Installing Apache2 in a Docker Container (Step by Step)

By Gaurav Tevathiya Principal AI/ML, Cloud & Data Architect

Step 1: Run an Ubuntu Container

root@CB-DOCKER:/# docker container run -it ubuntu /bin/bash

Step 2: Update Packages

root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/# apt -get update

Always update the package list before installing new software.

Step 3: Install Apache 2 on Container

root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/# apt-get install apache2

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Step 4: Go to Web Directory

# This is the default directory where Apache serves website files.

root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/# cd /var/www/html/

# Create Your Own Web Page
root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/var/www/html# echo "Welcome to Cloud Blogger Master DevOps Trainig" > index.html
root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/var/www/html# service apache2 start

# Start Apache2 Service
root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/var/www/html# service apache2 start
 * Starting Apache httpd web server apache2 

# Check Apache2 Service
root@5d7cac5f4b3f:/var/www/html# service apache2 status
 * apache2 is running                                                                                                                  *

Step 5: Find the Container IP

From another terminal on the Docker host:

# Check Container IP
root@CB-DOCKER:/# docker container inspect 5d7cac5f4b3f

This will show you the internal container IP (usually something like 172.17.x.x).

Step 6: Test Apache

root@CB-DOCKER:/# curl http://172.17.0.2
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Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested Apache2 inside a Docker container

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