Installing Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 26.04

📰 Dev.to · Sanskriti Harmukh

Learn to install Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 26.04 and get started with web development

beginner Published 8 May 2026

Action Steps

Update the package index using sudo apt update
Install Apache Web Server using sudo apt install apache2
Start the Apache service using sudo systemctl start apache2
Enable Apache to start automatically on boot using sudo systemctl enable apache2
Test the Apache installation by accessing http://localhost in a web browser

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and web developers can benefit from this tutorial to set up a web server for testing and deployment purposes

Key Insight

💡 Apache Web Server can be easily installed on Ubuntu 26.04 using the package manager

Key Takeaways

Learn to install Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 26.04 and get started with web development

Apache is one of the most widely deployed web servers, with native support in Ubuntu 26.04's default...