Apache web server packages and services

Apache web server is one of the most widely used web server software packages that supports a wide range of back ends, such as Ruby, and Python-based frameworks. It can serve a wide range of dynamic and static pages and applications. In this recipe, we will learn how to configure Apache web server packages and services.

How to do it...

  1. Configure a new minion called salt-minion-ubuntu as having the Ubuntu server operating system in the development environment.
  2. Create a new state directory in the development environment called apache.
  3. Create and edit /opt/salt-cookbook/development/apache/init.sls to have the following entries:
    apache_packages: pkg.installed: - pkgs: - apache2 apache_service: service: - name: apache2 ...

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