AWS EC2 Apache Webserver 🚀

This project demonstrates how to launch an AWS EC2 instance, install Apache HTTP server, and host a simple webpage.

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📌 Architecture

• AWS EC2 (Amazon Linux 2023)
• Apache HTTPD (Web Server)
• Security Group with inbound rules:
  • Port 22 (SSH) → to connect via terminal
  • Port 80 (HTTP) → to allow browser access

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⚙️ Steps Followed

1. Launch EC2 Instance

• Selected Amazon Linux 2023 AMI
• Instance type: t2.micro (Free Tier)
• Created key pair (.pem) for SSH login
• Configured security group to allow:
  • SSH (22) from my IP
  • HTTP (80) from anywhere (0.0.0.0/0)

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2. Connect to Instance

ssh -i "ayush-key.pem" ec2-user@<PUBLIC_IP>
3. Install Apache
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sudo dnf update -y
sudo dnf install -y httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
4. Deploy Webpage
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sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html
echo "Hello Ayush 🚀 Your Apache web server is live on AWS EC2!" | sudo tee /var/www/html/index.html
sudo systemctl restart httpd
5. Verify in Browser
Open browser and enter:

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http://54.172.211.214
✅ You should see:
Hello Ayush 🚀 Your Apache web server is live on AWS EC2!

🔒 Security Note
.gitignore excludes sensitive files (like *.pem)

Never upload private keys to GitHub!

🚀 Next Steps
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Add TLS/SSL (HTTPS) with Amazon Certificate Manager

Deploy using Terraform / AWS CLI

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