Apache Web Server Installation on AWS EC2

This guide covers the complete process of installing and configuring Apache web server on an AWS EC2 instance.

Connecting to Your Instance

Login to the AWS instance via SSH:

ssh -i /path/to/your/key.pem ec2-user@your-private-IP-address

Installing Apache on Amazon Linux via SSH

First, connect to your EC2 instance via SSH, then run these commands

# Update the system packages
sudo yum update -y

# Install Apache web server
sudo yum install -y httpd

# Start Apache service
sudo systemctl start httpd

# Enable Apache to start automatically on boot
sudo systemctl enable httpd

# Check if Apache is running
sudo systemctl status httpd

Configure Security Group (Important!)

Before your website is accessible, ensure your EC2 security group allows HTTP traffic:

Go to EC2 Console → Security Groups

Select your instance’s security group

Add inbound rule: Type = HTTP, Port = 80, Source = 0.0.0.0/0

Always make sure to create seperate security groups for http, icmp,ssh,https

Upload and Host Your Website Files

Copy files from your local machine to EC2

    scp -i your-key.pem -r /path/to/your/website/* ec2-user@your-instance-ip:/tmp/

Then on your EC2 instance, move files to web directory

sudo cp -r /tmp/* /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

TEST YOUR WEBSITE

Visit your website by navigating to:

http://your-ec2-public-ip

or

http://your-ec2-public-dns

You can find your public IP/DNS in the EC2 console under your instance details.