How to make a HTML file on Apache webserver accessible from other devices and locations via a web browser

[I have already installed and set up Apache2; this is not a duplicate question, please see below]

I have uploaded a HTML file to the Apache2 localhost web server, using the default :8000 port. I want this file to be accessible via a web browser on another device in another location, by entering a WWW domain into a search engine. In other words, I want to create a fully accessible website while keeping the HTML files for my website on the Apache web server.

I would appreciate any help I can get.

edited Jan 5 at 19:09

asked Jan 5 at 18:59

Ruairí Másún

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[I have already installed and set up Apache2; this is not a duplicate question, please see below]

I would appreciate any help I can get.

edited Jan 5 at 19:09

asked Jan 5 at 18:59

Ruairí Másún

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[I have already installed and set up Apache2; this is not a duplicate question, please see below]

I would appreciate any help I can get.

edited Jan 5 at 19:09

asked Jan 5 at 18:59

Ruairí Másún

[I have already installed and set up Apache2; this is not a duplicate question, please see below]

I would appreciate any help I can get.

16.04 networking server apache2 html

edited Jan 5 at 19:09

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In addition to the answers of thirteen3054:

After creating the new file index.conf you should enable it via:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

Doing that enables the specified site within the apache2 configuration. It does this by creating symlinks within /etc/apache2/sites-enabled. (Likewise, "a2dissite" disables a site by removing those symlinks.)

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

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Place the file like this /var/www/html/index.html. Then go to /etc/apache2/sites-available, here create a file index.conf and add the following

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName test.com

        ServerAdmin info@test.com

        ServerAlias www.test.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html



        <Directory /var/www/html>

                Require all granted

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



</VirtualHost>

As I did forgot and E. Yagmahan mentioned save your file and run this command:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

This command will enable your configuration file.

After all that run this:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

1

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

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In addition to the answers of thirteen3054:

After creating the new file index.conf you should enable it via:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

add a comment |

In addition to the answers of thirteen3054:

After creating the new file index.conf you should enable it via:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

add a comment |

In addition to the answers of thirteen3054:

After creating the new file index.conf you should enable it via:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

In addition to the answers of thirteen3054:

After creating the new file index.conf you should enable it via:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

answered Jan 5 at 19:27

E. Yagmahan

465

add a comment |

Place the file like this /var/www/html/index.html. Then go to /etc/apache2/sites-available, here create a file index.conf and add the following

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName test.com

        ServerAdmin info@test.com

        ServerAlias www.test.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html



        <Directory /var/www/html>

                Require all granted

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



</VirtualHost>

As I did forgot and E. Yagmahan mentioned save your file and run this command:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

This command will enable your configuration file.

After all that run this:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

1

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

|
show 9 more comments

Place the file like this /var/www/html/index.html. Then go to /etc/apache2/sites-available, here create a file index.conf and add the following

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName test.com

        ServerAdmin info@test.com

        ServerAlias www.test.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html



        <Directory /var/www/html>

                Require all granted

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



</VirtualHost>

As I did forgot and E. Yagmahan mentioned save your file and run this command:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

This command will enable your configuration file.

After all that run this:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

1

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

|
show 9 more comments

Place the file like this /var/www/html/index.html. Then go to /etc/apache2/sites-available, here create a file index.conf and add the following

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName test.com

        ServerAdmin info@test.com

        ServerAlias www.test.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html



        <Directory /var/www/html>

                Require all granted

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



</VirtualHost>

As I did forgot and E. Yagmahan mentioned save your file and run this command:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

This command will enable your configuration file.

After all that run this:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

Place the file like this /var/www/html/index.html. Then go to /etc/apache2/sites-available, here create a file index.conf and add the following

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName test.com

        ServerAdmin info@test.com

        ServerAlias www.test.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html



        <Directory /var/www/html>

                Require all granted

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



</VirtualHost>

As I did forgot and E. Yagmahan mentioned save your file and run this command:

sudo a2ensite index.conf

This command will enable your configuration file.

After all that run this:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

edited Jan 5 at 19:38

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

answered Jan 5 at 19:16

thirteen3054

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

1

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

|
show 9 more comments

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

1

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

Thanks, I will try this out. By the way, I was advise by a friend who does CS not to use the :80 port, and to use another one instead. Is he right, or is there any reason in not wanting to use the :80 port?

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:20

httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html read this. Port 80 is used for http making it a reserve port.

– thirteen3054
Jan 5 at 19:34

@RuairíMásún if you intend http://domain.tld/ to go directrly to the site you need to use port 80. Your friend who does "CS" is not familiar with IT networking, but they're probably trying to shield you from typical HTTP based attack vectors and port scanners, but that's just security through obscurity and is useless in the long run. (FYI: I'm an IT Security professional so I'm speaking from some levels of experience here.)

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:35

If you have a custom application that does not run as root or doesn't get served directly by Apache, then yes you would use port 8000. But that's not the case when Apache itself is serving the files.

– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 5 at 19:36

I can't create a new file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory directly. Am I able to do this using Terminal? If so, how do I do it? I've opened the Terminal in that directory.

– Ruairí Másún
Jan 5 at 19:55

|
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