This tutorial shows you how to set up a new directory, how to grant the correct permissions, how to add content to a new page, how to turn on virtual hosting, and how to, if needed, set up local hosts. Virtual Hosts are used to run more than one website or domain off of a single server and IP address. When used with nginx, virtual hosts are called Server Blocks. This tutorial covers setting up server blocks on an Ubuntu server.

The Apache web server is the most popular way to serve web content on the internet. The Apache provides a modular and scalable server that can satisfy the needs of large and small sites alike. In this guide, we will go over the main configuration files and some of the options you have when deploying your server.