Configuring Apache on an AWS Ubuntu Instance: Installation Guide

Hello, everyone. I am Shashikant Dwivedi, and I will demonstrate how you can set up Apache Server in this article.

Apache is used to create an HTTP server to host our web applications.

Connect to your Ubuntu server

Open the Instances tab on your EC2 dashboard in your AWS account and copy the IPv4 public IP. Then open your terminal and run:

ssh -i private-key.pem ubuntu@your-public-ip

Update and upgrade packages

Update and upgrade your Linux server:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Install Apache

Install the Apache package:

sudo apt-get install apache2

Configure UFW firewall

Check whether the firewall is enabled:

sudo ufw status

If this shows status: inactive, enable it:

sudo ufw enable

Allow Apache and SSH through UFW:

sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'
sudo ufw allow '22'

Open HTTP in AWS security group

With the server configured, open the EC2 console and adjust the instance security group so HTTP can reach the instance.

Open Security groups from the EC2 instance view.

Open the Inbound rules tab and choose Edit inbound rules.

Add an HTTP rule (port 80) allowed from the internet (for example 0.0.0.0/0), then save the rules.

Verify the default Apache page

Copy your instance’s public IP and open it in a browser. You should see the default Apache welcome page.

By following these steps, you can set up Apache on Ubuntu on AWS. I hope you liked the article. If you have any problems, you can ask me in the comment section.