How to configure an Apache web server with Webmin on Ubuntu Server – Easy Steps

Apache is an excellent web server tool that works on Ubuntu. However, it is not the easiest to configure. Fortunately, if you use Webmin on your Ubuntu Server system, you can configure it very easily in the Webmin user interface.

This guide will show you how you can configure an Apache web server on Ubuntu Server with Webmin. We will also show you how you can manage it with the Webmin web UI.

Webmin installation on Ubuntu Server

To use the Apache server module built into Webmin, you must first configure the Webmin web UI. However, configuring Webmin is not very difficult. To install it, launch a terminal window, SSH into the Ubuntu server (or physically sit down), and go to the command line.

Once you have command line access to the Ubuntu server, do the following to get the Webmin web user interface up and running.

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.981_all.deb

sudo apt install ./webmin_1.981_all.deb

If you need more guidance on setting up Webmin on your Ubuntu server, check out our guide on how to set up Webmin on Ubuntu Server.

Setting your root password

If you want to use the Webmin web user interface on your Ubuntu server, you will need to have access to the root password and the root account. Ubuntu locks the root password by default for security reasons.

To set the root password, first, log in to root using the sudo -s command.

sudo -s

Once you have obtained root access, the password can be set. Using the passwd command, tell Ubuntu that you want to set the root password. Make sure the root password is strong and easy to remember.

Note: If you need help generating a strong password, click here.

passwd

With the root account configured, you will be able to log into the Webmin web user interface. To access the Webmin web UI on your Ubuntu server, open a new browser tab. Then go to the URL given below.

http://YOUR_UBUNTU_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOSTNAME:10000

Note that you must put “root” in the username box for Webmin login and the newly created password in the password box to login.

Installing Apache web server packages on Ubuntu Server

To configure Apache on Ubuntu Server with Webmin, follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Paso 1: Click on the menu on the left side to reveal your options. Then find the “Webmin” section next to “Control Panel”, find the “Unused modules” button and click on it.

Paso 2: Within the “Unused modules” section, locate the “Apache web server” button and select it to access the Apache web server module section.

Paso 3: In the Webmin Apache Webserver module area, you will see a message. This message says: “The Apache server executable / usr / sbin / apache2 does not exist. If you have Apache installed, adjust the module configuration to use the correct path «.

Look for the green “Install Now” button to start the installation process on your Ubuntu Server system.

Paso 4: When the green “Install Now” button is selected, it will turn into a blue “Install Now” button. Select this button to install all the necessary packages to use Apache on Ubuntu Server.

Setting up your Apache web server in Webmin

While the default settings for your Apache web server are adequate, you may want to change some settings. Here’s how to do it.

Paso 1: Find the Webmin sidebar and click on it with your mouse. Then find the “Servers” section and click on it with the mouse.

Paso 2: In the “Servers” area, click on the “Apache Web Server” option. This option will take you to the Apache web server configuration area.

Paso 3: Find the setting you want to change on your Apache web server. Options include “Processes and limits”, “Networks and addresses”, “MIME types”, “Miscellaneous”, “Option files per directory”, and so on.

Add files to your Apache web server

Now that you have your Apache server up and running, it’s time to add some HTML files to it. Here’s how to do it with Webmin.

Paso 1: Click on the left sidebar in Webmin. Then choose the “Tools” menu option with the mouse.

Paso 2: Inside the “Tools” area, find the “File Manager” option and click on it to open the Webmin file manager application.

Paso 3: Inside the file manager, search for “var” and double-click on it to access the / var / directory. Then select the “www” folder and double click on it to access the / var / www / folder.

Paso 4: In the / var / www / folder, find the “html” folder and double-click on it to access the web directory of your Apache web server.

Paso 5: Within the Webmin file manager, select the “File” button with the mouse. Then select the text “Drag and drop files here or click to select” to upload a new HTML document to your Apache server.