Apache Web Server Deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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📌 Project Overview

This project demonstrates deployment of a static website on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 using Apache HTTP Server (httpd) inside VMware.

The goal of this project was to simulate a real-world Linux web hosting environment by configuring Apache, managing firewall and SELinux policies, and troubleshooting VMware network conflicts.

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🎯 Objectives

✅ Install Red Hat Linux 10 on VMware
✅ Configure Apache Web Server
✅ Host static website successfully
✅ Enable HTTP access using firewall rules
✅ Troubleshoot SELinux restrictions
✅ Resolve VMware network adapter conflicts
✅ Access hosted website from laptop/mobile browser

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
• VMware Workstation
• Apache HTTP Server (httpd)
• systemctl
• journalctl
• firewalld
• SELinux
• Linux Networking Commands

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⚙️ Commands Used

dnf install httpd -y
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
systemctl status httpd

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --reload
firewall-cmd --list-all

getenforce
setenforce 0
restorecon -Rv /var/www/html

journalctl -u httpd
journalctl -u httpd -n 20

ip a
ss -tulnp | grep :80
curl http://192.168.16.144

🌐 Website Output

Hosted Website Successfully Running:

📷 Project Screenshots

Apache Service Running Status

Firewall Configuration

Website Browser Output

Website Source Code

🔍 Issues Resolved
✅ Apache Startup Issue

Resolved Apache service startup and port listening issue.

✅ SELinux Blocking HTTP Access

Detected and fixed SELinux restrictions causing external access denial.

✅ VMware Network Adapter Conflict

Resolved VMnet adapter conflict preventing laptop browser access.

📁 Project Folder Structure

redhat-linux-web-hosting-project/
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├── README.md
├── index.html
├── commands-used.txt
├── screenshots/
│   ├── Screenshot 2026-04-14 155734.png
│   ├── Screenshot 2026-04-14 155854.png
│   ├── Screenshot 2026-04-14 153614.png
│   └── Screenshot 2026-04-14 155007.png
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└── configs/
    └── httpd.conf


💡 Key Learnings
Apache Web Server Deployment
Linux Service Management using systemctl
SELinux Troubleshooting
Firewall Rule Configuration
VMware Networking Debugging
Real-world Linux Hosting Environment Setup

Author: Aaditya Pal

Linux Administration | DevOps | Cloud Infrastructure
Red Hat Linux | AWS | Apache | VMware

GitHub Repository https://github.com/aadityapalsagwan/redhat-linux-web-hosting-project