Use Apache Virtual Host/ Reverse Proxy on Ubuntu

1. install apache2 on Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install apache2

You may notice that http.conf file located at /etc/apach2/ is emplty, which is normal since we are using apache2.conf instead 2. Create symbolic links to enable the proxy modula in Apache2, then restart the server

sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy_http.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

3. Create a virtual host file:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/proxiedhosts
# and edit the file so that it resembles:
NameVirtualHost *:80  # do not forget this line of code.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
ProxyRequests off
ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
</VirtualHost>

It is obviously we are forwarding any request on port 80 to port 8080 4.Activate the virtual host file by making a symbolic link to the Apache2 sites-enabled folder then restarting Apache2:

sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/proxiedhosts /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart