Basic Virtual Host in Apache

From the Apache cheat sheet · Virtual Hosts · verified Jul 2026

Basic Virtual Host

Setting up a basic virtual host

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com

    <Directory /var/www/example.com>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

🌐 Virtual hosts allow multiple sites on one server

📝 Each vhost needs unique ServerName

🔗 Enable with a2ensite command

⚡ Name-based is most common type

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