Ubuntu 26.04

How to Set Up Apache Virtual Host on Ubuntu 26.04

To set up an Apache virtual host on Ubuntu 26.04, add a site directory and a vhost for example.com (replace with your domain).

Step 1 : Create the web root.

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com

Step 2 : Add a test page.

echo '<h1>example.com</h1>' | sudo tee /var/www/example.com/index.html

Step 3 : Set ownership.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/example.com

Step 4 : Create the vhost.

sudo tee /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf <<'EOF'
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
    <Directory /var/www/example.com>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
EOF

Step 5 : Enable the site and disable the default.

sudo a2ensite example.com.conf
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

Step 6 : Test and restart.

sudo apache2ctl configtest
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7 : Open the virtual host in a browser.

http://example.com

To add another site, repeat the steps with a new domain and document root.

You have set up an Apache virtual host on Ubuntu 26.04.