Does new amazon instance have apache

When you launch a new Amazon EC2 instance, it does not come with Apache installed by default. However, you can easily install Apache on your instance using various methods. Here are a few options:

  1. Amazon Linux: If you choose Amazon Linux as the operating system when launching your instance, Apache is already installed and configured by default. You can verify this by checking the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file.
  2. RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux): If you choose RHEL as the operating system, you can install Apache using the package manager yum. Run the command sudo yum install httpd to install Apache.
  3. Ubuntu: If you choose Ubuntu as the operating system, you can install Apache using the package manager apt. Run the command sudo apt-get install apache2 to install Apache.
  4. Custom AMI: If you're using a custom AMI (Amazon Machine Image), you can install Apache as part of your custom image creation process.
  5. CloudFormation: If you're using AWS CloudFormation to launch your instance, you can include an Apache installation as part of your template.

Once you've installed Apache, you can configure it to serve your web application by editing the Apache configuration files, such as httpd.conf or apache2.conf, and creating virtual hosts to define your website's settings.

Remember to also configure your instance's security group to allow incoming traffic on port 80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS) to access your Apache server.