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Serving Web Content
The flexible nature of Ubuntu Server makes it an amazing platform on which to 
host your organization's web presence. In this chapter, we'll take a look at Apache 
and NGINX, which make up the leading web server software on the internet. We'll 
go through installing, configuring, and extending both, as well as securing them 
with TLS. In addition, we'll also take a look at installing Nextcloud, which is a great 
solution for setting up your very own cloud environment for your organization 
to use for collaboration and sharing files. As we work through concepts related to 
hosting web content on Ubuntu Server, we will cover:
• 
Installing and configuring Apache
•  Installing additional Apache modules
•  Securing Apache with TLS
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Installing and configuring NGINX
•  Setting up failover with 
keepalived
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Setting up and configuring Nextcloud
To get us started, we'll first look at configuring Apache, as well as some basic 
configuration.