RentDirect Deployment on AWS Ubuntu Server

Overview

This README documents the process of setting up a secure Ubuntu server on AWS, configuring an Apache2 web server, and deploying the RentDirect project — a simple, static web-based platform that connects tenants and landlords directly.

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Tools & Technologies

• AWS EC2 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
• Apache2
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript**
• SSH
• Ubuntu Terminal

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Step-by-Step Deployment Process

1. Launching an EC2 Ubuntu Server

Log in to AWS Management Console Navigate to EC2 → Instances. Click Launch Instance" and choose:

• Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
• t2.micro (free tier) Create an SSH key-pair stored in the .ssh directory on my local machcine Open port 22 (SSH) and port 80 (HTTP) in the security group. Launch and wait for the instance to initialize.

2. Connect to Your Server via SSH

chmod 400 your-key.pem ssh -i "your-key.pem" ubuntu@my-ec2-public-ip

3. Update and Install Apache2

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install apache2 -y

4. Confirm Apache2 is working

systemctl status apache2

5. Upload my Project directory unto my server:

Achieved this by clearing the default Apache index page; sudo rm /var/www/html/index.html

6. Adjusted the directory permissions:

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/

7. ®estarting my apache2 server to ensure my chnages took effect:

systemctl restart Apache2

8. Verifying my final result:

Visited my public IP address where my project is hosted. http://18.203.233.196

9. Project Preview: