How I Deployed My First Web Page on the Cloud with EC2 and Apache

☁️ Cloud Provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
🖥️ Web Server: Apache
🌐 Goal: Host a basic HTML web page on a cloud-based virtual server

🔧 Step 1: Launching an EC2 Instance
I started by launching an EC2 instance using Amazon Linux (you can also use Ubuntu or other Operating System). Here's what I did:

I created AWS Account by Visiting(https://aws.amazon.com/console/)

Logged into the AWS Management Console.

Navigated to EC2 and clicked Launch Instance.

Selected Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel-6.1 AMI.
Chose a t3.micro instance.

Created a key pair to securely connect to my instance via SSH.

Allowed HTTP (port 80) and SSH (port 22) in the Security Group settings.

Clicked Launch and waited for the instance to initialize.

🔐 Step 2: Connecting to My EC2 Instance

Once the instance was running, I connected using SSH using Gitbash:
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ssh -i my-key.pem ec2-user@

Note: I had to make sure the .pem file had the correct permissions by following this steps:
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chmod 400 my-key.pem
🌐 Step 3: Installing Apache Web Server

After connecting, I installed Apache using the following commands:
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sudo yum update -y # For Amazon Linux
sudo yum install httpd -y
Then I started the Apache server:
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sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
To verify Apache was working, I visited:

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http://
And saw the Apache test page. ✅

📝 Step 4: Deploying My First Web Page
I created a simple HTML page:
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echo "

Hello from EC2!

" | sudo tee /var/www/html/index.html
Then reloaded the page in the browser, and — my message was live on the internet!

✅ Final Result
Wow, i successfully deployed a simple web page from an EC2 instance using Apache. It might seem basic, but it’s a huge step in understanding cloud infrastructure and how websites work behind the scenes.

💡 What I Learned
How to launch and configure a virtual server (EC2).

How to connect to it securely using SSH.

How to install and use a basic web server (Apache).

How to serve web content on the internet using public IPs.

The Challenges I faced.

One of the main challenges I encountered was getting the correct command syntax while setting up the Apache web server. I kept making small mistakes — like missing sudo, using the wrong file paths, or incorrect echo/tee syntax. Every time I tried and failed, I learned a bit more about how Linux commands work.

It was frustrating at times, but I didn’t give up. Instead, I double-checked documentation, retried with corrections, and gradually figured out what worked. That process — of failing, adjusting, and trying again — is called persistence, and it’s a crucial part of learning anything new in tech.

When I finally saw “Hello from EC2!” in my browser, it wasn’t just a web page — it was a result of patience, problem-solving, and persistence.

📌 Next Steps
Try using Nginx instead of Apache.

Set up a domain name and connect it using Route 53.

Use HTTPS with a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt.

Deploy a full web app (e.g., Node.js, Flask, or static site from S3).