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# How to Install Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2

[Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)Published: 24 Oct 202202 Mins read02 Mins listen

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How to install the Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2, open HTTP through firewalld, and serve a simple HTML page from an EC2 instance.

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1.  [How to Install and Setup FireWall on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-setup-firewall-on-amazon-linux-2)
2.  [How to Install Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2You are here](/blog/post/how-to-install-apache-web-server-on-amazon-linux-2)
3.  [How to Install PHP and MariaDB on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-php-and-mariadb-on-amazon-linux-2)
4.  [How to Install WordPress on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2)

### How to Install Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2

Contents

[Introduction](#introduction)[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)[Install Apache web server and serve a simple HTML web page](#install-apache-web-server-and-serve-a-simple-html-web-page)[Step 1: install Apache web server](#step-1-install-apache-web-server)[Step 2: start Apache web server](#step-2-start-apache-web-server)[Step 3: configure the firewall](#step-3-configure-the-firewall)[Step 4: create a simple HTML web page](#step-4-create-a-simple-html-web-page)[Step 5: test Apache web server](#step-5-test-apache-web-server)[Conclusion](#conclusion)[References](#references)

## [Introduction](#introduction)

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2. We will also learn how to configure Apache web server to serve a simple HTML web page.

## [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

-   An Amazon Linux 2 EC2 instance.
-   A user with sudo privileges.

## [Install Apache web server and serve a simple HTML web page](#install-apache-web-server-and-serve-a-simple-html-web-page)

### [Step 1: install Apache web server](#step-1-install-apache-web-server)

Before we start, we need to update the package list and upgrade the installed packages:

Terminal window

```
1sudo yum update -y
```

Now, we can install Apache web server:

Terminal window

```
1sudo yum install httpd -y
```

### [Step 2: start Apache web server](#step-2-start-apache-web-server)

Now, we can start Apache web server:

Terminal window

```
1sudo systemctl start httpd
```

And configure Apache to run on system boot:

Terminal window

```
1sudo systemctl enable httpd
```

### [Step 3: configure the firewall](#step-3-configure-the-firewall)

Now, we need to configure the firewall to allow HTTP traffic:

Terminal window

```
1sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http2sudo firewall-cmd --reload
```

### [Step 4: create a simple HTML web page](#step-4-create-a-simple-html-web-page)

Before we can test Apache web server, we need to change the permissions of the `/var/www/html` directory:

Terminal window

```
1sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html
```

Now, we can create a simple HTML web page:

Terminal window

```
1sudo vi /var/www/html/index.html
```

```
1<!doctype html>2<html>3  <head>4    <title>Apache Web Server</title>5  </head>6  <body>7    <h1>Apache Web Server</h1>8    <p>This is a simple HTML web page.</p>9  </body>10</html>
```

### [Step 5: test Apache web server](#step-5-test-apache-web-server)

Now, we can test Apache web server by opening the public IP address of our Amazon Linux 2 EC2 instance in a web browser:

![Apache Web Server](/assets/blog/0012-how-to-install-apache-web-server-on-amazon-linux-2/apache-web-server.png)

## [Conclusion](#conclusion)

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2. We also learned how to configure Apache web server to serve a simple HTML web page.

## [References](#references)

-   [Apache HTTP Server Project Documentation](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/)
-   [Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts.html)
-   [Tutorial: Installing a LAMP Web Server on Amazon Linux 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-lamp-amazon-linux-2.html)
-   [Firewalld Official Documentation](https://firewalld.org/documentation/)
-   [Managing software on your Linux instance - AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/managing-software.html)
-   [Controlling Services with systemctl - Red Hat](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/sect-managing_services_with_systemd-services) (Amazon Linux is RHEL-based)
-   [Using firewalld - Fedora Project Docs](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/firewalld/)
-   [AWS - Amazon Linux 2 AMI Information](https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/)
-   [Previous Post: How to Install and Setup FireWall on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-setup-firewall-on-amazon-linux-2)
-   [HTML Tutorial - W3Schools](https://www.w3schools.com/html/)
-   [Vi Text Editor Tutorial](https://www.vim.org/docs.php)

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