# Host Multiple Websites On One Apache Server On Ubuntu #### **1. Install Apache Web Server** If you don’t have an Apache server installed refer to post: [**How To Install Apache On Ubuntu 20.04**](https://www.magetop.com/blog/install-apache-on-ubuntu-20-04/). #### **2. Create the Directory Structure** First, create a document root directory for both websites by commands:
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`sudo mkdir /var/www/html/example.com`
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`sudo mkdir /var/www/html/example1.com`
Next, create an **index.html** page to be track the results. Create an **index.html** page for site `example.com`.
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`sudo nano /var/www/html/example.com/index.html`
Copy and paste below content to file.
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`    ``example.com`
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Welcome to example.com website

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Next, create an **index.html** page for site `example1.com`.
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`sudo nano /var/www/html/example1.com/index.html`
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`    ``example1.com`
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Welcome to example1.com website

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#### **3. Grant Permissions** Grant permissions of `example.com` and `example1.com` directory by commands:
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`chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/example.com`
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`chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/example1.com`
#### **4. Create a Virtual Host Configuration File** Create an Apache virtual host configuration file for `example.com`:
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`sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf`
Add the following lines:
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`    ``ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost`
`    ``ServerName example.com`
`    ``ServerAlias www.example.com`
`    ``DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example.com`
`    ``ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log`
`    ``CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined`
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Create an Apache virtual host configuration file for `example1.com`:
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`sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example1.com.conf`
And add the following lines:
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`    ``ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost`
`    ``ServerName example1.com`
`    ``ServerAlias www.example1.com`
`    ``DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example1.com`
`    ``ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log`
`    ``CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined`
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Then, enable the virtual host configuration file with the following commands:
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`sudo a2ensite example.com.conf`
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`sudo a2ensite example1.com.conf`
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.
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`sudo systemctl restart apache2`
#### **5. Test your Results** Visit the website with the path `http://example.com` you will see results like this:
![Result of example](https://i0.wp.com/www.magetop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Result-of-example.jpg?resize=800%2C36&ssl=1)
And visit the website with the path `http://example1.com` you will see results like this:
![Result of example1](https://i0.wp.com/www.magetop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Result-of-example1.jpg?resize=800%2C36&ssl=1)
Thank you for reading!