the system will show apache status ‘running’

Step 4: Verify the apache server is running

sudo systemctl status apache2

The status “active (running)” verifies that the apache2 service is running.

Step 5: Verify that Apache is running properly and listening to your IP address

Open your IP address in browser
http://your_ip

Output