TCP/IP Ports A port in the world of TCP is usually used to determine which applications will be handed the data when a TCP/IP message shows up. For example if a computer receives a packet with the destination of port 80, the computer will usually hand this to the web server because that is usually […]

One of the easiest ways to support multiple sites on a single web server is to use multiple IP addresses. While this is a good approach to take if your server is just on your LAN, the cost of a second IP address on the Internet probably isn’t worth the price and you would be […]

The apache web server was developed in a way to easily support multiple websites living on a single server. The way that you manage these sites on an Ubuntu installation is actually quite easy if you follow the structure that is created for you during the installation. This might mean not following certain online tutorials […]

Most work done on an Ubuntu server machine is rarely done by sitting in front of the monitor and keyboard of the actual server. The server is likely kept in a cold server room or more likely today it is some virtual machine that doesn’t even have an actual monitor or keyboard attached. Working on […]

We will start with a very simple installation of the “Apache Web Server” and show you the various locations where things are kept. The simplest way to get apache installed on an Ubuntu server is to use the command “apt install apache2”. How did we know to type this magic command? Use the “search” feature […]

Although you could just deploy a Web Server and forget about it, it is strongly recommended that you perform at least some package updates as security problems are discovered and patched. The updating of an Ubuntu server is relatively simple and uses the “apt” (Advanced Package Tool). apt vs apt-get The older versions of this […]

In my Web Server Management course, we use Ubuntu Server (without a GUI) in order to learn how to configure the Apache web server for various types of scenarios. The installation of an Ubuntu server is essentially quite trivial if you do not need to worry about any type of specialized configuration. In this video, […]

I will warn you in advance that the setup of a static IP address on a Linux Ubuntu server will vary greatly depending on which version of the operating system you are using and how the version came to be. An Ubuntu installation that started life as Ubuntu 12 and has been upgraded every 2 […]