how can i see my ip:8080 externaly in apache server?

I’m assuming you’re running php artisan serve. Running that should output:

Laravel development server started: <http://127.0.0.1:8000>

Notice how it says the server is accessible through http://127.0.0.1:8000 that is equivalent to http://localhost:8000. Since it’s a development server, Laravel makes it accessible on the localhost loopback interface only, which means that it wouldn’t be accessible from outside of the Droplet as a security measure. That’s why browsing to http://138.68.xxx.xxx:8080/ isn’t working.

Since you have Apache set up, edit the Apache config and make sure DocumentRoot for your domain name is set to /path/to/laravel/public (for example: /var/www/html/laravel/public). Doing so should allow Apache to serve your Laravel application in a production environment, on port 80.

Heya,

appears that your Vue.js application is only listening on localhost, which makes it unreachable from external IPs. Additionally, there could be a firewall that’s blocking external access to port 8080. Here’s how you can try to resolve it:

1. Listen on All Network Interfaces:

Make sure your Vue.js application is listening on 0.0.0.0 (all network interfaces), not just 127.0.0.1 (localhost). When running your Vue.js development server, you can usually specify the host like so:

npm run serve -- --host 0.0.0.0

This will allow the Vue.js development server to accept connections from any IP address, not just localhost.

2. Configure Firewall:

If your Vue.js app is configured to listen on all interfaces, but you still can’t access it externally, there might be a firewall that’s blocking external access to port 8080. You can open the port using ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) if it’s installed and active:

sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp

3. Configure Apache as a Reverse Proxy (Optional):

If you have Apache installed and you want to serve your Vue.js app through it, you can set up Apache as a reverse proxy to forward requests to your Vue.js app. Here’s a basic example of an Apache virtual host configuration as a reverse proxy:

Create a new configuration file, for example, vueapp.conf in /etc/apache2/sites-available:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain-or-ip

    ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vueapp_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vueapp_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the site:

sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_http

Ensure that the proxy and proxy_http modules are enabled:

sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_http

4. Test the Setup:

After performing the above steps, try accessing your Vue.js application using your external IP or domain, without specifying the port, like http://138.68.xxx.xxx or http://yourdomain.com.

5. Security Consideration:

Remember, allowing external access to your development server and opening ports in your firewall can expose your server to potential security vulnerabilities. It is recommended to use this setup only for development and testing purposes. For production deployments, consider building your Vue.js app and serving the static files through a web server, and ensure that your server is properly secured