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Web Services: Configuring a Virtual Host on Apache

Apache Virtual Hosts are used when you want to host multiple websites on a single server. It's useful to lower your server footprint and to make better use of the available hardware. In this lab, you'll be able to work with different methods of declaring Virtual Hosts.

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Level

Beginner

Duration

10m

Published

Sep 03, 2020

Challenge

Configure and Test an IP-Based Virtual Host Using Port 80
1. Because we're configuring Apache, elevate to root.
2. Remove the Listen configuration option from /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.
3. Create a new file in /etc/httpd/conf.d/DadCorp.conf that contains permission for Apache to access the /opt directory and the VirtualHost definition.
4. Restart Apache, and verify your configurations work.
Challenge

Configure and Test an IP-Based Virtual Host Using Port 8080
1. Modify the /etc/httpd/conf.d/DadCorp.conf file to include a new Listen directive with the correct port.
2. Set up a new VirtualHost definition that includes the right port.
3. Restart Apache, and verify your configurations work.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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