Summary

In this action-packed chapter, we looked at serving web pages with Apache. We started out by installing and configuring Apache, and then added additional modules. We also covered the concept of virtual hosts, which allow us to serve multiple websites on a single server, even if we only have a single network interface. Then, we walked through securing our Apache server with TLS. With Apache, we can use self-signed certificates, or we can purchase TLS certificates from a vendor for a fee. We looked at both possibilities. We even set up NGINX, which is a very powerful application that is growing in popularity. Finally, we closed out the chapter with a guide to installing Nextcloud, which is an application I’m sure you’ll find incredibly useful.

In the next chapter of our journey, we’ll take a look at the process of automating server configuration with Ansible, which is a lot of fun.