Question
mydomain.com shows Ubuntu page, but if I put mydomain.com:8080, does it show me my page?
- Posted on September 11, 2018
- ApacheDigitalOceanUbuntu
Asked by gpena92
mydomain.com shows Ubuntu page, but if I put mydomain.com:8080 it shows me my page. How can I do so when I enter mydomain.com, enter my page and do not have to put the 8080.
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Hey friend!
You likely have Apache installed on port 80, and something else on port 8080. You need to create an Apache virtual host for your domain which performs a reverse proxy to port 8080 so that it serves the contents over port 80. Here are two guides that can serve as examples:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-16-04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-apache-as-a-reverse-proxy-with-mod_proxy-on-ubuntu-16-04
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